A new architecture - honest, austere, clear, calm.

Time suspended in stillness.

Clearing of horizon.

Nearness of sky.

The void perceived as massiveness.

Task: to reveal unlimited nature in a limited
fragment.

A place in which to feel serene, still, at peace,
free from disorder and vulgarity.

A site configuration in which any form of conflict
ceases, the eye calms, the cogito gives up doubting,
the direction becomes clear.

To feel the presence of silence, of the non visible,
of the non material - a great task.

It is not a matter of scale, proportions, light,
efficiency, floor finishes and white walls -
it is a matterof awakening people’s sensitivity.

Inwardness.

Purity of view.

Good architecture makes us silent.

Visual orientation.

It is the act of preservation of space that counts.

Thickness of space.

Abstraction of functions.

Opening up a new seeing, that is, relaxing the
willing eye for a seeing free from possessiveness.

Harmony between elements, between figures -
no opposites, no clutter, no tension, no fragments.

Space is not distance it is immensity.

Subtle lifting of gravity and weight.

The sun’s piercing engraved onto plain surfaces.

The intensity of the sun wrapped in shadow
- coolness.

The endurance of materials freezes the fashions
of time.

Beauty is like love - it is timeless.

The materialistic culture of perverted forms
fears simplicity.

A place to which we can come and for a while be
free from thinking about what we are going to do.

No time, no signature.

The minimalness of the I.

Architecture as a bridge between earth and sky,
divinities and mortals.

Elegant simplicity is not to say simplistic
– innovative thought is a must.

It is not a matter of being sensitive to architecture,
but simply of being sensitive.

Stretching space to the limit and beyond.

The architect’s signature is not present,
it is invisible. There are no gestures,
trends or styles.

To feel the bond between earth and geometry.
Simple, clear geometry: non-referential,
not the expression of the ego
– it is understood by all.

Every fissure is a glimpse of light
that life itself grants us.

To think of weight and lightness as lovers.

Seamlessness

Subtle lifting of gravity and weight.

Minimal configuration reveals maximum intensity.

Fluid energy resting on the stone.

Simple, clear geometry: non-referential,
not the expression of the ego
– it is understood by all.

Task: to create a building that absorbs you
completely, in the same way that
the solidity of a mountain, the vastness of the sea,
or the immensity of the sky captures
and holds your vision.

Task: to express the magic of light
instead of light as a quantum.

Task: to reveal unlimited nature
in a limited fragment.

The architect’s signature is not present,
it is invisible. There are no gestures,
trends or styles. .

The construction of a new scene in which
neither nature nor architecture prevails,
but exist in harmony.

The minimum number of object, of materials,
of figures, of lines, of colours, of signs.

The non-materiality of the material.

The sun’s piercing engraved onto plain surfaces.

Stretching space to the limit and beyond.

Space is not distance it is immensity.

It was the belief in those truths that
we now consider errors that
motivated the great works of art.

Raphael’s paintings, Michelangelo’s fresco
and Gothic cathedrals...
whatever has grown out of religion and near it,
cannot grow again once
religion has been destroyed.

The artist puts into one object everything else
that he honours and esteems: in this way
he perfects an object (idealises it).

I have learned form, and been inspired by,
the great Italian Masters: with superb style
they teach us about the spiritual quality
of materials, and the emotion of solidity
that a form or configuration must embody
and express in order to transcend the ordinary
and the temporary.

I’ve learned to go beyond material boundaries
in order to render the potential infinity of things.
Creating forms that make us feel the lack
of durability and inevitable dissolution
of the matter that we ourselves are made of.

Configurations that bring the site closer to us,
that let the earth be earth,
that make the sky nearer,
the sun’s splendour more intense,
the night closer to night,
the horizon open,
the space visible,
the water almost touching us.

How? Pause for a while from your calculated,
mathematical thought and let your mind
be guided by your eye and by your heart.

No to perverse forms, contorted or aggressive
No to decoration and to waste
No to clutter and disordered space
No to the dazzling glare of artificial light
No to the abandonment of classical GEOMETRY
No to the lack of interest in the history
and nature of a place
No to the noise that prevents you
from listening to the sound of birds singing
or the waves of the sea
No to destructive fashions
No to materialism and relativism
No to violence against nature

Through stable, quiet and serene architecture
(rather than through loud and ostentatious forms),
the soul gives up fighting against its earthly fate
and finds peace.
Through the pursuit of absolute perfection,
architecture turns matter into abstract form,
creating visions that do not seem
to belong to the material world.
Thus the divine is brought closer to the soul.

When we see the solidity of a mountain
or the vastness of a sea,
when we spring upon them suddenly,
they manifest themselves as
a monolithic presences.
Everything, including our ego, is pushed aside
and only majesty remains.
Such a sight absorbs you completely
— it is beauty itself.
The Earth, its sunset and its surrounding
stars are tireless in their beauty.
Beauty makes us feel lighter;
we are moved with the emotion of bliss.
Beauty is devoid of fashion, style and opinion
- it is a timeless entity.

Beauty allows us to see with both our eyes
and our hearts and so,
we have the opportunity to see
with true wonder.
It makes life an extraordinary experience.
There are buildings that have the power
to absorb you with the same intensity
as that of nature’s true beauty.
This is what I call architecture;
others are nothing but edifices.