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Project • By DAA Studio • Private Houses
NEPITA
The renovation project of this country house, nestled among the centuries-old pines and olive trees of the Hyblaean Hills, was born from the desire to revive a place tied to childhood memories but abandoned for years.
The original architecture, dating back to the early 90s, is characterized by clean lines, pitched roofs, and curved volumes that integrate organically and functionally within the simple geometries defining the rooms. These features were preserved, choosing to emphasize the functions of the three blocks into which the interior has been reorganized through different facade colors: a teal green cocciopesto plaster was chosen for the kitchen, an ochre-colored raw finish identifies the sleeping area, and an ivory white was selecte... More
Project • By COTTONE+INDELICATO • Chapels
Edicola funeraria
The funerary chapel in the cemetery of Sciacca is a compact volume covered with vertical elements that articulate and dematerialize the walls.The core of the project is the internal space for prayer and spiritual meditation in relation to the mystical dimension of light, an entity that expresses the creation to which life itself belongs.
©Cottone+Indelicato
©Cottone+Indelicato
The small internal dimensions of about 2x2m suggested extending the space visually, beyond the limits of the "box", through a filter of vertical elements in corten that in two modulations envelops the space on two sides. At the same time, the filter, with the design of shadows projected inside by daylight, generates a dynamic and changing space in... More