Where: Curò Mountain Refuge (Italy) 

When: 2016  

Role: Project and Design Leader 

Partners: M. Piffari, M. Rodari, M. Zamboni

Awards and Recognitions: First Prize Winner of Sentieri Creativi Competition 2016

Graphics: Elaborated by the Author

Photos Credit: the Author

Nest of Stone is a place within a place, a small rocky gem lost in the gorgeous landscapes of the Orobie Mountains, in northern Italy.  The idea of the nest was inspired by the feeling of protection and intimacy felt visiting the building site, an intimate natural hollow, for the first time. The design completes the rounded shape of the hollow by creating two stone arms that emerge from the slopes and become a sitting place to rest, eat, or enjoy the open view of the mountains. For stimulating these moments of peace and contemplation, eight suggestions were hand-carved on the rough stone walls of the nest: listening, observing, dreaming, contemplating, embracing, breathing, growing, experiencing.