1954 Ugo Luccichenti (1898/1976)
Bold visual
and volumetric solutions for this very modern building just a few steps away
from Villa Borghese, set in a context of traditional architectures completely
contrasting with the particular type of rationalist mannerism that
characterizes it
“The volume
of the building is divided into base, main body and crown, and each part is
transformed by Luccichenti in a pattern of composition. The main body, jutting
out over the two floors of the basement, is engraved in the lower level by a
loggia continuing on all four sides and bends outward at the front on Via
Paisiello. In the roof, the slab jutting out of Largo Spinelli turns the attic
into a large loggia digging the volume in its end. The articulated arrangement
of the ribbon windows, well designed, gives to the whole building a very
peculiar appearance” (Gianluca Ficorilli - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
Treccani)
“The
building is defined by the high quality of its materials (ceramics, wood,
glass) and (...) by the ribbon windows modulated almost like a musical score.
On one side the wall bends to pick up almost a suggestion from the street, but
did not follow it slavishly, managing to maintain its own autonomy, yet being
in continuity with the city” (Luca Nicotera - Percorsi romani: Ugo Luccichenti
- www.vg-hortus.it)
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