Architect Alessio Fontanesi of Fontanesi Progettazioni, was guest of DesignTalk’s fourth episode, the RiFRA talk show dedicated to architects and the world of design.
Architect Alessio Fontanesi
The basic principle of my group, with a design that first focused on the topic of residences and dwellings and then extended to everyday objects, has always been the following:
“È fondamentale ascoltarli dall’inizio con attenzione e bisogna capire e distillare al meglio delle proprie possibilità quello che le persone chiedono, senza trasfondere te stesso in ciò che andrai a fare, spersonalizzando poi così l’opera.”
Architect Alessio Fontanesi.
During the broadcast, we examined some of the studio’s projects:
Before / After: Project at the Colosseum, Rome.
Renovation of an apartment with a view of the historical places of the Italian capital: the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine, the Imperial Forums, the Capitol and the Altar of the Nation.
The apartment moves from the pompous taste of the 80’s, to a style with references to De Chirico’s painting, and the use of noble materials such as natural marbles, rosewood and ebony.
RiFRA has contributed with its own Kitchen of the collection ONE.
Tuscany:
We are talking about a project of a very particular residential swimming pool, for a private client, inside an estate of rare beauty… 200 meters above sea level, above the cliffs of the promontory of Monte Argentario, with a view on the island of Giglio and the island of Montecristo.
Sicily:
Construction of a wine cellar in the province of Agrigento, inspired by a castle of Norman origin.
Umbria:
Realization of a multi-family project with horizontal development, designed for a London clientele, starting from a 12th century building, with central square, common areas and swimming pool.
Milan:
Renovation of a two-story apartment, starting from a situation of dark building to reach natural lighting.
Rome:
Three apartments of 70 m2 each, whose client decided to join them to create an apartment of 210 m2 in the Ara Pacis area. The element of great impact is the insertion of a mini swimming pool in the centre of the living area, as a soundproofing element.
London:
In the Mayfair area, conversion from office into art gallery.
What you have just seen in this short article is only a summary of the many projects carried out in recent decades by the Fontanesi studio;
Architect Alessio Fontanesi.
I thank the architect Fontanesi for his participation in RiFRA’s DesignTalk; if you liked the episode, leave a comment on the blog, social networks or email.
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Matteo Rivolta
RiFRA Milano srl.
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