WHAT

WHO

HOW MUCH

HOW

PROGRAM
FINANCING
ABSOLUTE DIMENSIONS
RELATIVE DIMENSIONS
DESIGN STRATEGY

SURFACE EXTENSION

SURFACE REDUCTION

VOLUME EXTENSION

VOLUME REDUCTION

STRUCTURE

MATERIAL

IMAGE

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Variation of modes of use: functions, users, schedules, etc.

Relationship between the ownership and the form of the investment that allows the transformation

Variation of the overall dimensions of the building

Proportional relationship between new spaces and existing spaces

Relationship between the structural adjustments and the existing structure

Relationship between the forms and types of pre-existing materials and those of the new intervention

Relationship between the image of the new and the image of the existing (mimesis / contrast)

ifdesign (Franco Tagliabue, Ida Origgi) – CM house


PROJECT - Main Infos

PROJECT: ifdesign (Franco Tagliabue, Ida Origgi) – CM house

LOCATION: Anzano del Parco

YEAR: 2014

ARCHITECT / FIRM: ifdesign, Franco Tagliabue e Ida Origgi

BUYER: Mr. Mauri

SURFACE: 400 sqm

PRICE: € 400.000

DESCRIPTION:
CM house is a renovation of a small villa of the 70ies on top of a hill facing the lake region 30 km north to Milan. The old building is totally devoid of quality, so it was decided not to have any kind of relationship except with those things that are unavoidable of the building, that is the perimeter and the two structural lines. In the inner space of the top floor the shape is free, leaving space for four generous panoramic terraces, and is conditioned only by some “typological resistances” generated by the kitchen, the stairs, the bedroom and the bathroom. The structural needs have suggested keeping the two pillar lines in the middle, which have become the two generating lines of the roof folds. On the first floor a stove covered with majolica handmade tiles stand in the middle of the open spaces.

WHAT - Program


TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The functional program remains the original one.

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WHO - Financing


TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The investor is the property owner.

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HOW MUCH - Absolute Dimensions

- SURFACE present EXTENSION,

PREVALENT CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The overall dimensions increase moderately with respect to the pre-existing surface.

- VOLUME present NO VARIATION,

TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The overall dimensions are equal to the pre-existing volume.

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HOW MUCH - Relative Dimensions


BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The new spaces are in balance with respect to the pre- existing spaces.

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HOW - Design Strategy STRUCTURE


BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The supporting structure is composed in a balanced way by pre-existing structures and new structures.

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HOW - Design Strategy MATERIAL


TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The materials chosen for the new intervention are completely different from the pre-existing ones.

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HOW - Design Strategy IMAGE


TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The new intervention is in total contrast with the existing structures.

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