Cardillo

Works

2023 – 2007

A systematic compilation of Antonino Cardillo's works, arranged in reverse chronological order of publication

Elogio del Grigio

Elogio del Grigio

The House of Ariadne near Lake Garda is conceived as a miniature palazzo: A rectangular marble living room with a cuspidated ceiling.

Castiglione delle Stiviere, 12 October 2023

Mammacaura

Mammacaura

The embarcadero for the Stagnone Lagoon and the island of Motya at the Ettore and Infersa Salt Pans: A threshold between land, water and myth.

Saline Ettore e Infersa, Marsala, 16 May 2021

Off Club

Off Club

The nightclub Off Club in Casal Bertone with golden rough-plaster vault, black iconostasis and a sequence of arches: A nocturnal liturgy of form.

Off Club, Rome, 21 June 2018

Specus Corallii

Specus Corallii

The oratory Sala Laurentina of the Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: A green archway, pink rough plaster and a silver rectangle of limestone.

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Trapani, 27 August 2016

Min at the Soane

Min at the Soane

Series of seven sculptures which relate the arch to the phallus: Part of the LDF exhibition ‘Space and Light’ at Sir John Soane’s Museum.

Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, 13 September 2014

Colour as a Narrative

Colour as a Narrative

The perfume shop Illuminum on Dover Street in Mayfair ward: A grey rough-plaster grotto, silk carpet and olfactory glass bowls.

Illuminum Fragrance, London, 26 April 2015

Crepuscular Green

Crepuscular Green

The Mondrian Suite art gallery in Rione San Lorenzo: Golden-green rough plaster, an arched mirror altar and black trumpet lamps.

Mondrian Suite, Rome, 29 April 2014

House of Dust

House of Dust

The apartment near Via Veneto and Villa Borghese: Brown rough plaster and a series of pink arched doors.

Rome, 16 April 2013

Arcade

Arcade

A shop on Corso XXII Marzo in Milan designed as a miniature palace: A labyrinthine perspective with a series of elongated arches, pearlescent greys, mauve greens and intense magenta.

Milan, 25 May 2012

Postmodern Cafe

Postmodern Cafe

The entrance to the London Design Festival exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum: ‘Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970 – 90’.

London Design Festival, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 17 September 2011

Purple House

Purple House

The seventh instalment in the ‘For No One’ collection. This expressionistic abode of sculpture embarks on a voyage into the legacy of the Normans.

Pembrokeshire, 1 June 2011

The Inexact Quality

The Inexact Quality

A two-level wooden residential building on a trapezoidal plot, commissioned by construction company Nomura Koumuten, overlooking Osaka Bay.

Nomura Koumuten, Takarazuka, 19 February 2011

Akin to a Cinema Set

Akin to a Cinema Set

The Sergio Rossi shoe store in the Brera district: Blue background, grey carpet, timber-frame enclosure, fluorescent tubes and Joe Colombo’s lamps.

Sergio Rossi, Milan, 14 April 2010

House for Wallpaper

House for Wallpaper*

The Wallpaper* Architects Directory model house exhibited at the Berlin Neues Museum and the Rotterdam Chabot Museum: A vault, a courtyard and golden plaster.

Wallpaper*, Marrakech, 6 April 2009

House of Twelve

House of Twelve

The sixth instalment in the ‘For No One’ collection. This architectural project embarks on a journey into the ruins of ancient Rome.

Melbourne, 1 May 2009

Concrete Moon House

Concrete Moon House

The fifth instalment in the ‘For No One’ collection. This dwelling embarks on a voyage into the realm of fear and unconfessed desires.

Melbourne, 1 November 2008

Max's House in a Small Lake

Max’s House in a Small Lake

The fourth instalment in the ‘For No One’ collection. This lakeside retreat embarks on a journey into the unpredictability of reality.

Nîmes, 1 July 2008

House of Convexities

House of Convexities

The third instalment in the ‘For No One’ collection. This structure embarks on a voyage into the realm of transition and movement.

Barcelona, 1 March 2008

Birnbeck Island

Birnbeck Island

The Birnbeck Island masterplan for the RIBA–Urban Splash regeneration competition of the Grade II* listed pier: A curved basement embraces the diverse elements of the island.

Royal Institute of British Architects–Urban Splash, Weston-Super-Mare, 24 October 2007

Vaulted House

Vaulted House

The second instalment in the ‘For No One’ collection. This tower-like dwelling embarks on a journey into the realm of silence and sound.

Parma, 1 January 2008

Ellipse 1501 House

Ellipse 1501 House

The first instalment in the ‘For No One’ collection. This elliptical tower embarks on a voyage into the realm of geometry and light.

Rome, 25 March 2007

Let There Be More Light

Let There Be More Light

Cardillo’s architectural thesis project: An aquarium suspended above the sea, where fluid cavities and a circular pressurised gallery evoke a silent dialogue between marine life and the Mediterranean horizon.

Università di Palermo, Trapani, 25 March 2002