It is
characterized by glass surfaces articulated with alternating projections and
recesses of great visual impact
“The
building reflects the architect's personal evolution going from a more strictly
rationalist position to a language that has a higher plastic intensity and
greater wealth of decorative accents” (Giorgio Muratore)
“First
accomplished result of the work of revising the rationalist vocabulary that
Ridolfi was developing in the early postwar years. It was a work based on the
belief that it was important to make the language of modern architecture more
akin to the common way of people and therefore it was necessary to make it
richer and less abstract (...). Peculiar is the introduction of a coverage 'in
the hood' with coated glass mosaic that binds together the two volumes of the
building. It was this solution, as well as the shape of the balconies, the
design of the fixtures and railings, in later years to become a linguistic
element widely present in contemporary production. Ridolfi's works were in fact
often used as a catalog of forms to choose from, rather than a methodological
reference” (Piero Ostilio Rossi)
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