Brunico School of Music by Barozzi Veiga

Extension and renovation of the School of Music of Brunico, in southern Italy, which highlights the historical value of Casa Ragen.

The project, carried out by the architecture studio based in Barcelona, Barozzi Veiga, continues the urban fabric of the city through a wall with a minimalist, habitable aspect, without taking away the protagonism of the town. The wall consists of two floors and frames an interior garden between the extension and Casa Ragen, which can be used for different events. To complete the set, the architects have renovated the interior of said House, covering the interior courtyard with a system of glass and adjustable slats.

Description of project by Barzzi Veiga

Located in Brunico, Italian South-Tirol, the Project consists of the extension of the music school, located in the historical villa Casa Ragen. The difficulty of the project laid on configuring an extension that allowed preserving the character of Brunico’s historical centre and also highlighting the majestic presence of Casa Ragen.

The project simply proposes the construction of a new «inhabited border», which allows the characteristic urban tissue of Brunico –formed by the noble villas and sealed off gardens– have continuity; in addition to highlighting the urban presence of Casa Ragen, understanding the extension as a sober building that complements what already exists.

The extension consists of two floors: one is half-buried, and the other shapes the garden. The latter becomes the central space of the project, closely relating the existent building and the extension. It is a wide and peaceful space, which creates through its comfortable atmosphere a space for studying, and an ideal place for concerts, shows or events.

On the exterior, the new school is characterized by a continuous sober wall in which the new front door access is inserted, a delicate connection between the existent that will allow glimpse the interior garden.

The rehabilitation of Casa Ragen is characterized by the new configuration of its interior patio. A new roof characterizes and transforms this space through a system of glass and adjustable slats that act as a light spreader.

Read less

Renovation historical building, exterior view. Brunico School of Music by Barozzi & Veiga. Photograph by Simon Menges

Garden view. Brunico School of Music by Barozzi & Veiga. Photograph by Simon Menges

Renovation historical building, interior view. Brunico School of Music by Barozzi & Veiga. Photograph by Simon Menges

Ground floor plan. Brunico School of Music by Barozzi & Veiga. Courtesy of Barozzi & Veiga

Plan level -1. Brunico School of Music by Barozzi & Veiga. Courtesy of Barozzi & Veiga

Section and elevation. Brunico School of Music by Barozzi & Veiga. Courtesy of Barozzi & Veiga

Site plan. Brunico School of Music by Barozzi & Veiga. Courtesy of Barozzi & Veiga

View more images

Metalocus recommends

Almazara Acesur by Mollinedo Arquitectura. Photograph by Jesús Granada

An integrated and humanized landscape. Almazara Acesur by Mollinedo Arquitectura

Gimnasio de escalada Spluga por Enrico Scaramellini. Fotografía por Marcello Mariana

Prepare to climb. Spluga climbing gym by Enrico Scaramellini

KOI Building by Ortiz Leon Arquitectos. Photograph by David Frutos

A wavy glass skin. KOI Building by Ortiz Leon Arquitectos

More information

Label

Arquitectos

Text

BAROZZI / VEIGA. Fabrizio Barozzi , Alberto Veiga

Label

Project leader

Text

Cecilia Rueda

Label

Team

Text

Raquel Corney, Marta Grzadziel, Maria Eleonora Maccari, Isaac Mayor, Cristina Porta, Verena Recla, Agnieszka Samsel, Ivanna Sanjuan, Arnau Sastre, Hyekwang Shin, Maria Ubach, Cecilia Vielba

Label

Project manager

Text

Ingenieurteam Bergmeister GmbH

Label

Structural and services engineers

Text

Ingenieurteam Bergmeister GmbH

Label

Collaborators

Text

Building physics.- Ingenieurteam Bergmeister GmbH. Acoustic consultant.- NiRA Consulting. Lighting consultant.- Conceptlicht at. Landscape Architect.- Kauh Arquitectos. Stage Design.- ELCH ohg - snc

Label

Client

Text

Town of Brunico

Label

Dates

Text

Competition.- 2012 / Construction.- 2015-2017

Label

Area

Text

2,200 sqm

Label

Location

Text

Brunico, Bolzano, Italy

Fabrizio Barozzi, Alberto Veiga. BAROZZI VEIGA

Fabrizio Barozzi born in Rovereto (Italy) in 1976. He currently lives and works in Barcelona.He graduated as an architect in 2003 by the University Institute of Architecture in Venezia. He completed his training in 1999 at the School of Architecture of Seville in 2001 while living in Paris.

He began his training partner in 2003 working as the office of William Vázquez Consuegra and later in 2004 is associated with Alberto Veiga and establish their own professional studio.

He has been Professor of Projects at International University of Catalonia in Barcelona from 2007 to 2009 and since 2009 is Associate Professor of Projects at the University of Girona.

Alberto Veiga (Santiago de Compostela, Spain), was born in 1973 and studied architecture at the School of Architecture of Navarre. After graduating, he worked as an assistant and planner in Patxi Mangado practices in 1997-2001. From 2001-03, he worked as a designer of Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, where he worked on a number of projects awarded. In 2004 he settled in EBV Architects with Fabrizio Barozzi. Projects currently teaches 3rd year at UIC.

EBV Architects is an architectural firm located in Barcelona and founded by Fabrizio Barozzi (Trento, Italy, 1976) and Alberto Veiga (Santiago, Spain, 1973) devoted to architecture, urbanism and interior design. The experience accumulated over the years in collaboration with renowned architects has allowed prestige EBV start a professional career where independent research plays a major role. The study EBV and has been awarded with many awards nationally and internationally.