FDARCHITECT
House D
Torino / 2016
photo: Marco Menghi
Francesca Diano architect is a design practice based in Italy and the UK.
We are surrounded by architecture and we are an active part of a space:every project is about imagining the optimal arrangement in a space of possibilities and situations. However, design is more than just functional response: everybody deserves beauty, not in the sense of luxury, but as a balance between light, shadow, emotion and time. Every intervention, no matter how small, can change the quality of our life.
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House B
Italy / 2015
photo: Virginia Chiodi Latini / Marco Menghi
Finding an old box in your attic, then curiously open it up. Once you have done this, discover that the rough and uneven surface of that small chest hides a tiny treasure, made up of silky fabric, soft through your finger tips, The project of the renovation of the apartment facing one of the parks of the city of Turin, as elegant as the Savoy city, is nothing more than the narration of this peculiar discovery, which takes place throughout the day, from the dawn, lit by a warm light, to the dusk. The central volume has two tasks: it's both a connective and a functional space. Together with the kitchen, it's neither a mere corridor nor an unpleasant corner, but it catches the attention and curiosity among people who live the house.