{"id":4444,"date":"2017-09-11T14:30:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T14:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insplosion.com\/?p=4444"},"modified":"2017-09-12T11:15:34","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T11:15:34","slug":"gga-architects-rural-italian-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.insplosion.com\/blog\/posts\/gga-architects-rural-italian-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Project by Italian studio GGA Architects: Rural Italian residence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Project by Italian studio GGA Architects: Rural Italian residence<\/h3>\n

Amazing project by Italian studio GGA Architects<\/a>: Find out everything about how the studio has\u00a0transformed\u00a0the site of an old hilltop settlement in the country’s Marche region into a contemporary house comprising\u00a0stone\u00a0structures perched on a\u00a0pigmented concrete\u00a0plinth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AP House is situated on top of one of the highest hills in the area around the ancient walled city of Urbino, in the foothills of the Northern Apennines.<\/p>\n

The site was once occupied by a rural hamlet dating back to Medieval times. Rimini-based\u00a0GGA Architects<\/a>\u00a0arranged the new buildings on top of the ancient remains and connected them by introducing a basement level buried in the hill.<\/p>\n

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“The core of the houses, which form a single unit, reestablishes a central role to this site in the landscape,” said the studio, “restoring a direct and empathic dialogue between new buildings and historical stratification.”<\/p>\n

The parts of the property that are visible from the surroundings comprise a cluster of stone buildings with traditional tiled roofs.<\/p>\n

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A staircase ascends from a lobby in the basement to a ground floor that is entirely open and contains a lounge and dining area to one side of the central stairs, with a kitchen incorporating an elongated wooden table on the other.<\/p>\n

The open-plan arrangement is facilitated by the reinforced concrete structure of the perimeter walls, which support the three-storey building and feature\u00a0openings facing towards the spectacular scenery.<\/p>\n

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Sliding glazed doors connect the living areas directly with the poolside terrace. These openings allow plenty of daylight to reach the interior, where a double-height void links the upper two levels.<\/p>\n

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The architects wanted the interior spaces to offer a distinctly modern contrast to the traditional look of the exterior, so they developed bespoke walnut joinery and built-in furniture to complement the exposed fair-faced concrete walls and red concrete floor.<\/p>\n

Source: Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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