ArchShowcase 
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Restoration facades of Ranzi Palace in Trento, Italy by Burnazzi Feltrin ArchitectsJuly 2nd, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Burnazzi Feltrin Architects The Ranzi Palace is located in the historic center of Trento and it is one of the most important town’s buildings, thanks to the neo-Renaissance proportions and the beautiful terracotta decorations that adorn the facades.  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni
 Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni The palace was built in 1862 by Francesco Ranzi, enlightened entrepreneur, at the site of a sumac mill and before a Romanesque tower. The main facade overlooks the Piazza S. Maria Maggiore, whereas the secondary, which is also narrower, faces the Via A. Rosmini. The Ranzi Palace’s popular name, palaz da le teste, derives from the presence of fifteen terracotta reliefs of the sculptor Andrea Malfatti, representing the most celebrated artists and intellectuals from the Renaissance to the late nineteenth century in Trentino. The facade consists of four levels, the height of which decreases as you go up: it is divided vertically by pilasters, thereby creating a symmetry, which highlights the main entrance to the city center, decorated by a more sophisticated ornamentation than others.  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni On the ground floor there are round-arched doors, on the first and second floor round-arched lancet windows, while, on the top floor, still mullioned windows, but low arched. As a crowning achievement, under the lintel, there are some oculi, in line with the openings on the lower levels.  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni The restoration work, also supported by an archive historical research, implied, in particular, the restoration of plasters, cleaning, consolidation and protection of the sculptures and stones. Noteworthy are the faux marble friezes discovered on the facade in front of the Piazza S. Maria Maggiore, on the ground floor, around the heads in terracotta reflections of the arches, and along Via A. Rosmini, in the entablature of the eaves.  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni  Image Courtesy © Carlo Baroni
Contact Burnazzi Feltrin Architects
Category: Facade |
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|||||
|
|||||
email
Facebook
Twitter
RSS Feed
