Completion works of the parish church
“Madonna della Medaglia Miracolosa”
Piazza San Michele, CAGLIARI, Italy
2008

..The central wall also features a plastic element - carved into its end leaning out towards the public square – which, although not explicitly described, alludes to the antonomastic symbol of catholic iconography, which assumes the role to unmistakably identify the character of this new architecture. In order to comply with the brutalist language and the structural frankness of the existing building (typical of certain architectural works of the ‘60es), besides the widespread decay of the neighbourhood – which have been here emphasized, rather than denied, since they represent the genius loci of the environmental context – the choice of materials has been oriented towards rust iron (as for gates, elevator, railings and fences) and showing concrete (as for elevation walls), although their roughness has been redeemed by special textures and finishes...

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