Sarajevo National Concert Hall, Sarajevo

Space to Play

The project extends the public surface of the city of Sarajevo into and under the ground, forming a continuous space. This surface is wrapping the public foyers, the auditoriums and the service areas as well as an outdoor landscape above. The surrounding surface of the park-scape dissolves into and continues underground in a whirlpool movement allowing access from several critical points of the city. The bifurcatedlandscaping creates openings for entrances and natural lighting. The surface also expands and contracts on its way down, accommodating different events through the building bringing all the people together in the vineyard main concert hall auditoria. The project uses the thermal mass of the ground to create an indoor microclimate insensitive to temperature and humidity variations. The ultimate purpose is to create an active public space that can be appropriated for different activities in front of the parliament building. The concert hall serves as a foyer to the civic activities on this shared urban room.

Conference Center, Hotel and apartments in Gustavsberg

Projects

Sketch proposal for conference center, hotel and apartments in Gustavsberg, Värmdö Kommun, east of Stockholm.
Timber structure with concrete elevator core.

Lemon factory, Messina

Space to Work

A 3-level folded ribbon forms the shell and structure to the Simone Gatto lemon factory and HQ for the operation. The initial design sketches a folding surface that envelopes and differentiates various programmatic volumes.Within the volume the wrapped surface bifurcates to accommodate a ramped circulation that connects the three floors.The project has been nominated for Mies van der Rohe Award 2010.

Casa Nicola, Messina

Space to Live

Casa Nicola is a new build villa on top of a high precipice, overlooking the sea towards the aeoilian Islands. the triple height volume of the interior is organised around a ramp that links the common ground living spaces with the bedrooms and the master bedroom terrace at the top of the house. View of Aeolian islands in the distance.

Westbourne Terrace, London W2

Space to Live

Top floor of the flat has a full size roof light with en-suite open shower and bathroom.

Video

The Ufo’s Roma exhibition on RAI TG3 News, italian television.