Schäfer Roofscape / Plasma Studio

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  • Architects: Plasma Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  844
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Michael Pezzei
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© Michael Pezzei

Text description provided by the architects. 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 stories house a department store while the upper three stories serve as four large, independent apartments within the formerly underused attic space.

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First Floor Plan

The building faces a public plaza protected by local regulations, thus, efforts were directed towards its rear facade. This west-facing elevation 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 neighboring vernacular buildings.

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Address:39038 San Candido Bolzano, Italy

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Cite: "Schäfer Roofscape / Plasma Studio" 11 Jul 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/524023/schafer-roofscape-plasma-studio> ISSN 0719-8884

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