Ciclostile Architettura converts 1960s barn into an atelier for artist Francesca Pasquali

2018-01-15T17:25:00-05:00

The Italian firm Ciclostile Architettura has converted a 1960s barn in the Bologna countryside into a workplace for the artist Francesca Pasquali. Inspired by the view, all main services—i.e. main rooms and rest rooms—have been concentrated on the ground floor, allowing the first floor to remain completely open and dedicated to a large space overlooking the landscape.

Photo by Fabio Mantovani.

The ground floor has been arranged in three parts—a laboratory, a study, and a third area dedicated to services that acts as a filter zone between the two spaces. The architects began the project using two rows of pillars to mark the plan and rearrange the rooms for the needs of the client.

Photo by Fabio Mantovani.

The first floor, as mentioned remains completely open and centered around large windows that overlook the countryside. This plan takes advantage of the barn's existing heights in ord...

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Ciclostile Architettura converts 1960s barn into an atelier for artist Francesca Pasquali