"Old meets new"

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Architects: noa*

Location: Griesbruck, 39043 Klausen, Bozen, Italy

Project Year: 2012

Photographs: Alex Filz

© Alex Filz

"Old meets new"noa* (network of architecture) completes a traditional urban residential house and adds a contemporary volume, which grows into the vineyards of Gries.?...the material penetration of the old and the new create a field of confrontation of the generations ? an untamed urge for transformation...?Stefan Rier

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In the vineyard area of Bolzano (IT), a dwelling house for a butcher family is enlarged; the existing traditional volume is extended with a open and modern structure. The site, which is protected, is located in an urban transition zone in between the building development of the outskirts of the city and the denser building development around the area of the Griserplatz.
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The house is divided into two apartments, which are made accessible with a prominent outdoor stair from the courtyard. The new volumes have a view into all directions, with idyllic vineyards and the characteristic ?Guntschnaberg? in the West.

First Floor Plan

The aim was to respect the proportions of the historic building. Therefore the Villa with a pitched roof and classic window openings was amplified with ...