Arco Cupidio

Abruzzo, Italy

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Arco Cupidio

Abruzzo, Italy

Firm

SCA Studio Candeloro Architects

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2012

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

In the region of Abruzzo (central Italy) there are many rural villages placed in the Appennini mountains; Rosciolo is one of them. Ten years ago, in partnership with the local municipality, our architectural firm has developed an urban plan to encourage the recovery of the village. The result is that several people are returning to it, to buy and restore old houses damaged by time and by the abandon.
This house has been refurbished for a single man, a scientist who needed to host his library composed by many books.
The answer to his request has been to accommodate the books all around the metal stairs, in the void between the ramps and the exterior walls. This is the leit-motif of the architectural composition.
The interiors are characterized by a metallic structure that has been conceived also to support the neighboring house. At the same time, these living spaces match to a simple and rural way of life, but in a modern style.
The horizontal floor slabs, supported by the metallic structure, are made by wooden beams with terra-cotta elements. The roof is composed by metal and wooden elements.
All floors are in local oak parquet but the ground floor is made in ceramic tiles.
Outside, the renovated house meets the rules of the "Piano di Recupero" (the urban plan) with its beige-colored plaster façade and the stone frames around the windows and around the main door.