SCHÄFER ROOFSCAPE in San Candido, Italy by PLASMA Studio

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Located in the medieval centre of San Candido/Innichen, Schäfer Roofscape is a newly-completed restoration and conversion of a historical building. The first three stories house a department store while the upper three stories serve as four large, independent apartments within the formerly underused attic space.

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

• Architects: PLASMA Studio
• Project: SCHÄFER ROOFSCAPE
• Location: San Candido, Italy
• Photography: Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne
  
• Lead Architect: Eva Castro, Holger Kehne, Ulla Hell
• Design Team: Peter Pichler
• Area: 844 m2
• Construction: 2012-2014

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

The building faces a public plaza protected by local regulations, thus, efforts were directed towards its rear facade. This west-facing elevation explores how slicing and folding can be employed to expand the limits of the ubiquitous pitch roof typology: large glazed balcony slots produce bright, contemporary living conditions and generous exterior expansion space within this dense urban situation. A marked departure from the neighboring vernacular buildings.

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © Michael Pezzei and Holger Kehne

Image Courtesy © PLASMA Studio

Image Courtesy © PLASMA Studio

Image Courtesy © PLASMA Studio

Image Courtesy © PLASMA Studio

Image Courtesy © PLASMA Studio

Image Courtesy © PLASMA Studio

Tags: Italy, San Candido

Category: Residential

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