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Mamma Mia Restaurant, Rome

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At the Mamma Mia restaurant in Rome, you can feel in the garden even when you are indoor. Palms and ferns are always in sight thanks to the play of beams and full-height windows that connects the rooms. The landscape project spreads along the margins of the architectures to create fluid and relaxing spaces. Evergreen species with glossy leaves make their way into the pavement with apparent spontaneity. The lightness of the Chamaedorea and the cheerfulness of the sphere-shaped pittosporum soften the rigor of the wooden structure designed by Labics. The soffused light filtering through the trees and the beams has inspired the botanical choices. Clouds of Peppermint and Soleirolia and arched leaves of Dryopteris recreate the freshness and charm of the tropical undergrowth. As evening falls, the garden of the Mamma Mia restaurant seems to expand into dark. The Cor-Ten volutes of the custom-made sculpture project the vegetation into a dreamlike dimension.

Mamma Mia Restaurant, Rome

Where: Roma, Quartiere Pinciano
Area: 95 sq m
Year: 2014 (design), 2015 (construction)
In collaboration with: Labics (architecture), A. Palmieri Ing & Arch Associati (structures), Fusaro Mario Srl (sculpture fabrication), Torsanlorenzo (vegetation)
Services: Concept, plant design, sculpture design, construction assistance

Plant design sketch by Valerio Cozzi

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The moon in the well, sunken garden in Riyadh

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:22:04 +0000

A sunken garden inspired by the old tale of the moon in the well. A sunken oasis with palms and water, reachable by descending broad lawn steps. Introduced by the scent of lemon trees and Lantana montevidensis shrubs, the moon in the well garden displays a crescent of grey-leaved shrubs (Leucophyllum frutescens, Santolina tomentosa, Senecio cineraria) embracing a black stone fountain. The opening in the light steel shading structure lets the water feature shine of light reflections. A further crescent of ultramarine blue painted wooden planks adds a vibrant touch to the space while screening from the windows overlooking the garden. The well consists of a precious round fountain made of Labradorite, iridescent dark blue stone. At night, the white marble cladding of the retaining walls reverberates the moonlight and the subdued sound of the shallow pond water.

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Project: Al Ammariah family estate
Location: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Garden area: 262 m²
Highlights: sunken garden, stair with lawn treads and Cor-ten® risers, Mediterranean plant species, Labradorite fountain
Partners: Faris & Faris Architects (Amman, Jordan), Comatec (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Art Contracting (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Services: Preliminary, executive and construction design, fountain design, shading structure design, paving design, assistance during construction

Al Ammariah family estate landscape project takes advantage of any situation to grow a garden: even a stair, here, gets a green carpet of lawn.
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The moon in the well garden: project sketch by Valerio Cozzi

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Construction works

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Campus Spark, renovated farmhouse near Pavia

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:50:03 +0000

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Design of the outdoor spaces of Campus Spark interprets the features of the traditional, Lombard agricultural landscape in a contemporary way. Here, manicured gardens, fruit trees, feathery hedges and canals tell the fashination of an international hi-tech firm for this old farmhouse. The location is near the Visconti’s Castle in Bereguardo (Pavia). The renovated architectures find a link with the territory thanks to the neat, compact aromatic carpet that illuminates the entrance courtyard. The design of the square raised bed incorporates a wide ramp granting a fully accessible environment. Persimmon and cherry trees and field maples await the first cold weather to colour autumn. High weaving grasses accompany the paths of the central courtyard and enclose the conversation and BBQ areas designed for the users of the multifunctional and coworking quarters. River Ticino and water of the typical nearby canals are recalled with a strip of river stones that runs along and under the walkways made of WPC wood. The new structures, including also a dining area, gym and rooms for selected guests shade the passage between the two main courtyards. This provides perfect growing conditions for a soothing, dense parterre of ferns and bigleaf periwinkle. Carefully studied coplanarity of paving materials and integration of ramps and level transitions in the design of the open spaces make the site comfortable and safe for everyone.

Where: Bereguardo, Pavia, Italy
Area: 1.275 sm
Parner: Giuseppe Tortato Architects
Year: 2015 (project), 2017 (opening)
Services: Concept design, Executive design, Construction works assistance

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Campus Spark, concept design of the courtyards. Sketches by Valerio Cozzi

Today the Bereguardo complex is home to the Campus Party Sparks: an e-sports academy providing training and talent boosting to players and video gaming professionals, together with consultancy to succeed in the business of video gaming on an international scale.

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Nature-inspired gate, High Montferrat

admin — Fri, 28 May 2021 16:53:21 +0000

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Steel gate inspired by natural elements, designed for a private residence in the High Montferrat. The custom-made gate recalls the dance of reeds in the wind. The three-dimensional effect has been carefully studied to match aesthetic with functionality. The light front view reveals the solidity of the structure only when doors are opened. The arrangement of the metal elements considers the weight of the steel in order to obtain a balanced and safe structure. The seamless locks and the absence of pointed ends contribute to convey the message of beauty and welcome, as desired by the host. Completed by pedestrian and service gates, the work was created in collaboration with a craft atelier of excellence.

Client: Private
Where: High Montferrat, Piedmont, Italy
In partnership with: Mininno Design, Alessandria
Year: 2019
Services: Concept, Schematic Design, Construction Documents, Construction Administration

All the gate elements are of micaceous iron gunmetal painted steel

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Historic garden on Lake Como

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:58:54 +0000

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Conservative enhancement of the historic garden of Villa Allamel in Cernobbio, Lake Como. The landscape design recovers the original layout of the flowerbeds and leads small building works with quality materials to re-establish the connection between the nineteenth-century residence and its garden.

The outdoor paving of Villa Allamel is slightly extended with black and white pebbles in continuity with the ones already exhisting at the area dedicated to relax. The new edges in Sardininan granite, installed with the assistance of the gardener to avoid any damage to the root systems of plants, merge with the original ones. The landscape design enhances also the vegetation of the site, celebrated in the historical records of the Como Lake villas as an integral part of the panorama of the Cernobbio shore and of the Larian identity. The ornamental boxwood hedge (Buxus sempervirens) now pauses at the spots heavily exposed to the breeze. Moving elsewhere specimens made it possible to improve the vegetative conditions of the plants and to visually connect the central lawn to the iconic terrace on the lake framed by columns, covered with wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) at the arrival of spring. In order to safeguard the root pan of the centuries-old climber, the white-flowered hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) enriching the basement are grown in in bottomless planters. Planted together with cushions of Vinca minor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ to extend the blooming period to late summer, the shrubs are laid down freely giving a new lightness to the architecture. A compact island of muscari (Liriope muscari) re-establishes the pivotal role of the old Magnolia grandiflora sited at the crossing point between the main lawn and the terrace, between the garden and the private dock. The new planters, as well as the new pergola with diamond treillage designed by Valerio Cozzi for the relax area of the historic garden of Villa Allamel are in galvanized steel, anthracite grey colour – a contemporary development of the wrought iron parapets and Nouveau glass canopy of the estate.

Location: Cernobbio, Como
Area: 700 m2
Year: 2019 (design), 2020 (construction)
In partnership with: arch. Miyajima Hajime, Crial, Maurizio Pifferi by Lario Giardini
Materials: black and white pebbles, Sardinian granite, galvanized steel painted anthracite grey colour
Plant species additions: Hydrangea paniculata, Liriope muscari, Vinca minor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’
Services: Concept Design, Construction Design, Construction Works Supervision

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Courtyard renovation with SPA

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:58:16 +0000

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Landscape design can turn a typical courtyard in Milan in a soothing private oasis. The courtyard renovation in Milan, Vigentino district, features an outdoor Jacuzzi surrounded by bamboo and star jasmine. A tailored, raised deck integrates both the volume of the above-ground hot tub and the planters. Evergreen climbers grow on custom-made grid panels installed on limit walls. The space is managed balancing privacy with the possibility to have a possible parking space. The new courtyard layout is inspired by the waving, well-raked gravel of Japanese gardens. The range of materials is minimalist and in line with the post-industrial style of the building: metal for structures and planters, wood for decks and furnishing, natural stone for the floors. Modern simplicity is achieved by refined details such as the vase with a cut to accommodate the beautiful existing Salix matsudana or the fluid laying of the paving tiles.

Location: Milan, Italy
Site area: 75 sqm
Year: 2007 (design), 2008 (construction)
Partners: archh. Elena Radaelli, Elena Bianchi
Services: concept design, executive design, suppliers selection, works supervision

Materials: Iroko wooden deck, Quarzite di Vogogna (light green), galvanized and painted steel, river pebbles.

Plant species: Chamaerops humilis, Phyllostachys aurea, Trachelospermum jasminoides, Vinca major.

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Squared garden in Milan Porta Volta

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:06:50 +0000

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3,600 sqm of lawns and outdoor areas in Milan Porta Volta, at the core of the building complex designed by the architect Gaetano Lisciandra. The project adds an embracing outdoor space for the residents without sacrificing the comfort of having a parking garage in the city centre. Technical solutions borrowed from green roofs and permeable paving solutions create a fluid environment, in which the functional and natural elements interact. Landscape design is inspired by the homework pages: the square flooring elements connect each building to the green areas in a neat yet unpredictable way. Isles of lawn, patches of shrubs and trees chase each other respecting the orthogonal rule but skipping lazy symmetries. Large WPC platforms invite you to enjoy the sunshine – sometimes hiding a technical element. Everything is ordered like in an exercise book: even ventilation grids, drains and gutters join the composition with the help of ballast filling. A garden where imagination can play with the zigzag outline of the flower beds, like at schooltime.

Client: Nexity Immobiliare, Studio Iorio srl
Location: Milan, Porta Volta, Italy
Site area: 3,600 sqm
Year: 2016 (design), 2018 (construction)
Partners: architects Gaetano Lisciandra, Giovanni Barni, Umberto Beneventano
Services: Preliminary design, executive design

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La Forgiatura, Milan

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 15:57:55 +0000

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Industrial SITE reDEVELOPMENT: a new match between people and space through LANDSCAPE design.

Hardscape and softscape design build a bridge between past and present times. Today, La Forgiatura is a multifunctional area in the north-west area of Milan. It hosts fashion brands, ICT and pioneering medical companies. Today’s extraordinary complex rises from a former industrial site area, hence the name of the place, meaning ‘forge’. In the nineteenth century La Forgiatura produced special steel components, exporting them all over the world. The regeneration of the area, that took place at the turn of the first decade of 2000, has been attracting new investors and is still on the move.

I joined the design team as landscape designer since the very beginning

Since then, I have been connecting and upgrading La Forgiatura buildings with outdoor and indoor green solutions. During the years, I have been developing and tuning landscape in accord with evolving functions, tenants and key figures. I also had the chance to design tailored wayfinding to welcome and address people and traffic.
Landscape project features sharp designed hills, 1 to 8 m high, that generate a dynamic relationship with buildings. Neat lawn surfaces mirror and multiply glass facades. At each change of the season, the widespread vegetation recalls the sense of renovation that turned the old factory sheds into energy-efficient buildings and spaces to share.

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The area offers plenty of green shades

Outside, vegetation may flow smoothly besides the concrete paths, or create a green band over property limits. The advent of new companies creates new planting isles defining new ways to enjoy the location. At La Forgiatura, plants are not scared by heights: they grow on the Astronave terrace, scramble over steep hills, climb or trail down from the structure. Indoor green welcomes workers and guests at the Hall Raimondi, or creates peaceful isles where to enjoy a break or a chat.

what’s next?

La Forgiatura is an inspirational and exciting place where to work as landscape designer, because it’s a place that attracts enterprising people and where things move fast. It’a also a regeneration landmark in Milan with well-established vegetation that has good stories to tell anytime you come by. What’s next? I look forward to discovering it.

Location: Milan, Italy
Site area: 24.000 sqm (common and green areas: 8.000 sqm)
Year: 2007-2009; 2018; 2019 (design, different lots); 2011, 2012; 2019 (construction, different lots)
Partners: AG&P, arch. Giuseppe Tortato, Milano Layout Srl
Services: Concept design, Preliminary design, Detailed design, Construction design, Bill of Quantities, Works supervision, Control of the execution of works

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