The Project
A refuge born from the needs of animals
Il Rifugio is not conceived as a rigid building programme, but as an evolving system in which architecture derives primarily from the needs of animals, the landscape, and environmental impact.
Work with nature, not against it.
Key messages
A place where
Animal welfare comes first
It is the design principle everything else adapts to.
Architecture adapts to nature
Rather than dominating it: built form follows the terrain.
Lightweight, progressive construction
Modular, reversible, able to grow in phases.
Buildings dialogue with the landscape
A continuous relationship with the rural Piacenza context.
Sustainability is holistic
Covering energy, materials, water, biodiversity, land use.
Il Rifugio can evolve over time
An open system, not a closed, definitive masterplan.