STONED

As part of a larger intervention in  San Quirino, a village close to the mountains in Friuli, this little coach-house introduces a theme very dear to the Elasticofarm: the role of materials in the recovery and renovation of the  historic urban core of  small Italian towns and villages.

The all Friuli region is considered a highly risky seismic area, stone buildings have proved their fragility in the big earthquake of 1976 causing a large number of fatalities. After that tragic event the  stuctural building code baned  the use of stones  for all structural porpouses on walls  arches or beams.

On the other hand the urban building code imposes, for all intervention in the historic centers the use of stone in the traditional shapes and formats to prevent the loss of identity of the small rural centers.

Starting from those premisses Elasticofarm investigates on the opportunities revealed by the cosmetic use of traditional technologies.

The small building tryes a connection with the surrounding buildings, re-inventing with a dose of irony the elements of construction, playing with the building tradition, with the role of materials and with the once established hierarchies. 

Project design: ELASTICOFarm

Team: Stefano Pujatti, Alberto del Maschio, Valeria Brero, Corrado Curti, Daniele Almondo, Marco Burigana, Andrea Rosada, Serena Nano

Structural design: Ing.Colonnello

Plant consultant: Proj-system

Client: private

Size: 120 mq

Progress: built

Building contractor: Bedin e Arrigò