Una Giornata Particolare


Una Giornata Particolare documents the first built architectural project I designed together with Valter Scelsi—a transitional balcony for a private apartment in Genoa. Positioned between two narrow streets and facing an evangelical church, the space holds a delicate balance between exposure and intimacy, public and private.

The intervention introduces a marble floor, a wireframe canopy, and a light structure that casts soft, layered shadows. This creates a quiet threshold where everyday rituals—like stepping outside with a coffee—become moments of quiet retreat. Though minimal in form, the space offers its inhabitants a sense of privacy in an otherwise visible urban setting.

The title draws from Ettore Scola’s 1977 film, where two strangers form a fleeting but meaningful bond on a Roman rooftop. Like the film, the project opens space for subtle encounters—between architecture and life, inside and outside.

This was the first time I returned to photograph one of my own completed designs—not to document, but to interpret. It quietly marks the beginning of my journey into architectural photography.





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