Open House Roma 2023
House of Dust, Via Piemonte 101, Ludovisi, Rome, –
Guided tours of Cardillo’s House of Dust project, part of the Open House Roma 2023 programme curated by Gaia Maria Lombardo. The project marked the opening day of the Festival and hosted the first of the Nine by Night aperitifs
Event
Open City
Open House is the world’s largest event dedicated to the promotion of architecture. Founded in London in 1992, it now takes place annually in 45 cities across the globe. Since 2012, Open House Roma has offered free public access to hundreds of sites notable for their architectural and artistic qualities, with guided visits available by reservation. To celebrate the 2023 edition, nine evening gatherings called Nine by Night were conceived, each hosted nightly in nine locations selected from over two hundred listed in the catalogue. House of Dust by Antonino Cardillo, located near Via Veneto, opens the programme on Saturday 20 May 2023. For this occasion, the architect presents his work through an oral introduction later titled ‘The cave and the garden’, and personally leads guided visits over the two-day event.
Nine by Night: selected sites of architecture
- 20.05.23 House of Dust
- 21.05.23 Vuotopieno
- 22.05.23 Schiattarella Associati
- 23.05.23 Luce Nuova al Fleming
- 24.05.23 Fabio Mazzeo Architects
- 25.05.23 It’s Hub
- 26.05.23 Villino Colli della Farnesina
- 27.05.23 Palazzo Taverna
- 28.05.23 Villa Blanc
The cave and the garden
In this small work, I sought to explore how such material might be reintegrated on a reduced scale, restoring it to a processual dimension. Evoking a possible rituality through a simple passage: from cave to garden, through the double-arched threshold, which establishes a possibility—sacral element that invites attention. […]
Publications
(selected)
- Federica Manzitti, ‘Porte aperte all'architettura’, Corriere della Sera, Rome, 19 May 2023, p. 17.
- Anonymous, ‘Torna Open House Roma, 'Equilibrio' il tema del 2023’, adnkronos.com, Rome, 15 May 2023.
- Antonino Cardillo, ‘House of Dust’, openhouseroma.org, ed. Gaia Maria Lombardo, Rome, 24 April 2023.
Credits
- Concept: Leonardo Mayol, Davide Paterna
- Director: Laura Calderoni
- Programme: Gaia Maria Lombardo
- Guide: Antonino Cardillo
- Assistants: Lidia Nigro, Martina Onofri, Flavia Alicino
- Thanks to the owner Massimiliano Beffa