A house turns its back on the road to open up to the landscape
The single-family house project designed by Elena Gianesini engages in a dialogue with the Vicenza landscape, combining tranquility and contemporary style through essential geometries and the Mazzonetto metal roofing.
The flat roof of the Tangram Canopy ensures the modules are directionless, unlike typical canopies. The spaces created are infinitely expandable in all directions, unified under a singular canopy.
The structure consisted of truss-like L shape modules made of 10mm thick steel rod. The lightness of the structure allows it to almost disappear into the background while the canopy appears to float above. The long spans provide flexible open spaces on the ground with minimal obstructions.
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Tangram Canopy, 2014 COART festival, Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Program: roof structure
Architects: People’s Architecture Office
Client: COART
Completion: 2014
Marble matters– exploring Carrara’s legacy
Sixteen young international architects took part in two intensive training days in Carrara, organized by FUM Academy and YACademy, featuring visits to the marble quarries and a design workshop focused on the use of the material.
