Swiss architect Aurelio Galfetti's stark hillside entrance to the medieval Castelgrande in Bellinzona, Switzerland is the focus of this architectural photography series by Simone Bossi.
Captured on film, the series highlights the imposing qualities of the clean-cut, bunker-like gateway to the castle, which is described by Bossi as a "majestic" and "powerful space".
Bossi has photographed the stark entrance to the medieval Castelgrande
Castelgrande is elevated on a rocky peak on the Alpine foothills and forms the centrepiece of the historic Castles of Bellinzona, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the Montebello and Sasso Corbaro fortresses.
Galfetti's brutalist entrance to Castelgrande was carved into this hillside as part of a wider renovation of the site between 1984 and 1991, and is considered one of his most notable projects. It is embedded into the rocky hillside below the castle
The gateway resembles a dark, cavernous void carved into the rocky hillside, and leads to a hidden elevator that takes visitors up to the castle grounds.
It is framed by monumental, linear concrete slabs, resembling the entrance of an underground bunker and juxtaposing the natural undulations of the site and the surrounding stone walls.
Its concrete form is in juxtaposition with its surroundings
"Respecting the complexity of such a majestic project, I felt the need to focus only on this specific moment: the prologue of the space experience, the entrance,&q...