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Published: Wednesday, June 06, 2007

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Inner City Apartment Renovation

A rediscovered wooden truss dating back to the eighteenth century emerges as the generator and focus of this design scheme to renovate an apartment in Troia, Italy.

By: Cibelli + Guadagno Architetti Associati

Architecture-Page | Inner City Apartment Renovation by Cibelli + Guadagno Architetti Associati
View of the main space looking towards the entrance.

The Building

The original apartment consisted of two main rooms with feigned cross-vault ceilings.

A complex wooden truss with brickwork dating back to the second half of the 18th century was discovered during renovation.

Architecture-Page | Inner City Apartment Renovation by Cibelli + Guadagno Architetti Associati
Wooden truss with brickwork (18th century).

This truss thus became the pivot of the new design, restored and used to suspend a platform accommodating the bedroom in the renovated space.

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