Archbishop’s garden
Capiago Intimiano, Italy
2018 - ongoing
Architectural design: Carlo Ezechieli
Emanuele Colombo, Paolo Molteni
Capiago Intimiano, Italy
2018 - ongoing
Architectural design: Carlo Ezechieli
Emanuele Colombo, Paolo Molteni
The project reclaims a currently semi-abandoned plot
of land where, almost 1’000 years ago used to stand the orchards, vineyards and
castle of Ariberto, Archbishop of Milan. Three rings - whose form was
suggested both by the topography and by the spatial arrangement of the site - provide both circulation and identification of different ‘rooms’, each
featuring a specific architectural quality.
With the aim of revealing one thousand years of history, the abstract
and pure form of the rings, literally driven into this ancient soil, act as a section, thus making
tangible its historical depth.
Photo: © E. Colombo, P. Molteni
Rendering: © E. Colombo, P. Molteni
Percorsi curvilinei che superano dislivelli.
Sketches: © C. Ezechieli
Il riuso di materiali differenti provenienti da antichi mnonumenti tipico delle basiliche romaniche ha ispirato il disegno delle pavimentazioni.
Dettaglio: Ingresso della basilica di Sant'Ambrogio Basilica a Milano.
Maria Lai, untitled, 1989