Concept
A mechanical disruption webs across the castle, lightly placing its legs. Suspended animation allows subjects to break away from the Earth. Guests rise vertically to their rooms, where they are nestled between the wrinkles of fabric. The units offer soaring views of the surroundings, as well as glimpses of the castle below through glass floor plates.
The turbulent matter disappears into the surrounding landscape, an ethereal presence atop the castle, lightly piercing into its context.
The translucent metal mesh does not obscure its environment, nor does it take away from the presence of the castle.
A mechanical disruption webs across the castle, lightly placing its legs. Suspended animation allows subjects to break away from the Earth. Guests rise vertically to their rooms, where they are nestled between the wrinkles of fabric. The units offer soaring views of the surroundings, as well as glimpses of the castle below through glass floor plates.
The turbulent matter disappears into the surrounding landscape, an ethereal presence atop the castle, lightly piercing into its context.
The translucent metal mesh does not obscure its environment, nor does it take away from the presence of the castle.
Program
This project called for castle resort apartments on the steep hill of Roccamandolfi, Italy. The remains of the medieval castle and fortress of Roccamandolfi, stand above the hill and an enchanting landscape. The remains, a Lombard architecture, were built by the Mandolfus family and has a rich history.
Questions posed were, how does one convert a medieval fortress into a tourist facility and how can one combine architecture and nature?
This project called for castle resort apartments on the steep hill of Roccamandolfi, Italy. The remains of the medieval castle and fortress of Roccamandolfi, stand above the hill and an enchanting landscape. The remains, a Lombard architecture, were built by the Mandolfus family and has a rich history.
Questions posed were, how does one convert a medieval fortress into a tourist facility and how can one combine architecture and nature?