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.

192 PROSCIUTTERIA F.LLI MARTIN

place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
services supplied: progetto, direzione lavori, arredo d’interni
project: 2016
construction: 2016
photography: pordenoneturismo / plbstudio

The intervention involved the complete renovation of the interior of a restaurant, located on the ground floor of a historic building in the center of Pordenone.


The cornerstone of the operation was the placement of a metal structure inside the central room to act as a mezzanine, taking advantage of the entire height of the building, in order to create an additional restaurant room and freeing up the space below where to place the counter and the sales area, together with tables and chairs.


The other design choices focused on making the place more welcoming and functional, without distorting it, characterizing the different rooms with different lighting fixtures.

The air conditioning, electrical and hydraulic system was also replaced.

174 RENOVATION OF A PORTION OF THE SPILIMBERGO CASTLE

luogo: Spilimbergo (PN)
cliente: Privato
incarico: diretto
progettisti: arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
prestazioni svolte: progetto, direzione lavori, arredo d’interni
data del progetto: 2017
realizzazione: 2018-2019
note: mq 730
fotografie: Massimo Poldelmengo
, plbstudio

L’immobile in oggetto è una parte del complesso del Castello di Spilimbergo, le cui prime tracce risalgono al secolo XI.

La porzione denominata Palazzo Ciriani (ora Furlan), così come la conosciamo oggi, conserva poco dell’impianto originario. Le modifiche apportate nel 1911-1912, in occasione del restauro realizzato su progetto dell’architetto Giuseppe Torres, hanno trasformato radicalmente l’edificio.

Attualmente consta di un nucleo principale, confinante a nord-ovest con palazzo Tadea, che comprende i saloni e le stanze principali dell’abitazione, caratterizzate dall’ingresso principale dotato di una bussola di legno e dalla scala lignea progettata dallo stesso Torres. Un nucleo secondario, a confine con palazzo Troilo (già adibito a carcere e ora sede dell’Archivio comunale) è collocato a sud-est, che, oltre ad una ulteriore scala di accesso ai vari piani, contiene su un unico livello gli ambienti domestici del Castello: il “fogher”, con l’antistante servizio, un “tinello” con vista sul Tagliamento, la cucina e una cantina (anch’essi prospicienti verso il fiume). A queste due unità si aggiunge lo studio dello scultore Ado Furlan costituito da un ampio stanzone adibito un tempo a ricovero delle carrozze e collegato attraverso una porta oggi murata a una cantina rientrante attualmente nella proprietà Querin.

Lo schema planimetrico del piano terra corrisponde solo parzialmente a quello del primo piano. Qui infatti il salone è ridotto in ampiezza da un muro funzionale alla creazione di un corridoio dove sbocca la scala lignea interna e lungo il quale si distribuiscono due ambienti: il salone passante con l’affresco di Giovanni da Udine, confinante a nord-ovest con la proprietà Querin e dotato un tempo di due coppie di porte per lato, e la stanza-studio di Italo Furlan con affaccio verso il Tagliamento. Quest’ultima è divisa mediante un tramezzo da un secondo ambiente con pavimento alla veneziana, utilizzato un tempo come bagno, trasformato da Italo Furlan nella propria camera da letto.

Al secondo piano, cui si accede esclusivamente attraverso la scala principale in cemento con finitura in graniglia, si ripete lo schema distributivo del livello sottostante, con corridoio centrale e tre camere ai lati, mentre i servizi sono accessibili dal corridoio parallelo alla facciata.

Una scala, tra le due camere confinanti a nord-ovest con la proprietà Querin conduce al sottotetto, utilizzato attualmente come deposito.

Gli interventi realizzati, volti all’esaltazione delle finiture adottate in precedenza e all’adeguamento funzionale dell’edificio, non hanno compromesso la forma originaria né hanno cambiato le caratteristiche costruttive. Sono riassumibili nelle seguenti lavorazioni:

  • sostituzione della pavimentazione in legno a spina di pesce di alcune stanze del piano terra con una di identica fattura.
  • levigatura e pulizia del pavimento in seminato alla veneziana di alcune stanze del piano terra e della scalinata di accesso alla zona notte del primo e secondo piano.
  • rifacimento della pavimentazione esterna del cortile retrostante, attualmente in calcestruzzo in cattivo stato di conservazione, utilizzando lo stesso materiale ma con inserti in pietra a richiamare la piazza esterna.
  • Sostituzione nel giardino del bersò attuale con uno nuovo di foggia adeguata al contesto.
  • creazione al piano terra di 2 bagni (entrambi con lavabo e wc) il tutto realizzato tra 2 pareti preesistenti, attraverso la creazione di un setto divisore, senza modificare la planimetria del palazzo e la pavimentazione preesistente. La porta in ferro, ad un’anta con sopraluce, a richiamare le soluzioni adottate nelle stanze limitrofe.
  • restauro di tutti gli infissi in legno e della scalinata rivestita in legno al piano terra.
  • inserimento di una porta scorrevole a 2 ante in vetro all’interno della bussola di ingresso principale, senza modificare il serramento e le parti in legno.
  • inserimento di una porta scorrevole a 2 ante in vetro all’interno della studio Ado Furlan, ripristinando contestualmente la forometria originale della porta, senza modificare il serramento e le parti in legno della sala principale.
  • adeguamento dell’impianto idraulico, con integrazione dei vecchi termosifoni con nuovi elementi di stesso aspetto e stessa foggia di quelli presenti.
  • adeguamento dell’impianto elettrico, con materiali a norma ed integrazione con nuovi corpi illuminanti volti a soddisfare eventuali esigenze espositive.

134 LESTANS NURSERY SCHOOL

place: Lestans, Comune di Sequals (PN)
contracting authority: Comune di Sequals
assignment: competition
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini, ing. Angelo Salomon, ing. Gianni Mirolo
collaborators: arch. Gianluca Zanette
project cost: €. 1.300.000,00
services supplied: project, executive project, construction management
project: 2010/2011
construction: 2012/2013 (concluso)
photography: Foto Ciol

The name derives Sequals according to some scholars to “sub colles” that is at the foot of the hills , others from “septem colles”. The main fraction, Lestans , is about 5 km from the capital. The hills that rise between the arch rolling foothills and the plains are taken as a reference design: the section of the building from east to west is marked by a series of pitched roofs with different size and inclination (and reference memory of the skyline of the surrounding mountains) that vary depending on the environments, characterizing spatially. The construction of the prospects for extrusion of portions of the walls and the rear position of the window relative to the wire thickness to give the building openings that are transformed into real telescopes open to the surrounding landscape. The choice to characterize the color-only floors and ceilings at the disposal of the teaching that all the walls, like the film in a movie, recount the daily activities of children, through drawings, words and teaching jobs.

121 MIOTTO CINEMA AND THEATER RENOVATION AND MODERNISATION

place: Spilimbergo (PN)
contracting authority: Comune di Spilimbergo
assignment: competition
architects: arch. Vittorio Pierini
collaborators: arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
project cost: €. 1.150.000,00
services supplied: project, executive project, construction management, interior design
project: 2014/2015
construction: 2016/2017
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo, plbstudio

The project involves the renovation of the Cinema Theater Miotto in Spilimbergo (PN). Opened in 1937, it is located in the north of the historical city center. The exterior has been kept almost unaltered, except for the demolition and reconstruction of a new warehouse of enlarged dimensions. The interior has been consolidated, structurally improved and adapted to the current regulations of the building through the reconstruction of the stage, the stalls and the gallery as well as the redevelopment of the entrance, the foyer and the bathrooms. In the theater hall conceptually 2 elements interpenetrate: one in wood, that constitute flooring and acoustic elements; one in black plasterboard, that contains air conditioning and lighting systems. Moreover, the space under the stage has been trasformed into a store and rehearsal room, and the adjacent basement, previously used as a pizzeria, in dressing rooms and bathrooms.

131 SAN QUIRINO MUNICIPAL LIBRARY

place: San Quirino (PN)
stazione appaltante: Comune di San Quirino
assignment: competition
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini
collaborators: arch. Gianluca Zanette
project cost: €. 230.000,00
services supplied: project, executive project, construction management, safety coordination
project: 2010/2011
construction: 2011/2012
photography: Foto Ciol

The project involves the architectural and plant renovation of a building built in the 1920s to house the city library. The building was already the subject of an intervention in the 1980s; it was radically modified both in function – originally it was the dwelling of the doctor, then it was used as medical clinics – and in the typology, with an extension on the east side and the new positioning of the stairwell. The two floors have been completely freed from the existing internal walls: the ground floor, which has become an open-space, is intended for public acceptance, book storage and reading room; the first floor has been divided into three rooms: two for children and adults, and the third for a multi-purpose room. The program also required the creation of a new multimedia environment; since it did not find its place in the existing building, an expansion was built on the south side, towards the garden.

117B SAN MARTINO DI CAMPAGNA SQUARE

place: San Martino di Campagna
contracting authority: Comune di Aviano (PN)
assignment: competition
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini architetti (coordinator), arch. Giorgio del Fabbro, ing. Gianni Mirolo, arch. Gianluca Zanette
project cost: €. 669.520,00
services supplied: project, executive project, construction management, safety coordination
project: 2009/2010
construction: 2010/2012
photography: furlan&pierini architetti

The main generating elements of the project, that accepts and makes the orography of the place its own, taking it as a reference for the new urban design, are the natural elements (the trees) and built elements (the fountain and the war memorial). It was decided to keep them in their original location, along with the facade of the church. The layout of the square is organized according to a geometric grid that becomes the matrix of the entire project, built on the pitch of the main elements present in the public space.