Location Fagnano Olona, Italy
Year 2016-2018
Authors Pietro Ferrario, Francesco Enea Castellanza
Collaborators Jacopo Luini, Gianluca Pulacini
Surface plot 700 sqm, gfa 150 sqm
Client Private
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A plot of land, a small orchard. Fertile. A suburban context, without specificities. Anonymous. Two young parents and their children. Ambitious.
The project for a new single-family house in Fagnano Olona starts from a careful analysis of the context in which the construction takes place as well as the response to the specific needs of the client.
Fagnano Olona is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
Designed by Italian practice OASI Architects, the FGN House is composed of three simple volumes which, drifting from each other, compose a new morphology that generates external spaces.
A garden patio as entrance and two triangular porches on the sides
The new project’s structure enhances the garden in which it is inserted. The existing greenery becomes an integral part of the project, functioning as the background of the new construction.
Also, the disposition of the volumes generates an inner garden (the patio) that brings light and air to the central volume.
Each of the volumes is covered by a concrete flat roof which unifies all the vertices of the buildable area.
The project was initially orientated towards the wooden construction but, since it was too expensive, we decided to think about different possible solutions with lower costs.
According to Pietro and Francesco, OASI founders, the main challenge was to respect the low budget but not holding back the creativity and the smartness in looking for innovative solutions.
The structure is powered by the material and its shape creates an organised and coherent subdivision of the interiors.
At the same time, it generates a relationship between solids and voids with the result of the creation of attractive living spaces, both interior and exterior.
Location Fagnano Olona, Italy
Year 2016-2018
Authors Pietro Ferrario, Francesco Enea Castellanza
Collaborators Jacopo Luini, Gianluca Pulacini
Surface plot 700 sqm, gfa 150 sqm
Client Private