The contrast between traditional appearance of the building and the integrated modern installations as well as the respectful handling of the local range of colours and materials define the character of this project. As a shed the listed building belonged to a former monastery in the Chianti region. The core fully removed and renovated, the non stable outer walls were fortified by a steel structure. The very clear contours of the interior with its white walls lets the furniture seem almost like monolithic sculptures. The orange, yellow and ochre colours develop a direct connection between outside and inside and is taken further with the colourful areas of the garden that lead onwards into the landscape of the Toscana.

Images: © Alberto Ferrero · Realisation: 2004 · Workphase HOAI: 1-8