An exhibition at the Triennale di Milano explores the relationship between historical heritage, contemporary architecture and construction technologies. "Re-build in the built environment" tells the story of the work of Capoferri, an Italian company dedicated to custom-made frames and restoration of historical frames.
Contemporary architecture dialogues with historical heritage at the Milan Triennale
Curated by Simona Galateo, the exhibition “Re-build in the built environment” tells the overcentenarian story of the Italian company Capoferri Serramenti.
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- Salvatore Peluso
- 28 December 2018
- Milan
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
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Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
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Photo Giovanna Silva
Photo Giovanna Silva
Curator Simona Galateo says: “Among the projects recently completed by the firm, I have selected four case studies that propose different ways of working on the built environment, from the scale of the architecture to the detail of the window and door frames. We have described these architectures with very few, highly specific elements: Giovanna Silva’s photographs, texts, building plans and technical drawings that explain in detail how the Capoferri windows and doors enhance the project.
The architectures chosen are: the Morgan Library, designed by RPBW in New York; the Terrazza Triennale, built by OBR Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi; Palazzo Anguissola in Milan, recently renovated by Michele De Lucchi; and the Tempio Capitolino in Brescia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti
photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti
photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti
photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti
photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti
photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti
Drawings and photographs are exhibited on a cruciform structure in sandblasted stainless steel, conceived by the Milanese studio Piovenefabi. The installation is light and transparent, and enhances the company's intervention on the Triennale building, designed by Giovanni Muzio in 1932. On the occasion of the exhibition, the three large windows overlooking the Parco Sempione and Torre Branca were restored and reopened.
1:1 scale models and some components of the windows complete the story of the four architectures. “The hidden parts of the frames are real design objects, especially because they are designed exclusively for a specific project. Even the test mockups, which Capoferri makes as a verification for each work, also look like sculptures,” says Galateo.
Finally, on the wall opposite the three restored windows, we find various study samples and technical tests, made of wood and steel. Overall, the exhibition brings out the sartorial attitude and elegance that characterises the windows and doors of the company founded in 1894.
- Re-build in the built environment
- until 20 January 2018
- Simona Galateo
- PioveneFabi
- Triennale di Milano
- viale Alemagna 6, Milan