Farmhouse
Fabro (TR)
Year: 2007
Client: Private
Location: Fabro (TR)
Performance: survey, design and construction management for the restoration, renovation and extension of a farmhouse.
Status: completed
Architectural projects: Gnosis Progetti
The recovery and re-functioning project of this old farmhouse has maintained the
The wall insulation was made with an air chamber and cork mattress, while the roof insulation is made with insulated panels. The internal distribution is spread over two floors, ground and first, for a total of three separate building units: the main house, the guest house and the caretaker’s house.
spatial and aesthetic qualities
of the building unaltered.The wall insulation was made with an air chamber and cork mattress, while the roof insulation is made with insulated panels. The internal distribution is spread over two floors, ground and first, for a total of three separate building units: the main house, the guest house and the caretaker’s house.
The
Outside there is an infinity pool with an exceptional view of the Umbrian hills. The swimming pool is set below the ground level of the main building and is equipped with service areas such as a bathroom, showers and changing room.
main house
is characterised by a large double-height living area dominated by a fireplace whose trapezoidal hood extends to the upper floor, which is accessed by a staircase with wooden steps suspended in the load-bearing perimeter masonry.Outside there is an infinity pool with an exceptional view of the Umbrian hills. The swimming pool is set below the ground level of the main building and is equipped with service areas such as a bathroom, showers and changing room.
To the main body, which respects the geometry and shape of the original farmhouse, a new body has been added, designed in a contemporary language,
Two large stone partitions support a two-pitch projecting roof made of glulam beams. On the long sides, the two pitches leave the interior visible thanks to a glass window that closes the side gable.
This creates an effect of extreme lightness and suggestion when, in the evening with interior lighting, the roof seems to float on the two walls covered with split stone.
The two short fronts are also closed with two large sliding glass windows offering an exceptional
reinterpreting the stylistic features
of the local artefacts.Two large stone partitions support a two-pitch projecting roof made of glulam beams. On the long sides, the two pitches leave the interior visible thanks to a glass window that closes the side gable.
This creates an effect of extreme lightness and suggestion when, in the evening with interior lighting, the roof seems to float on the two walls covered with split stone.
The two short fronts are also closed with two large sliding glass windows offering an exceptional
view of the surrounding landscape
.
