Borgo Merlassino in Alessandria, Italy by deamicisarchitetti

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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.

Borgo Merlassino in Alessandria, Italy by deamicisarchitetti

March 28th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: deamicisarchitetti

Located amongst the Gavi vineyards, right in the heart of the La Raia farm, lies Borgo Merlassino. A rural resort combining traditional agricultural activity with new accommodation facilities: La Raia B&B, the La Raia Foundation headquarters, warehouses, laboratories for the Waldorf school and a reading hall. The genesis of the refurbishment and transformation of the former hamlet starts from the pre-existing structures. It was promptly decided that, rather than the actual buildings, it was the character and quality of the relevant spaces between the structures that needed ample renovation. The design statement envisaged contamination and contradiction as a strong structuring identity of the Site. The use of rammed-earth walls, the choice of traditional colours of buildings in Liguria and the reinterpretation of traditional building techniques have jointly attributed a new character to the hamlet. The senses of time, the scale, as well as the balance between old and new were the real motif of the design.

Image Courtesy © Luigi Bartoli, Gabriele Leo, Fondazione La Raia

Architects: deamicisarchitetti
Project: Borgo Merlassino
Location: Novi Ligure, Alessandria, Italia
Photography: Luigi Bartoli, Gabriele Leo, Fondazione La Raia
Software used: Autocad 2015
Client: società agricola “La Raia”
Area: 1000
Year: 2013-2014

Image Courtesy © Luigi Bartoli, Gabriele Leo, Fondazione La Raia

Image Courtesy © deamicisarchitetti

: Image Courtesy © Luigi Bartoli, Gabriele Leo, Fondazione La Raia

: Image Courtesy © Luigi Bartoli, Gabriele Leo, Fondazione La Raia

: Image Courtesy © Luigi Bartoli, Gabriele Leo, Fondazione La Raia

: Image Courtesy © Luigi Bartoli, Gabriele Leo, Fondazione La Raia

: Image Courtesy © deamicisarchitetti

: Image Courtesy © deamicisarchitetti

: Image Courtesy © deamicisarchitetti

: Image Courtesy © deamicisarchitetti

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Tags: Alessandria, Italy

Categories: Autocad, Resort

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