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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.
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Photo: © E. Colombo, P. Molteni
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4754b7ed443bb38bd06dd73e873e83a79cdcc0509d02af7f7b0f55b73db9c64f/CAST---GENERAL-PLAN-ridotta.jpg)
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Rendering: © E. Colombo, P. Molteni
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cc6173b81473835b1ad32fab899943532c993e10cbaa5be0e3a0eb6da26cbf1/Senza-titolo-1.jpg)
Inspiration from curved pathways connecting different levels
Sketches: © C. Ezechieli
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fef4f588fb3e90a0388777bf58cbbb22e7d1c8b56ee50cd4acc929fb7c71cee2/IMG_20161227_165408-2.jpg)
Maquette: © E. Colombo, P. Molteni
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70caa30001f18cb291c2649f1c8335ac8a2cd18eed9d4c180579bf1e2ebbc636/CAST---MAQUETTE-3-sfondo-nero.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9055af6c994e49f6303284bfd754c0cd066ea0af669d7bfaeb943bf1c4e9b0e6/CAST---DETAIL-ridotto.jpg)
Rendering: © E. Colombo, P. Molteni
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62a85bad0624ae5275ad3aad50c9a97a72c71a0acf7e1358b2a3b0512eb1f8b0/CAST---Basilica-di-Sant-Ambrogio-dettaglio-5.jpg)
The use of different materials withdrawn from ancient monuments recurrent in Romanesque Architecture inspired the design of paving.
Detail: Entrance of the Sant'Ambrogio Basilica in Milan.
Detail: Entrance of the Sant'Ambrogio Basilica in Milan.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c7817141889b0b35df6861a9d72a38758adfa91ebdba91a2f9fe77d647f3b5eb/CAST---Maria-Lai--senza-titolo--1989-1.jpg)
Maria Lai, untitled, 1989