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68 INTERIOR SILENCE AND LIGHT I N T E R I O R · D E S I G N · I N · T H E · E X · S A N · S E B A S T I A N · O R A T O R I O PHOTO: Fulvio Rosso
INTERIOR 69 The architectural studio of Marco Ciarlo Associati has its new offices in Altare, a small town in the Ligurian hinterland. Following a narrow uphill street, you arrive at the late 16th Century oratory of San Sebastiano, which has long since been deconsecrated. From the old wooden main door, you can see an unexpectedly white interior. Once through the entrance, the atmosphere is surprising: an open space that rises for over twelve metres to a wide barrel vault roof. Simple geometry and solid walls outline a totally white abstract space, rhythmically punctuated by pilasters and crowned capitals with a framework that runs around the whole perimeter. Within is a rigorous volume that is almost sharp, compared to the masonry that has been marked by time and with which it relates without denying it. At first, the new ‘membrane’ rises to create an imposing portal in its double height which then drops off into two more contained area: these are the more vital and operative sections of the studio. Here the relationship with the original structure is maintained through a series of overhead cuts. Large windows allow the natural light to strike spaces and internal surfaces thus defining clear and sharp lines from above which change in intensity and density with the passing of the day. Perfectly South-facing, the light marks the passing of the day, only to descend towards evening and create a new form of magic: now the artificial light comes to life via the vault which reflects softly and caresses the entire nave. A succession of low-set lights accurately indicate the lengthy longitudinal route towards the apse and envelop the second and last private area. There are days when the snow, falling heavily, threatens to wipe out everything. These are the days in which the space seems to find its maximum fulfillment: white fuses with white in an unreal purity. Outside there is silence and the light, the only presence, leads towards the most absolute abstraction.
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68 INTERIOR<br />
SILENCE AND LIGHT<br />
I N T E R I O R · D E S I G N · I N · T H E · E X · S A N · S E B A S T I A N · O R A T O R I O<br />
PHOTO: Fulvio Rosso
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