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Fienile

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Restoration & Renovation
Firm LocationLocust Valley, United States
Project locationLucca, Tuscany, Italy
CompanyBentel & Bentel, Architects, Planners, LLP
Lead ArchitectCarol Bentel
Design TeamContractor: Andrea Nannini,  Engineer: Paolo Del Debbio, Landscape: Martino De Prato
ClientCarol Bentel

A ruinous but beloved hay-barn with patterned a was renovated as a sculpture studio in Tuscany. An addition was allowed to the historic building as new Italian rules encourage saving ruins with regional character. The new addition, in dialogue with the existing, was the same size/geometry except the new cube was shifted to the mid-point to give an independent integrity to the fienile, and the same integrity, but less immediately visible, to the new modern addition. The striking feature is its roof with an inverted pitch, a nod to sustainability that conceals an array of solar panels.