pure and meticulously geometric forms characterize this palladian style villa in italy

architect francesco pascali completed his latest project ca’ gioia in bassano del grappa – northern italy, representing a perfectly balanced synthesis among an urban villa and a country estate. its volumes are pure and geometric, rhythmed by a precise variation of empty and filled spaces. the classical rigor of the external casing introduces the essential profiles of the internal areas in an uninterrupted balance game.

images by andrea martiradonna
bathroom

the entrance to the ca’ gioia by francesco pascali, delimited by a long glass covering, perfectly frames one of the magnificent 16th century works by architect andrea palladio, as well as the first foothills of the venetian prealps. between these two buildings – on the one hand, the famous villa angarano, a UNESCO world heritage site, on the other the house designed by francesco pascali – lies only a large park, which separates them while permitting a continuous dialogue. both pursue the same logic in their relationship with the territory and interpret the two paradigms of veneto residences: encapsulating both the theme of the urban villa and the country estate opening onto the surrounding landscape.

stairs

completed in early 2021, ca’ gioia is set on gently sloping ground, planted with olives and other fruit trees, and developed on an area of 8,000 sqm. constructed in an l-shape, which retraces the lines of a pre-existing agricultural building, the new residential structure interprets the guiding principles of palladian architecture in a contemporary key. the long, lower building with a pitched roof, facing west and set at a slightly higher level, is connected to the main two-story building, recreating, in the style of the great renaissance master himself, a wonderful balance between monumental forms and simplicity.

conversation area 

the volumes here are pure and meticulously geometric, characterized by a very precise relation between empty and filled spaces. on the first floor, the rooms are more open and flowing, with large windows creating a direct connection with the large garden. inside, the two-story section houses the entrance space with a living and dining area, the kitchen and a study, while on the upper floor the staircase in white painted metal and oak leads to the sleeping area and its three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a large walk-in closet serving the rooms.

 boiserie details

the single-story section, meanwhile, is home to garages, a guest room with a bathroom, a studio apartment for staff, and a large open space, whose function can be adapted depending on the needs of the family. light colors have been chosen for the homogeneous interior finishes, increasing the light flooding into the environment. the flooring is in large slabs of lapitec in the bianco crema shade and the vesuvio finish, while natural wooden beams and paneling outline the ceiling and some of the internal walls.

dining table

the classical rigor of ca’ gioia, the clean and linear profiles of its external casing and internal areas, are the result of a long design process that saw the owner and architect francesco pascali equally involved. ‘we worked for almost four years on the design of this building to make it a conceptually complete work, based on using practically exclusively a material that is very dear to me – lapitec, in all its forms: the facade, the roof, floors, coverings in the bathrooms, the kitchen worktop and some of the furniture.’ explained the architect. ‘working opposite a masterpiece like the palladian villa angarano meant that the design had to show great respect for the master, with the identification of modules, the correct proportions and the relationship between full and empty spaces.’

living room with fireplace

setting the rhythm of solids and voids are the lapitec sintered stone exterior slabs that envelop the villa completely, covering its horizontal and vertical surfaces and even the roof. the large-format slabs have been laid both whole and cut, to create a tailored and precisely dimensioned shell. the outdoor floor coverings, enriched by planters and extending around the complete perimeter of the building. the minimalist profile of the buildings is, in fact, a symbol of a new and refined functional aesthetic, further enhanced by the technological component underpinning the performance characteristics of lapitec.

details

kitchen

panoramic view 

entrance

northern façade 

southern façade

project info:

name: ca’ gioia

location: bassano del grappa, vicenza-italy completed: 2021

area: 560 sqm (6,027.79 sqft)

architect: francesco pascali architetto

main contractor: impresa edile stangherlin

structure: ge.n.co.

electrical design: enrico bordignon

mechanical design: studio tre di perin parisotto e rossi

ventilated facade: cesare zilio

phototography: andrea martiradonna

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