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Architect:
Vivian Haddad and Marco Giunta Location:
Via Exaudinos, 1/9, 97015 Modica, Italy Photographs:
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The
project is a redevelopment of several small independent houses that
are located within the historical city center of Modica, Sicily. The
houses were originally single family homes and are arranged in a
circle around a Mediterranean garden. Each room has an entrance from the
garden and a private terrace which overviews the historical center of
Modica. The project idea was inspired by the typical model of a Moroccan
Riad, where traditionally the common spaces or a garden lie at the
heart of the house.
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For
the restoration of the houses, great attention has been given to the
choice of materials, which are natural, ecological, and, above all,
typical of the Sicilian tradition: stone walls, lime plasters, cane
roof, stone and polychrom tiled floors.
- The roofs were
reconstructed using traditional techniques using local bamboo, wooden
beams, natural cork, and handmade terracotta tiles.
- The plaster is made based on lime and natural colored oxides.
- The floors were made using recycled materials such as stone of Modica, stone pitch, concrete tiles and glazed ceramic tiles.
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All
the main walls of Modica are kept and preserved thus retaining
the traditional building technique and authenticity, intervening only
where necessary with structural consolidation and replacement of parts
using the same local stone. The restoration completely respected the
preexistences and the interiors has been furnished with simplicity and
good taste, using pieces of furniture which tell the “Sicilianity” and
their background – all rooms, with their colours and atmospheres, refer
to Mediterranean places and to the different cultures that marked the
Sicilian history. The project is designed to reflect the old and the new
– such as the home automation system that allows control of all
electrical output and energy consumption.
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The
philosophy behind Talia is ‘Slowliving’: to enjoy the sweet running
of time, to leave behind the daily rhythms of the city. It is the ideal
place for people who want to take a regenerating break, who want to be
cuddled by the fragrances and flavours of this land, contemplating the
wonderful landscape in a quiet atmosphere.
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