Rome

The idea that structures the project has first of all taken care the urban context, trying to work towards defining voids that were public spaces at the service of the city. The same logic led to the definition of a multifunctional building as a set of parts, in which the most visible portion, the cylindrical body of the deposits, had an archetypal shape, evocative of the ancient monumental piers that marked the entry and exit from the city. Caption A shape, the circular/cylindrical one which, moreover, returns, as a full volume, or as a cavity in many of the key buildings of this portion of the city: from the nearby sports hall, by Pier Luigi Nervi, to the concavity of the auditorium around which the halls of Renzo Piano's auditorium... More

The small city villa is part of a bigger housing complex which is not visible from the road. A pleasant journey through a long and isolated garden ends in a slightly lower veranda. A shaded and intimate space that melts with the openness of the ground floor and leads to the entrance. Alessandro Imbriaco The bright open space on the ground floor hosts the daily activities of the young family. It’s a unique and generous living room where light can freely flow or be easily arranged thanks to an ad-hoc rotating wall. Alessandro Imbriaco Once hidden by a thick plaster layer, the brightness of the structure is now clearly revealed, driving the whole concept of the spaces and creating a direct dialogue between structure, form and... More

The project provides 720 new apartments across 21 new modular buildings set in a new park.The masterplan creates a new quarter, integrated in a bigger settlement, which holds similar functions.The connection project provides a big public square with restaurants, shops for the complex and for its neighbors. A nursery and a primary school, several catering stands all around the park and a surrounding area normally used as a shooting range, which in the future should be equipped as a sports centre for the settlement. This modern “Agorà” is thought as a multi-scale meeting place, for both the inhabitants of the district and those of the neighboring areas. This increases the symbolic and the intrinsic value of this “joi... More

The lesson develops through the biography of the two founders of the studio, Massimo Alvisi and Junko Kirimoto, two different and at the same time complementary paths. On the one hand, the experiences of Kunko Kirimoto at the University of Kyoto, straddling both art and architecture, and with world-famous japanese architects such as Shin Takamatsu and Kazuyo Sejima, up to her arrival to Italy and the collaboration with Massimiliano Fuksas. On the other hand, Massimo Alvisi with his education at the Faculty of Architecture in Florence, and the collaborations with Thomas Herzog and Renzo Piano. With the latter, architect Alvisi has worked side by side for eight years for important construction sites such as that of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin... More

Open House Rome and Turin is part of the Open House Worlwide network, an international organization with headquarter in London, where the project took shape in 1992.  Open House is an annual event that takes place during a weekend, celebrating design and architecture in various cities, offering the opportunity to learn about new architectures and their designers. During Open House, everyone can take part in the hidden beauty of their city and consequently understand the value of good architecture for society. The film conveys 4 examples, including two in Rome and two in Turin, where architects opened the doors of their houses giving the opportunity to create a direct dialogue between designers and visitors. Despite it is always a co... More

L'edificio preesistente e la memoria storica Il nuovo ristorante Bo.Bo è situato all’interno del complesso ottocentesco di Villa Osio. Il comprensorio, voluto del banchiere Arturo Osio sul finire degli anni trenta, è stato realizzato su progetto dell’architetto Cesare Pascoletti e risulta composto da tre edifici un tempo adibiti ad uso residenziale. Nel 2004 l’intera Villa è stata trasformata in quella che oggi conosciamo come “Casa del Jazz”. L'edificio B nel quale è collocato il ristorante era la casa del custode dell'intero complesso. L'impianto a "Domus" romana prevedeva un grande patio centrale attorno al quale ruotavano gli ambienti della vita domestica. La continuità... More

Designed by Pio Piacentini and inaugurated in 1883, over the years the palace has been restructured several times. The original use of the monumental sculptured building for exhibitions was meant to celebrate, together with the capital city Rome, the nation’s modernity, exhibiting bulky objects such as industrial machinery. This partially explains the massive three-dimensional decorations, the nine-metre high columns in yellow scagliola, and the brightly painted walls. For its current use as a contemporary art museum, however, the refurbishment project enhanced the size and sequence of the rooms, whilst neutralising the bulky decorations. Its redevelopment hinges on the use of five-metre high white panels detached from the wall, suita... More

According to the descriptions by Pliny, Suetonius and Tacitus, the characteristics of the Domus Aurea were those of the imperial marine villas but on a much bigger scale, as part of the urban fabric, with majestic works to incorporate the hills and monumental arcaded roads over the terrain with such differences in height. What remains of the palace is a pavilion with 150 rooms on Oppian Hill: very few traces remain of the rich stone and precious metal decorations although the fragile, elegant painted and frescoed decorations on the walls and vaults have survived. After 25 years of experimentation, the authorities have identified the technologies necessary to allow the public access to the painting cycles, whilst continuing their delicate r... More

In the historical city centre of Rome, the palace of the formerMilitary Union has preserved its austere image despite beingtransformed into a megastore designed by Massimilianoand Doriana Fuksas. The conservative restoration of thetwentieth-century façades adopted the EBE 65 system tointerpret and faithfully reproduce all the openings. In the mainfaçade, between the mock-classical style heavy columns andtrabeations , the painted galvanised steel profiles reconstructthe extensive glass surfaces, preserving the image whilstadapting the performance. With an interplay of referencesbetween the exterior and interior, natural light and artificiallight, thanks to the glass surfaces the project thus revealsthe glittering arrangement of... More

Scirocco H, specialized in the design and production of radiators and one of the first companies in Italy to produce towel warmers, is the company chosen to heat up the luxurious bathrooms of the Margutta 19, a 5-star hotel located a stone's throw from Piazza di Spagna and Piazza del Popolo in an exclusive building in via Margutta, one of the most characteristic and picturesque streets of Rome, also known as the "street of artists”. The architectural project, curated by the Arassociati firm, involved the radical renovation of the interiors of an ancient four-storey building, with a private garden, in the heart of Rome’s historical center, interpreting the classic atmospheres of the Capital, combining elegance and contemporary design.Th... More

This project is a refurbishment, a complete renovation of an apartment in Rome. It is a small scale project, but sometimes it happens that the collaboration between architect, client and construction firm is just great; when all parties work together respecting each other's needs and professionality. When this happens, the result is a shared merit and it is a great pleasure to work in this field; to see the project developing and taking shape day by day. The scale of intervention makes no difference and there is no technical solution, budget limitation or extent of architectural detail that cannot be tackled and resolved in the best way, through a common goal. More

This small-scale project concerns the restyling of an office building's street front entrance and atrium area; the design proposal strives to give character to a relatively new but anonymous building implementing new services for its repositioning on the real estate market. The genesis of the project comes from acknowledging Rome's particular natural light on hand; a precious design resource allows a normal doorway to become an ever-changing entrance portal. A new rigid steel screen frames and highlights the building's access point. Together with the artificial lighting, a strong and unique character is given. Inserted into an entirely two-dimensional facade, a series of steel trapezoids interconnected with thin metallic elements conf... More

Reinterpretation of a private apartment, located in a twentieth century building in the heart of Rome and located in one of the most historic and beautiful streets of the capital. Spatially consists of multiple layers that mark the division between the sleeping area on the first floor and the living area to the second, is composed of a large number of areas, as outlined by load-bearing walls. An impressive body stone staircase connecting the two floors welcome you in the apartment appearing as the main protagonist. The intention was to amplify the space, give more brightness to the whole building with numerous windows, redistribute evenly environments and furnishings, making sure the immediacy of the apartment with the location. More