View from the east

View from the south

View throug the "corte"

The relation with the fog

The old "barchessa" collapsed after the eartquake

An old "Corte Ferrarese". A typical "barchessa" become storage, warehouse. An ancient architecture who collapsed after the 2012 Emilia Romagna ( IT) earthquake became occasion to a re - birth without loosing memory. The shape - increased during the decades - has been modeled an a contemporary way, as weel as the materials, bricks, windows, doors.

An example about how important is re build feeling the fog, observing the landscape, his characters and his history. An example how important is to listen the people who lived there during the drama. An example how contemorary architecture could help people and his memory.

Year 2015

Work started in 2014

Work finished in 2015

Main structure Reinforced concrete

Client Bruno Pedriali

Status Completed works

Type Country houses/cottages / Recovery/Restoration of Historic Buildings