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Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Blade, Mino Caggiula Architects | International Design Awards Winners

Blade

CompanyMino Caggiula Architects
Lead DesignersMino Caggiula
Design TeamPier Luca Carubia, Fabio Fiore, Thomas Giuliani, Alberto Cuneo, Luca Zingaro
Project LocationCanobbio, Lugano
ClientTognola Group
CreditsPhoto by: Paolo Volonté
Prize(s)Gold in Residential Architecture Design / Multi Unit Dwellings, Gold in Building Of The Year / Residential
Project LinkView
Entry Description

The inspiration for this residential complex in Canobbio, Switzerland, comes from the art world, specifically from the works of the artist Richard Serra, evocative spatial sculptures built with metal sheets.
On a steep terrain between the vegetation and the lake, the idea was to "carve" the hillside by inserting curved corten steel blades which emerge from the landscape, becoming the hallmark of the project. The intervention in the space stimulates a close dialogue between construction and the surrounding context, integrating precise material choices with the nature of the site.