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Pregassona houses, 1985
MARIO BOTTA
This house complex is located in the suburbs of Pregassona, Italy.
It was designed as an eight houses complex.
Light is one of his principles on which he bases his architectural designs: “ Lightgenerates space, provides emphasis and rhythm, defines the space and creates balance in the structure”, but above all it makes the space and architecture discernible and complete.
In addition, his preference is for natural materials and geometrical designs, simple, primary forms that, when combined, lead to a precise, recognizable symmetrical order, immediately perceived and understood. Last but not least, values linked to memory, in respect of the past and finally ethics in architecture, whose objective is to “offer good quality living values as opposed to merely aesthetic images. The search for a better quality of life is ongoing through the search for a better space for life”