Article source: Elastico Farm

These two houses have been built through a long process of research, design and experimentation on materials, technology and program. The binding element of this process was the courage and trust of the client who accepted to be part of a journey of which these two buildings are only a fragment.

Research

The project for the Houses of Cards started long before it was actually commissioned at the end of 2015. Elastico Farm has been carrying on for years a structured research on building materials and on the technology and techniques related to them. In the last 10 years we have been engaged in the study and experimental application of prefabricated structural elements for industrial buildings. At the same time we have worked with the brick, stone, wood and prefabricated reinforced concrete industries to fully understand their potential and the possibilities for alternative or/ and combined use of those materials in the construction market. Our research on Sardinian granite began in 2013 when we were approached by a quarry from Olbia to study their material and to evaluate the unexpressed potential of this unique, relatively inexpensive and abundant product.

Image Courtesy © Atelier XYZ

• Architects: Elastico Farm
• Project: Houses of Cards
• Location: Torrazza Piemonte, Italy
• Photography: Atelier XYZ
• Project design team: Stefano Pujatti, Valeria Brero, Serena Nano, Daniele Almondo, Andrea Rosada
• Project size
  • Total surface area of each residence: 200 square meters
• Schedule
  • Schematic design start: 2015
  • Construction: 2016-2019
  • Completion: 2020

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