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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.
Private Gallery and Workshop
Sussex UK / 2016
with James Wells Architects
A tiny and ancient stable in the English countryside; a gallerist from London; a businessman with a passion for joinery: these are the characters involved in the project.
The concept underneath: transforming a ruin in a temporary exhibition space and in a joinery workshop, just one hour far from London.
The objective: preserving the main features of the small listed building, giving to the shelter a touch of modernity and relation with the surrounding.
The solution: bringing back the ancient glory and beauty of the structure, opening it up towards the garden through big windows and gates, using high-performance and innovative materials and solutions.
