Villa Colli is one of the most vivid testimonies of the professional collaboration of two protagonists of early twentieth century Italian architecture, such as Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Levi-Montalcini. Built in the countryside just outside Rivara, in the Province of Turin, at the end of the 1920s, it presents unique features not yet particularly explored by historiographical criticism. With this research, an attempt is made to fill this void, using a methodology that sees the application of the classic tools of the Science of Representation, that is, drawing, relief, three-dimensional digital modeling and graphic analysis, used here as devices for investigating and decoding space, of volumes and twodimensional forms that generate them, trying to grasp the meanings behind them: in other words, the attempt is to retrace the design reasoning developed by the two architects. All this is not a substitute for verbal historical criticism, but as an aid, to arrive - hopefully - at a deeper understanding of the architectural phenomenon. In explicitly exempting oneself from pronouncing definitive words about the building, two effects could arise: the first is to elicit further critical contributions on the subject; the second could concern, instead, the protection of the building, that is, to trigger possible processes of preservation and restoration of a small dwelling house, certainly, but emblematic of a significant historical and cultural period of Italy.

Villa Colli è una delle testimonianze più vivide della collaborazione professionale di due protagonisti dell’architettura del primo novecento italiano, come Giuseppe Pagano e Gino Levi-Montalcini. Costruita nelle campagne appena fuori Rivara, in Provincia di Torino, alla fine degli anni ’20, presenta caratteri di unicità finora non particolarmente esplorati dalla critica storiografica. Con questa ricerca si tenta di colmare tale vuoto, usando una metodologia che vede l’applicazione degli strumenti classici della Scienza della Rappresentazione, ossia disegno, rilievo, modellazione tridimensionale digitale e analisi grafica, qui adoperati come dispositivi di indagine e decodifica dello spazio, dei volumi e delle forme piane che li generano, cercando di carpire i significati che vi stanno alla base: in altri termini, il tentativo è quello di ripercorrere a ritroso i ragionamenti progettuali elaborati dai due architetti. Tutto ciò non si intende come sostitutivo della critica storica verbale, ma come vero e proprio ausilio alla stessa, per giungere – auspicabilmente – ad una comprensione più approfondita del fenomeno architettonico. Nell’esimersi esplicitamente dal pronunciare parole definitive sull’edificio, potrebbero ingenerarsi due effetti: il primo è quello suscitare ulteriori contributi critici sul tema; il secondo potrebbe investire, invece, la sfera della tutela del bene, ovvero, innescare possibili processi di salvaguardia e restauro di una piccola casa d’abitazione, certo, ma emblematica di un significativo periodo storico e culturale dell’Italia.

Damiano, S. (2019). Villa Colli by Giuseppe Pogatschnig Pagano and Gino Levi-Montalcini: some graphic reflections. EDA. ESEMPI DI ARCHITETTURA(2).

Villa Colli by Giuseppe Pogatschnig Pagano and Gino Levi-Montalcini: some graphic reflections

Damiano, Salvatore
2019-01-01

Abstract

Villa Colli is one of the most vivid testimonies of the professional collaboration of two protagonists of early twentieth century Italian architecture, such as Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Levi-Montalcini. Built in the countryside just outside Rivara, in the Province of Turin, at the end of the 1920s, it presents unique features not yet particularly explored by historiographical criticism. With this research, an attempt is made to fill this void, using a methodology that sees the application of the classic tools of the Science of Representation, that is, drawing, relief, three-dimensional digital modeling and graphic analysis, used here as devices for investigating and decoding space, of volumes and twodimensional forms that generate them, trying to grasp the meanings behind them: in other words, the attempt is to retrace the design reasoning developed by the two architects. All this is not a substitute for verbal historical criticism, but as an aid, to arrive - hopefully - at a deeper understanding of the architectural phenomenon. In explicitly exempting oneself from pronouncing definitive words about the building, two effects could arise: the first is to elicit further critical contributions on the subject; the second could concern, instead, the protection of the building, that is, to trigger possible processes of preservation and restoration of a small dwelling house, certainly, but emblematic of a significant historical and cultural period of Italy.
2019
Settore ICAR/17 - Disegno
Damiano, S. (2019). Villa Colli by Giuseppe Pogatschnig Pagano and Gino Levi-Montalcini: some graphic reflections. EDA. ESEMPI DI ARCHITETTURA(2).
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