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Most of European cities have their own urban gardening system. The metropolitan city of Milan locates the national region with the highest urban gardening system productivity rate in the Monza and Brianza area (Istat 2013). The recent approval of the PGT (Territorial Zoning Plan) modification concerning the territories belonging to Monza Municipality aims to followRead more

A culinary excellence restaurant in the heart of Messina, Sicily. The inspiration comes directly from the materials and colours of the island’s landscape, traditions, and cities. Golden as oil, the veins of the olive wood, black as the volcanic soil and rocks: the interior design of Extravergine Restaurant envisions the emotions expressed in the refinedRead more

MMH is a single-family dwelling defined by fractioning a villa built around the late 70’s in Palermo. The project entails a complete transformation of the pre-existing space, originally distributed on two levels on a total area of 280 m². The distribution of spaces is conceived to meet the demands of a family of father, mother,Read more

An apartment in a 1970s residential building conceived for a young couple and located in the heart of Palermo. The housing unit follows a straightforward design concept, based on minimal spaces and services. “A House” is articulated on an 85 m² floor area and 90 m² external space. The focal point of the project isRead more

LFH is a new construction project for a detached villa in Monreale. The villa, built on a single level, was conceived as a sliding box structure that can entirely be opened facing east to enjoy the panoramic view of Palermo. The villa is designed with structural technology and is divided into two eccentric patios whichRead more

The project is a restyling of an apartment at the main floor of a post-earthquake palace in Messina and allowed to experiment both with classic and minimal architectural design. Classic details are introduced to renovate the location and restore the building. The area plan consists of a sequence of spacious rooms connected by a longRead more

The apartment consists of a sequence of small rooms with limited floor area and significant height. Consequently, the aim of the project is to create a mezzanine system which can multiply the actual floor area and, at the same time, define new purposes and spaces. Palermo, 2015 Details Residential – Interior Design Superficie abitabile 60Read more

It is a housing development of four units located in the beautiful Lipari island within a walking distance from the seaside. The building is designed on the footprint of some ruins and is organised on four above-ground levels interweaved through spaces connecting their entrances at different heights. The rotations of the designed volumes are definedRead more

It is a new construction project for a detached villa. The building is located in the Sant’Agata district, within a walking distance from the beach, on the coast near the Strait of Messina Bridge. It is organised on three above-ground levels and is characterised by a patio system on the ground floor, directly connected toRead more

It is a new construction project for a detached villa. The building, developing on a rectangular planimetry, is divided in sleeping area (1/3 ca.) and living area (2/3 ca.), and has only one above-ground level. On the central axis there are two long glass façades, whose transparency allows to catch sight of the surrounding greenRead more