#vaneyck

What role do our dreams and intangible experiences play in shaping the environments we inhabit?

When we tell stories, we make connections - between people, places, and experiences. We create a framework for dreams and intertwine different elements. Architecture is storytelling in space, approached from a holistic design perspective.

The concept of 'holism' originates from the Greek word 'Holos', meaning 'whole'. It reminds us that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We are more than the sum of our organs; as such a home is more than the sum of its walls and techniques. We have dreams, experiences, an intangible surplus to us as human beings and we need the same in our environments. This approach hints at the structuralist architectural movement with the renowned Aldo Van Eyck, where the relationship between parts and the whole stemming from the human scale creates a surplus.

Holistic design, sensory design, architecture at a human scale - all these terms refer to the same principle: designing spaces that resonate with the user. As architects, we tell your story, taking into account all senses and striving for a coherent whole to enhance your experience. Luigi Caccia Dominioni was a master in creating fluent spaces that feel natural, pleasant, safe and above all comfortabel. A prime example is the lesser known Corso Italia in Milan.

What elements are similar in the architecture of Dominioni and Van Eyck in the given examples that feel like dreaming?

Storytelling in Space

Images where humans are the intangible factor in sequence:

Images from a casestudy on Corso Italia from Luigi Caccia Dominioni

The Annunciation, 1440, Jan van Eyck

1 libro, 1 canzone, 1 artista, 1 luogo

1° dicembre 2022:

"La collina dei Conigli". Perché dicembre è iniziato, ma addosso sentiamo ancora la presenza ingombrante di novembre, un mese tristo e grigio. Perciò un libro tenero, su dei morbidi conigli, che vedono però il proprio mondo sconvolgersi, mi sembra adatto.

"Still Breathing", Green Day. Una canzone sulla forza interiore. Sei sopravvissutə a novembre, carə miə: non hai fatto poco.

"Jan van Eyck", perché la pittura fiamminga ha quel tocco di inquietudine adatto al primo dicembre. Però c'è quasi sempre un tocco di rosso, che pare sussurrare <<Natale!>>

"Il cimitero degli inglesi", a Firenze. Sempre per questo inizio dolceamaro, un luogo dolceamaro pare perfetto. Chissà, potreste farvi un fantasma per amico!