Category: Residential

235 RENOVATION AND ENLARGMENT OF CASA DPT

place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
services supplied: project, construction management
project: 2021/22
construction: 2022/23
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo

The project involves the renovation of a single house from the 1960s of significant dimensions, with a basement, mezzanine and first floor, built on a flat lot in a peripheral area of the city of Pordenone.
The intervention saw a total renovation of the house, improving both the formal appearance and the energy and structural performance.

As regards the first point, the house has undergone a general redevelopment, without distorting the pre-existing architectural system.
New environments with larger and more usable spaces have been created in the living area, merging existing rooms. Greater brightness was obtained thanks to the modification of the existing windows and the creation of new window openings.
Distribution updates have led to a reconfiguration of the entrances and service areas, as well as in the sleeping area, dedicated to the bedrooms and the study, to best respond to the client’s wishes.
New finishes were used (large format tiles in the living area, wooden flooring in the sleeping area), plasterboard in the walls, with chromatically differentiated stairwell.
Lower heights characterize the distribution compartments, both to contain technical compartments and for LED and recessed lights.
A new base raised about one meter compared to the remaining garden can be used as an outdoor space on the east and west fronts, joined by a sidewalk with 2 stairs on the north side.

As regards the structures, a perimeter reinforcement was created at the base level of the entire building, as well as at the columns. Furthermore, the floors were reinforced, both in the living area of the mezzanine floor and on the first floor above.
Reinforced concrete hoops with a thickness coinciding with the current masonry have been provided in the new openings, while the infilled ones use solid bricks.
The roof was also renovated, with a reinforcing cap and reinforced concrete curb.
Outside, the addition to the south west, built later than the house, was demolished and a perimeter base was built. On the same side a volume was built containing the bathroom and laundry, to act as a secondary entrance; on the upper side there is a terrace that can be used from the office on the first floor.

The intervention also involved the radical improvement of energy performance through the use of insulating material of different types and thicknesses throughout the building. The windows and doors were replaced with new ones in aluminium, with low-emissivity glass, with a monobloc system.
The thermo-hydraulic system is characterized by the presence of a low energy consumption system, guaranteed by the photovoltaic system with storage and inverter and by the heat pump, all optimized by a floor heating and cooling system, ceiling dehumidifiers and ventilation system mechanics.
These measures have led the house to obtain an energy class equal to A4, compared to the starting G.

245 RENOVATION OF CASA B

place: Aviano (PN)
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
services supplied: project, construction management
project: 2021/22
construction: 2022/23
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo

The house subject to the intervention is located on the Pordenone foothills, arranged on two levels and inserted in an urban context characterized by houses arranged in line overlooking a public street and a common internal courtyard.

The existing property falls within the “Areas of historical interest subject to typological conservation” according to the PRGC, the general volumetric system dating back to 1800.

The radical renovation involved improving the performance of the property from both an energy and structural point of view, as well as recovering the attic, previously used as a warehouse, for residential purposes.

For the first point, insulation was created on the perimeter plasterboard walls, in order not to modify the facades of the building; the renovation and insulation of part of the roof and the replacement of the existing wooden windows with new ones with thermal break and double glazing. Where the attic was redone, a radiant system was installed, on a Venetian floor on the ground floor and in wood, with a herringbone pattern, on the first floor.

For the second point, part of the roof and related curbing were replaced, a portion of the attic on the first floor was consolidated and the foundations on the ground floor were rebuilt. The pre-existing beams of the floors, previously hidden by a false ceiling, were recovered and restored.

The systems were renewed thanks to the installation of an underfloor heating system, the adaptation of the sanitary water system, the installation of a condensing boiler and heat pump. The existing electrical system has been adapted based on the new distribution of the rooms.

Finally, a new photovoltaic system and related storage system were installed.

The measures adopted have led the house to obtain an energy class of A4.

181 RENOVATION AND ENLARGMENT OF CASA TF

place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
services supplied: project, construction management
project: 2017
construction: 2018
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo

The intervention involved the partial demolition and reconstruction of a small single-storey house located in a medium-density residential area near the historic center of Pordenone.


The house occupies the east side of a small lot and is on the opposite side of the vehicle and pedestrian entrance.


Respecting the constraints set by the legislation, it was decided to maximize the obtainable volume, making full use of the height of the pre-existing building in order to obtain an additional floor and a flat roof on the first floor.


In this way, a walkable surface almost double that of the existing one was obtained. The existing internal distribution was overturned, creating a large and airy living area, with large sliding windows located on opposite sides of the lounge and dining area, with a study, a bathroom, a laundry room and a pantry separate from the kitchen.


On the first floor there is access to a large external terrace both from a further open space study and from the double bedroom, equipped with bathroom.


The covered area of the building remained unchanged.

186 CASA GV

place: Porcia (PN)
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
services supplied: project, construction management
project: 2017
construction: 2018-2019
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo

The project was carried out within a plot of approximately 1500 m2 in the residential suburb of the province of Pordenone. The client wanted to build a single-storey house, with the portion dedicated to the children secluded from the rest of the building.


Located at the end of the access road, positioned in the center of the lot, the house has an L-shaped plan with a subdivision of the internal spaces with a sleeping area and garage to the north, a living area to the south).


The main face of the house is south, towards which the internal rooms (kitchen and living room) open with 2 large windows; the living room, also equipped with a window facing east, opens onto a covered terrace and a view of the garden.


The southern part also acts as a distributive for the sleeping areas and services, guaranteeing access to the double bedroom and attached bathroom to the east, with a study that serves as an ante-entrance, and, to the west, with entrances to the single bedrooms and their bathrooms through a corridor located after the main entrance. Through the same distributive (equipped with a bathroom with skylight for ventilation) you will reach the garage, positioned at the end of the house, forming a single body with the remaining building.


The vehicular and pedestrian accesses are from the south side, the views of the bedrooms are all facing east, towards the morning light and the garden, while the services, the main entrance to the house and the garage face the west.

147 RENOVATION AND ENLARGMENT OF HOUSE L

place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini
services supplied: project,  construction management and interior design
project: 2012
construction: 2012/13
note: mq 400
fotografie: Massimo Poldelmengo, furlan&pierini architetti

The project involves the renovation of a 60’s house designed by the Pordenone architect Donadon. The villa, characterized by large pitched roofs, extensive glass windows, and by a cultured use of rich furnishing materials, has been the subject of a complete renovation aimed at adapting comfort and energy performance to current standards, while maintaining its original character. . A single volume was added to the existing elements, in exposed concrete, acting as a garage.

077 CASA C

place: Latisana, Venezia
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini
services supplied: project, construction management and interior design
project: 2008
construction: 2009/10
note: mq 200
photography: furlan&pierini architetti

The house has a south-facing courtyard and is on two floors, with the living area located on the ground floor and the bedrooms on the first floor. The house looks like a compact and closed volume, particularly on the north side. The windows of the west rooms on the first floor are located inside niches carved on the façade. They appear as real “telescopes” that open onto the garden outside the house and onto the landscape. The main entrance to the house is located inside the courtyard formed by the house and the porch; a second entrance to the service areas is provided by the porch. The roof has two inclined slopes with asymmetrical roof top compared to the plan of the house.

061 CASA D

place: Sacile (PN)
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini
collaborators: arch. Walter Pescarollo-Vivian, arch. Gianluca Zanette, arch. Margherita Bortolus
services supplied: project, construction management and interior design
project: 2004
construction: 2005/2009
note: mq 270
photography: foto Ciol, furlan&pierini architetti

The house is a re-reading of the 19-20th century villa typical of the Veneto-Friuli regions. The residence has a square plan, with a central double-height stairwell, downlit by two skylights, leading to the rooms distributed on the four sides. The north section of the ground floor is mainly devoted to service functions such as the main entry to the house, the kitchen, a wardrobe and a bathroom. The south section accommodates the living area, opened to the park, with dining room, living room, and a porch. The sleeping area is at the first floor. To the west an light well brings light and air to the living quarters in the basement. A special care is devoted to spatial organization and the design of the openings in the façades. At the first floor, the depth of the wall in coincidence with the openings emphasizes their characters of frames opened onto the historical park surrounding the house. The treelined way, rehabilitated to use as a path for cars and pedestrians, as well as the redesign of the entry section, make both the historical building and the newlybuilt house easily accessible. The shelter for cars, with its corten iron plate cladding, is markedly different from the house, clad in Orsera stone slabs laid straight with rolled finishing.

044 CASA T

place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini
collaborators: arch. Margherita Bortolus
services supplied: project, construction management and interior design
project: 1997
construction: 2002/2005
note: mq 270
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo, furlan&pierini architetti

The house is placed on the north-south axis of the site and is built as a 2-story block with a covered space acting as porch and car shelter. The service areas are at the ground floor within a volume distinct from the main residence whose design recalls the shape of the local examples of industrial archeology. The concept of the house is simple and rational: living areas (living-room, dining-room, kitchen and bathroom) at the ground floor and sleeping areas at the first floor. A double-height space in the living area, with a balcony leading to the master bedroom and dividing it from the children’s bedrooms, accommodates the staircase. The large glass windows of the dining-living room provide views to the surrounding landscape: a “telescopic” window to the north frames the nearby mountains, while an opening to the west connects the living room with the garden, and to the east a wide glass window floods with light the double-height area of the dining-room offering a remarkable view towards the sky.

039 COMETA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini
collaborators: arch. Christian De Col
services supplied: project, construction management
project: 2001
construction: 2002/2003
note: mq 650
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo

The design represents the effort to overcome, with the architectural solution, the practical difficulties arising from the interpretation and application of the building code. The program called for the construction of a residential building with six apartments on a site of about 500 sq.m. The enclosure of the lot towards the street becomes a crucial architectural element of the design, as it is overdeveloped to the point where it becomes a sort of theatrical “coulisse” in galvanized iron dividing public space from the private area as well as the base over which the building stands. The stairwell leads to six two-roomed flats. The typical plan is applied everywhere except the ground and second floor: at the ground floor a stair gives access to the underground level where an additional space opens onto an light well connected with the garden; at the second floor the staircase leads to an apartment with a studio and a large solarium on the roof. The terraces, made in exposed concrete, are really conceived as “extensions” of the apartments and appear as exceptional elements in the sober volume of the building.

005 IMITUR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini
collaborators: arch. Christian De Col
services supplied: project, construction management
project: 1997
construction: 1998/1999
note: mq 1250
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo

The building is formed by 3-story independent blocks linked by a balcony giving access to fifteen apartments of different shapes and types. The interstitial space is one floor lower and forms a light well that runs through the building lengthwise and “lies” the complex to the ground. The elements of type and distribution, the materials and shapes, allow for a clear formal reading of the design. The blocks appear as solid volumes with regular openings lending them architectural unity. The distribution system allows for horizontal and vertical movement within the building and creates ever-changing views. The blocks are flooded with light and air. To the northeast, the main volume fronts onto the city; to the south and west, smaller volumes are connected with the single-family houses. The living quarters of the apartments also front onto the open parts of the lot, while the distribution spaces look onto the light well. The bow-windows and projecting window frames stand out as exceptional elements and are intended to serve special functions: the former enlarge the space of the one-room apartment , the latter include the wood panels conceived as sunscreens for the terraces.