Schäfer Roofscape

San Candido/Innichen, Italy
Photo © Holger Kehn
Drawing © Plasma Studio
Photo © Michael Pezzei
Photo © Holger Kehn
Photo © Michael Pezzei
Photo © Michael Pezzei
Photo © Michael Pezzei
Photo © Michael Pezzei
Photo © Michael Pezzei
Drawing © Plasma Studio
Drawing © Plasma Studio
Drawing © Plasma Studio
Architects
Plasma Studio
Location
San Candido/Innichen, Italy
Year
2014
Client
Private
Design Team
Eva Castro, Ulla Hell, Holger Kehne, Peter Pichler, Maya Shopova, Chuan Wang

Located in the medieval centre of San Candido/Innichen, Schäfer Roofscape is a newly-completed restoration and conversion of a historical building.

The first three storeys house a department store while the upper three storeys serve as four large, independent apartments within the formerly underused attic space.
The building faces a public plaza protected by local regulations, thus, the project focuses on its rear facade. On this west-facing elevation, Plasma Studio explores how slicing and folding can be employed to expand the limits of the ubiquitous pitch roof typology: large glazed balcony slots produce bright, contemporary living conditions and generous exterior expansion space within this dense urban situation. A marked departure from the neighbouring vernacular buildings.

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