Via Spazzavento 20, Carmignano, Prato
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Winter Shelter
Khevsureti
The project takes place in Khevsureti (Georgia). In the present day, few families remain the whole year in the northern part of the region. This situation makes the definition of the border between Georgia and Chechnya fragile. The design strategy focuses on the seasonal division of the program through the territory. Shatili represents the more suitable village to become a winter shelter because of its scale and distance from the national border. The architectural scale strategy proposes a complete recovery of the castle and the possibility of densifying the recently self-constructed residences. However, the existing structures are insufficient to host the entire population of the northern region moving for Winter-Shelter. The intervention proposes a mixture of single-family, multi-family types, and guest houses. The floors above ground are designed primarily as minimum dwellings; the lower levels are the room in common to be shared.