1947/49 Luigi Moretti
(1907/73)
Experiment
of an apartment block with diversified locations for the rooms
“The
classical derivation of Luigi Moretti's language, just filtered a little
through the rationalist ideas, shone in a clear manner by a well-calibrated
monumentality, by the use of very elegant 'concluded' volumetric solutions and
by a great attention to light and its spatial effects” (Piero Ostilio Rossi)
“It
represents one of the first projects by Moretti after the war and already has
the formal solutions of high strength plastic that would characterize the
success of his later production. The novel volumetric articulation solves the
difficulty of lot with a bad northern exposure. So the areas of services, along
with the stairwells, is grouped in a completely new way, on the main front,
while the living rooms and bedrooms are developed along the front facing back
toward the south. The street façade features a series of plastic episodes,
always motivated by the need to ensure a functional order for environmental
well-being” (Giorgio Muratore)
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