Biographical Note
Antonino Cardillo architect is an architecture and urban design practice based in Rome and active worldwide.He was selected among the thirty best new young architectural practices from around the World in 2009 Wallpaper* magazine Architect Directory, his design works are currently exhibited at 4th International Architecture Biennale of Rotterdam and his project was selected as one of ten architectural wonders of 2008 by USA's Almanac of Architecture & Design 2009. Over the past three years his projects have met with great critical success and his bibliography contains more than fifty publications in international magazines and books. Among his clients an Australian one, the Japanese Nomura Komuten builder, the Wallpaper* magazine, the Italian shoes luxury brand Sergio Rossi.
A born and bred Sicilian, Antonino Cardillo has been recognized by Wallpaper* as one of the best thirty new architectural practices from around the World. Based in Rome and active worldwide, his projects have met with great critical success. He feels that history is one of his bigger inspirations, believing that without memory it is impossible to build for the present. Additionally he sees good architecture as an element which can unite people, rather than divide them.
«Specialising in architecture, interior design and urban design, Cardillo now operates on a global scale and his distinctive overtures have won him wide acclaim for their curvaceous forms and intelligent use of natural materials. Interactions with the elements – sun, rain, wind and sound – are of more importance to Cardillo than furniture: “A contemporary house shouldn’t just be a collection of inanimate objects,” he says. Monolithic at times, shapely at others, Cardillo’s work, while thoroughly modern, bears more than a passing affinity to the architecture of ancient Rome.» T.Carpnter in «DNA», Sydney, Dec 2009, p. 105
«Antonino’s signature, his ‘architectural voice', lies perhaps in the absolute purity and consistency of his architectural idea, the way in which he realizes spatial and structural ideals. Every physical element gets distilled to its irreducible essence. Totally uncluttered, the paraphernalia of traditional living such as pictures on walls, even personal possessions - have been virtually banished from sight. His homes are more nearly temple than dwelling,and they reward aesthetic contemplation before they fulfill domestic necessity.» D.Jayakar in «Home Review», Mumbai, Sep 2008, p. 72
«The feeling of movement is a distinctive feature of Italian architect Antonino Cardillo's specific style. Hardly having stepped in the spacious cool rooms of the buildings designed by him, it catches and takes you on an extraordinary journey. A sweeping river seems to have passed through each of them, having shaped the premises with a blow and left flowing, carved forms embodying the energy of water.» M.Moravsky, «MD magazine», Sofia, Oct-Nov 2007, p. 105
«A born and bred Sicilian with a degree from the Palermo University, studying under architecture critic and historian Iolanda Lima, Antonino Cardillo set up his own office in 2004 in Rome. Influenced by his professor – "I learned that in space, relations between things are more important than the things themselves", he says – he also feels that history is one of his bigger inspirations, believing that without memory it is impossible to build for the present. Additionally he sees good architecture as an element which can unite people, rather than divide them.» «Wallpaper*» , London, Aug 2009, p. 81
«Utterly in command of considerable technical challenges, architect Antonino Cardillo gives a virtuoso performance displaying great skill in this 2 level bungalow in the hills outside Rome. Magnetising the eye from the very moment you view the enormous sweeping curves in the living room, the architecture appears to be the harbinger of an epochal change in Italy’s postimperial design history. Like a futuristic fantasy, his work has the signature overtones of that icon from the pantheon of greats — Zaha Hadid — only more masculine. Jana Martin in her review of Antonino’s work in Moli View, observes, “there is something very organic, unstatic, dynamic and male about this house (Ellipse 1501).”» D.Jayakar in «Home Review», Mumbai, Oct 2007, p. 60
«Here at TCH, we strive to bring you the most cutting edge and inspiring pieces of design. From houses to hotels, walls to wine racks, there isn’t much we haven't covered. All under the premise, that if we like something, then, maybe you’ll like it as well. But, there comes a time when we're not quite sure. And if we don't like it, why are we telling you about it? This new house designed by Antonino Cardillo has stumped us good and proper. Is it just another vacuous interior that looks an awful lot like a museum? Or is it a very shrewd example of how shapes and colours interact when placed next to each other?» M.Hussey, Thecoolhunter.net, New York, Jul 2007
«Hussey's question of whether or not the Ellipse House is more a museum than a house is fascinating. This is meant to be a house. And the power of Cardillo's massive curves here lies in the fact they impose a watchful silence on the interior. The walls overwhelm the space instead of containing it; they don't define it so much as cancel it out. Standing inside, you have the urge to look out.» J.Martin, Moli.com, New York, Aug 2007
2004年にローマで事務所を開設して以来、Antonino Cardillo氏は建築、インテリア、都市・ランドスケープ等、幅広く活躍してきています。 Cardillo氏のプロフィールは世界の若手建築家ベスト30組を紹介したWallpaper Architects Directory 2009で取り上げられています。また、彼の作品は現在第４回目のロッテルダム国際建築展で展示されています。 Cardillo氏は世界的に活躍しており、彼の作品集は様々な本や雑誌に掲載されています。
記憶をなくしては、確固たる「現在」を築くことは不可能であると私は信じています。しかし、現代を生きている我々は過去を模倣することの平凡さを避けなければなりません。 人間の歴史は異なった文化を持った人々の交流を通して展開してきました。従って現代建築の課題とは、人々を分け隔てるものではなく、人々を結びつけるものを作ることであると考えています。人と人との肯定的なつながりである「愛」は、世界の進化を支えるものとなり得ると信じています。これは建築にとって特に重要な事実です。異なったものが触れ合うだけではなく、愛し合う時にこそ新たな言語が生み出されます。瞑想的な空間の中で生きたいという方のために、歴史や世界に対する私の観点を表現した家をデザインします。 私の家は現代の生き方を見つめ直し、簡素で美的な新しい住み方を求めます。そして、私の家ではものや家具よりも、太陽、雨、風、音という環境要素との相互作用の方が重要です。つまり私の観点から言えば、現代の家は単なる「ものの集まり」であってはならないのです。
Place one. Spazio per studenti nella città universitaria di Palermo. Appartamento Cardillo Gammicchia in Trapani. Edifici per albergo e uffici nel porto di Trapani. Echoes. Centro Intrattenimenti nel porto di Trapani. Let there be more light. Acquario sul porto di Trapani. Progettto di abitazione monofamiliare per l'esame di abilitazione alla professione di architetto. Links as Architectural Spaces. Progetto di viabilità sopraelevata in Trapani. Casa Giliberti Corso in Erice, Trapani. Spazi pubblici per lo Starhotels Rosa in Piazza Fontana a Milano. Casa Mauro Mereghetti in Ghedi, Brescia. Villa Barachini Mariconda in Manziana, Roma. Casa Paolo Beffa in Carpenedolo, Brescia. Appartamenti Feroli in Ostia, Roma. Palazzo residenziale Ghirardi in Carpenedolo, Brescia. Tetto giardino Sacerdoti, Roma Parioli. Studio Notarile Massimiliano Beffa in Parma. Ellipse 1501 house in Rome. Tower building in lightwheight concrete. Birnbeck Island Competition in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom. Nude Tower in Rome. Lungotevere dei Mellini. Vaulted House in Parma. House of Convexities near Barcelona, Spain. Max's House in a small lake, Nimes, France. Lime and Limpid Green House, Marrakesh, Morroco. Concrete Moon House, Melbourne, Australia. De Marchi Residence, Melbourne, Australia. House of Twelve, Melbourne, Australia. Nomura Komuten House, Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken), Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Sergio Rossi Man Temporary Store in collaboration with Wallpaper*, Milan, Italy.
reverse chronological order
- Is Massimiliano Fuksas a classicist? in "Design Today", Mumbai, August 2010. - Egypt, Flaubert and the immortality lost in "Ulisse Alitalia", n. 279, Rome, November 2007, pp. 12-20 - About contemporary Italian architecture in "Blueprint", n. 256, London, July 2007, p. 58 - About a brutalist Maurizio Betta's house in "Il Giornale dell'Architettura", n. 53, Torino, July 2007, p. 18 - Valencia. White laguna and History in "Ulisse Alitalia", n. 274, Rome, June 2007, pp. 12-20 - Barcelona: too modern to miss in "Ulisse Alitalia", n. 271, Rome, March 2007, pp. 17-22
Links:
Wallpaper and Sergio Rossi collaboration
Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2009
The Cool Hunter about Ellipse 1501 house
Directory Architetti DMOZ
Facebook Page
Vaulted House in World Architecture News
New Italian Blood Archivio
Archiplanet
Antonino Cardillo su Europa Concorsi
Directory L'Arca
Antonietta Iolanda Lima Web Site
Architectural Page profile
