Paradiso
2018
“This is a strong reference to the archetype, one which is considered as the need to return to the origin of things.”—Lucia Barbara Galli
Grottoes
2016–2013
“Once these ancestral images are deposited in our unconscious they are emptied of their historical specificity.”—Ana Araujo
Specus Corallii
TRAPANI, Italy, Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Sala Laurentina—Sep 2016
The coral cave is a refuge from the world.
Colour as a Narrative
LONDON, UK, Illuminum Fragrance—Apr 2015
Behind a portal in London, a small grey grotto.
Crepuscular Green
ROME, Italy, Mondrian Suite—Apr 2014
A greenish dawn as seen from the depths of the river.
Arches
2014–2009
“In their unlikely arrangement the arches follow a spatial logic akin to the one of the picturesque garden. They trick your expectations; they point to another world.”—Ana Araujo
Postmodern Cafe
LONDON, UK, Victoria & Albert Museum—Aug 2011
Homage to Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970–90.
House for Wallpaper*
MARRAKECH, Morocco, Wallpaper* Architects Directory—Mar 2009
“The world’s 30 most talented young architectural practices.”
Frames
2011–2010
“Nella fase realizzativa si attua un processo di decantazione di segni così efficace che il linguaggio appare chiarito e rafforzato.”—Massimo Locci
Akin to a Cinema Set
MILAN, Italy, Sergio Rossi / Wallpaper* Magazine—Apr 2010
“An exciting and significant collaboration for Wallpaper*.”
The Inexact Quality
TAKARAZUKA, Japan, 野村工務店 Nomura Koumuten—Mar 2010
Timber structure, whitewashed walls, sloping pitched roof.
For No One
2011–2007
“It could be an observatory to contemplate one’s own soul. One’s own desires, own fears.”—Stefano Mirti and Gioia Guerzoni
IV—Max's House in a Small Lake
NIMES, France—Jul 2008
A human landing stage on the edge of a natural border.
Urbanism
2007–1994
Birnbeck Island
WESTON-SUPER-MARE, UK, RIBA / Urban Splash—Oct 2007
Landscape project for RIBA Birnbeck Island competition.
