appartamento ziano di fiemme
a design for a small apartment in a 300 year old building
situated in northern italy in the region of trentino this is an area famous for its fine quality timber including stradavarius violins and its year round sports culture. the apartment will respect the historic nature of the centre of this small town while providing a warmth and cosiness through the use of natural materials and changing ceiling heights.
note: all work and photos relating to my architecture has been produced by me and as such copyright remains with wyattdesign
since june 2007 it has been a process of negotiation, firstly with our nieghbours in order to make sence of the old way the building has been divided up. we have had to compromise some parts and them as well. we are now on the way with this with an agreement and now just the submission of the final plan to go into to be registered and signed off - but its not easy going from talk to a signature on the paper.
kitchen island bench detail from april 2008
with this being historic centre we have been subjected to some pretty strict regulations on what we can do with the external appearance. The idea is noble but the way the town commune (council) goes about this is a bit random. our neighbouring building has had huge balconies at roof level put in place and for us they are saying no to any balcony at all. it's a bit frustrating but that; as they say, is the 'italian way!' Below are initial sketch ideas of the under roof area for a 100sqm apartment.
sections showing some of the detail of the proposed layout including kitchen and island bench (above) with a new balcony and bathroom section (below) this work was produced in september 2007
the drawings below are our preferred plan, but the council will have its say first. we would like to respect what is an important historical centre of this town with sympathetic additions - we live in hope, hope that the commune has some common sense!
click on the thumbnail above to view a larger version of the drawing - this is the preliminary proposal
these images show the final plans - ready for building with changes to the exterior that also affects how it's possible to use the inside
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