{"id":10751,"date":"2025-11-26T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/?p=10751"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:29:49","slug":"mecozzi-verdini-connects-italian-villa-to-concrete-annexe-using-red-steel-walkway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/mecozzi-verdini-connects-italian-villa-to-concrete-annexe-using-red-steel-walkway\/","title":{"rendered":"Mecozzi Verdini connects Italian villa to concrete annexe using red-steel walkway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A red-steel walkway links this 1960s villa<\/a> in Italy<\/a>‘s Marche region to a concrete-framed annexe called Annesso Rosso, completed by local architecture studio Mecozzi Verdini.<\/span><\/p>\n

Annesso Rosso, or Red Annexe, is named after the deep red colour of its painted steelwork and replaces a cluster of disused agricultural sheds at the back of the home in the village of Loretto.<\/p>\n

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Mecozzi Verdini has added a concrete annexe to an Italian villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taking advantage of this once-neglected plot’s vista across the Marche hills, the concrete annexe contains a fully-glazed living and dining space that is topped by a patio.<\/p>\n

Mecozzi Verdini<\/a> extended this patio into an elevated walkway that links directly to the existing home’s first floor, alongside a small spiral staircase that leads down to the garden and the annexe itself.<\/p>\n

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The buildings are linked by a red-steel walkway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Annesso Rosso’s window frames, balustrades, walkway and spiral stair were all painted in the same shade of deep red, which Mecozzi Verdini<\/a> co-founder Giovanni Mecozzi says was chosen to “highlight the contemporary gesture within a rural context”.<\/p>\n

“The core concept of the project was to transform the rear of the villa into a space that harmoniously merges authentic rural life with a contemporary vision of living,” Mecozzi told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

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The bathroom is wrapped in larch planks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The most significant gesture is the red-steel bridge and terrace connecting the annexe to the existing villa,” added Mecozzi.<\/p>\n

“Beyond its functional role, it acts as a symbolic bridge between generations, traditions, and modern living, creating a space for social interaction, contemplation, and visual connection with the surrounding landscape.”<\/p>\n