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Francesca Perani s urban refuge: creativity with a reduced environmental footprint

Francesca Perani went back to Albino, in the Seriana Valley near Bergamo, to build what she calls an urban refuge: an extension on a modern home built in 1968 by architect Armen Manoukian and renovated by Perani herself in 2008. She completely restored an arcade built in the ‘50s overlooking the home’s garden, formerly used as storage space. Francesca Perani’s attitude to the design of this architectural object is ironic and playful, proposing a solution which not only gets the most out of the existing construction but takes into consideration the history of the clients, a local couple of Italian and Persian origins. The project draws on both cultures, harmoniously blending elements of the existing building with colours and details drawn from the Persian tradition. What’s more, with the intention of extending the home’s seasonal use and permitting new applications, the renovated arcade creates a sense of quiet and intimacy, in

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