OASI Architects

Albate House

Albate House
© Laura Cavelli

ALBATE HOUSE

Oasi architects

ARCHITECTS
Oasi architects

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Pietro Ferrario, Francesco Enea Castellanza

PROJECT TEAM
Federico Brebbia, Laura Cavelli, Andrea Angiolini

PHOTOGRAPHS
Laura Cavelli

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Albate, Italy

CATEGORY
Houses, Extension

Country:A small rural house. Isolated from the wealthy and informal garden.

A relationship to be conquered. Two parents, their children, their ambitions. A house to live in with pleasure. Making living a creative act.

Albate House
© Laura Cavelli
Albate House
© Laura Cavelli
Albate House
© Laura Cavelli

A triangular extension in concrete conquers the relationship with the garden.

The diagonal introduced by the triangle generates a unique relationship with the garden that other shapes would not have guaranteed.

The triggered dynamics define a dynamic and unpredictable spatial relationship.

Albate House
© Laura Cavelli
Albate House
© Laura Cavelli
Albate House
© Laura Cavelli

The roof pyramid defines a new living space in wood. By raising the ridge and changing the slope of the pitches, new enveloping living space is created. Furthermore, the proportions of the house are preserved in this way.

The plasters of the small rural house define unique and handcrafted grains and textures.

The new surfaces introduced such as the hammered concrete of the triangle and the exposed cork of the thermal envelope of the attic trying to find a material relationship with the original grains of the house.

Albate House
© Laura Cavelli
Albate House
© Laura Cavelli

The intent is to define a homogeneous and amalgamated built landscape.

Albate House
© Laura Cavelli
Albate House
© Laura Cavelli


Albate House
Collage drawing
Albate House
Collage drawing
Albate House
Collage drawing
Albate House
Diagonal diagram


Albate House
Ground floor plan
Albate House
Roof plan
Albate House
Upper floor plans
Albate House
Axonometric

OASI Architects
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