Wrapped Around Pavilion








Renderings: Valerio Croci



Wrapped Around Pavilion
Morbegno, Italia
2021

Progetto: Carlo Ezechieli


Assistants: Andrei Vassallo
 Renderings: Valerio Croci


This project doesn’t want to solve the problem of global warming, nor to declare itself "sustainable", nor to save the planet. The goal is simply to celebrate the joy of children, making them feel an integral part of the environment around them.
While a pavilion is usually identified as a space with trees around it, in this case are trees with a pavilion around them. In the shape of this small space, where the design of the greenery and that of the pavilion are one, concavity prevails over convexity, literally enveloping those who frequent it.
Entering through narrow corridors, instead of a flat floor, you find yourself immersed in a topography that allows children to play and use the space freely according to their desires.
The pavilion is high enough to be hidden in the vegetation. Only the roof is slightly visible, creating an environment inside that appears like an enchanted world.



Renderings: Valerio Croci



Renderings: Valerio Croci

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Volta's Gardens


International Competition 2° Prize





Volta’s garden

Como, Italy

2017

Architectural design: Carlo Ezechieli

HydraulicEngineering/Hystory: Giacomo Galimberti

Geology: Roberto Previati (Soildata)



Although trivialized by the name of “Giardini a Lago” (Gardens near the Lake) this chaotic and mistreated site,is a remarkable testimonial of the history of humankind hosting the Temple named after Alessandro Volta - born in Como, and who in the XVIII Century discovered electricity - till the works of the great Modernist Architect Giuseppe Terragni. The site was formed by the delta of a river, which today is buried and dramatically polluted. Instead of furtherly hiding the pollution problem, the presence of the river is ‘revealed’by the project through a series of ventilation stacks that also function as lighting devices and LED screens. The project works reconnecting the main architectural landmarks of the site, reclaiming the ancient natural elements by which it was
shaped.











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