Villa Colli is one of the most vivid testimonies of the professional collaboration of two protagonists of early twentieth century Italian architecture, such as Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Levi-Montalcini. Built in the countryside just outside Rivara, in the Province of Turin, at the end of the 1920s, it presents unique features not yet particularly explored by historiographical criticism. With this research, an attempt is made to fill this void, using a methodology that sees the application of the classic tools of the Science of Representation, that is, drawing, relief, three-dimensional digital modeling and graphic analysis, used here as devices for investigating and decoding space, of volumes and twodimensional forms that generate them, trying to grasp the meanings behind them: in other words, the attempt is to retrace the design reasoning developed by the two architects. All this is not a substitute for verbal historical criticism, but as an aid, to arrive - hopefully - at a deeper understanding of the architectural phenomenon. In explicitly exempting oneself from pronouncing definitive words about the building, two effects could arise: the first is to elicit further critical contributions on the subject; the second could concern, instead, the protection of the building, that is, to trigger possible processes of preservation and restoration of a small dwelling house, certainly, but emblematic of a significant historical and cultural period of Italy.
Villa Colli by Giuseppe Pogatschnig Pagano and Gino Levi-Montalcini: some graphic reflections
Damiano S.
2019-01-01
Abstract
Villa Colli is one of the most vivid testimonies of the professional collaboration of two protagonists of early twentieth century Italian architecture, such as Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Levi-Montalcini. Built in the countryside just outside Rivara, in the Province of Turin, at the end of the 1920s, it presents unique features not yet particularly explored by historiographical criticism. With this research, an attempt is made to fill this void, using a methodology that sees the application of the classic tools of the Science of Representation, that is, drawing, relief, three-dimensional digital modeling and graphic analysis, used here as devices for investigating and decoding space, of volumes and twodimensional forms that generate them, trying to grasp the meanings behind them: in other words, the attempt is to retrace the design reasoning developed by the two architects. All this is not a substitute for verbal historical criticism, but as an aid, to arrive - hopefully - at a deeper understanding of the architectural phenomenon. In explicitly exempting oneself from pronouncing definitive words about the building, two effects could arise: the first is to elicit further critical contributions on the subject; the second could concern, instead, the protection of the building, that is, to trigger possible processes of preservation and restoration of a small dwelling house, certainly, but emblematic of a significant historical and cultural period of Italy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
