(2022)

LILELO (Little Leisure Lodges) is a eco-hotel in the heart of Piedmont.

Set in a landscape of vineyards and wooded areas, the facility comprises a village of four independent wood and glass cabins whose design was inspired by the image of traditional haystacks. Three of them house the suites, while the fourth is a common space.

The interior of the three suites is organized as a continuum, with the breakfast nook near the deck leading to the sleeping area, which leads to the bathroom at the opposite end. The only door is to the restroom. The result is a refuge that ensures privacy, while also offering the option of entertaining other guests.

The last cabin comprises a generous outdoor space and a large kitchen. It was conceived more as a meeting place than a reception area, and includes a large table where guests can sit together.

Designed with an eye on sustainability and energy efficiency using natural and eco-compatible materials, the cabins are raised off the ground, a construction approach that responds to the sloping land of the site.

Atelier LAVIT took up the challenge of using prefabricated elements but without resorting to standardization. These factors are reflected in the roof, an A-shape with two fully glazed triangular elevations, which also acts as a wall and a load-bearing structure. The lodges weren’t designed as closed volumes from which the openings were subtracted, but as a space created by three inclined surfaces, following the Japanese logic of working on layers.

With a rectangular plan measuring 6 x 9m and a ceiling height of 5.5 m, these little lodges are made of larch treated only with oil, a natural element that’s absorbed into the wood, enriching and nourishing it as it ages. Wood is also featured in the furnishings as well as the wall and floor finishes. The cabins therefore blend perfectly with their natural setting, almost as if they were camouflaged.

In the Lilelo project, windows play a fundamental role from both the functional and aesthetic perspectives, bringing light as well as the landscape into the cabins. Thin windows were chosen to fit seamlessly into the wooden structure. The glass itself is a natural color, and not extra-clear, to make the most of its materiality. The windows therefore encourage a harmonious, almost symbiotic relationship between inside and out, which is the underlying aim of the entire project.

photo credits: Silvia Lavit / Daniel Mazza

www.lilelo.it

Living Divani (2021)

LEMNI armchair

Creating a seat whose structure is generated starting from a single element, repeatable within the project itself, with the aim of approaching the industrial universe and reproducibility through a structural reflection of an architectural nature.

Starting from a tubular semicircle, it is multiplied by rotating it 90° each time, generating points of contact between the semicircles, that become the future welding points of the structure. The result is a lemniscate curve '∞' in three dimensions. The mystery of the infinite is represented as something closed and sinuous, it refers us to the idea of the unfinished, when in reality it is one of the most complete geometries. The idea of a complete geometry guided the project from the earliest reflections.

The structure thus becomes the essential and necessary element that allows the seat to exist, like architecture. A geometry from which to suspend a skin like a spontaneous gesture, creating a curve that brings us suspended. This geometry is thought out to a minimum, it touches only in two points, then entrusting the semicircles with the distribution of weights down to the ground and the bracing of the whole. The back is conceived as a volume in itself, a padded leather cylinder carried by the structure, completing the comfort of the seat.

Subtraction as a reference to architecture, therefore, a search for essentiality, forever in balance with function. The rarefaction of form and volume leads to the contemplation of the object that exists within a context, which is therefore subject and object at the same time, obtaining a result with industrial potential and a collectible nature.

https://livingdivani.it/en/products/armchairs-and-chairs/lemni-armchair/

Armchair with supporting frame in tubular and steel rod section Ø 16 mm coated with epoxy powder finish RAL – K7 9017 matt black.

Seat with nylon insert, fixed to the frame by pins.

Backrest bolster padded with polyurethane foam.

Seat and backrest covering available only in hide, in the colours in collection. Floor support secured by black PVC feet.

Seat depth 46 cm.

www.livingdivani.it

For any inquiries please contact: info@livingdivani.it

Château de Raray (2017)

ORIGIN treehouse Hotel

As its customers often wanted to define it, ORIGIN is an exceptional cabin, a unique and tailor-made project. A hundred-year-old oak, one of the most beautiful and tall of the domain of the Château de Raray was the starting point for the whole reflection: how to sublimate the tree? Creating around it a tailoring wooden-dress.

The architectural challenge for Atelier LAVIT was to create a functional and comfortable hotel room, being faithful to the first inspiration of the project: a bird-nest.

The design of the cabin, coupled with the construction techniques, has led to a rationalization of the assembly logic of the branches collected by the birds to create their impregnable shelters.

Meeting point between poetry and carpentry mastery, ORIGIN tree house discreetly stands out among the centenarian oaks of the Château de Raray forest, as if it had always been part of the scenery.

Majestic and elegant, it integrates and completes a landscape already impressive, sublimating it by offering a shelter.
The access is a sequence: passing first from a platform suspended on another tall oak thirty meters away, which includes a heated spa and a chilling area. Then a wooden walkway, ten meters from the ground, leads you straight into the heart of the nest.

A wooden ladder invites to continue the ascent in close contact with the tree, to find with wonder a large 360 ° panoramic roof-terrace.

A belvedere on the oak forest of the domain, as surprising as unexpected because it’s hidden by the exterior wooden cladding.

The octagonal plan organizes the space around the oak trunk, incorporating it into the inhabited volume as the protagonist of the space that is the entrance to the tree house.

Once in the patio a feeling of protection reings as in a nest, with an easy access to the living area thanks to two large sliding glass doors. A cosy, bright and intimate atmosphere fills the space thanks to the large windows. The inner lining of the wall is made out of poplar, a light and clear wood essence with a subtile yet present scent.

The smooth, flat interior walls are matched to the custom-made furniture surfaces, worked with fine horizontal slats, in a simple game of geometric volumes. Around the patio the living spaces develop in succession; from the entrance to the living area and the sleeping area, till a narrow corridor with three sliding doors that give access respectively to a dressing room, a well equipped bathroom and a technical closet.

Each one of the living spaces faces the large windows overlooking the forest, offering a mid-air view on the foliage of the centennial oaks of the domain.

CLIENT:            Cabanes Nature et Spa
PROGRAM:      hotel room
SURFACE:        23sqm
YEAR:               2017

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2016)

VENEZIA lounge chair

Venezia originates from a setup proposal for the Nani Bernardo Palace on the occasion of the inaugural event promoted by architect Rem Koolhaas for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014. Functional and aesthetic solutions soar far beyond the mere technical drawing or stylistic choice. Thanks to its complex and fluid lines, its pureness and essentiality of details Venezia evocates elegant gondolas which silently drifts on the canals of the Serenissima.

67cm x 87cm, h 97cm

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

Lac de la Lionne (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)

GRANDS CEPAGES ecolodges

The Eco-hotel is located in a fishing reserve in Avignon, France. The 25 suites evoke primitive buildings on the shore of the lake; floating on the water like rafts or on pilots like palafittes. The architectural work perfectly matches with the lacustrine tubes from which it resumes and rationalizes the elegant vertical thrust. The different densities of the vertical wooden screens around the hut guarantees the privacy of its customers as well as repairing them from the sun and the wind.

Building on a lake surrounded by vineyards in the south of France is a challenge. In a magical and untouched place like the Mediterranean maquis, nature is the only protagonist of the scene. The imperative for the architect remains the absolute symbiosis with the existing landscape. Clients have envisioned this eco-lodge project choosing as a location an incredible fishing reserve in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a few kilometers away from Avignon.

19 suites, simple but sophisticated, reminding of primitive constructions in lake reeds: floating on the water like rafts, on pilotis along the banks like real palafitte or underground, like a troglodyte dwelling, the eco-lodges of the Grands Cépages rise along the lake of La Lionne, always preserving the privacy of the inhabitants.

The architecture of the lodges dialogues perfectly with the lake reeds, taking up the vertical and elegant upward momentum and then rationalizing their arrangement, much more geometric, regular and repetitive. In this way the hut remains hidden by a wooden filter, like a light screen, that in addition to being the same structure for the parapets and the pergola, filters the direct view on the terraces of each lodge. Those vertical screens are of different densities and they allows to shelter from the sun and the wind.

The change of the seasons and the hours of the day constantly transform the presence and the dynamics of the hut with the landscape. With leaf trees, the architecture integrates with the landscape in a perfect camouflage. In winter instead, with the earth and the lake gathered under a blanket of snow, the vertical lines of the battens are reflected on the water. During the day, the experience inside the suite is a play of light and shadow with the sun filtering through the screening, projecting motifs always moving on the floor. Random gaps provide abstract images of vegetation, lake and sky. After sunset the effect is reversed, immersed in darkness and illuminated only by the moon, the hut evokes a lantern, radiating the internal golden light between the wooden slats.

In order to simplify the unforeseen in a remote site, the project was largely prefabricated in a wood workshop. The components were numbered, dismantled and rebuilt on site in 3 months. Prefabrication reduced production costs and on-site costs during installation, impacting the landscape as little as possible.

CLIENT: Cabanes Nature et Spa

PROGRAM: eco-lodges Hotel

SURFACE: 22-35sqm / room

YEAR: 2018

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2017)

ATEM modular sofa

Atem is a tribute to transparency. The modular structure, essential and geometric in every detail, leaves no room for superfluous. Each material is associated with a compositional element suggested by its features. The steel mesh, almost impalpable, lays bare the nature of the object, creating a veiled playful transparency.

315cm x 86cm, h 80cm

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

Poolhouse in Paris (2023)

According to the wishes of its owners, Source pavilion is a unique and tailor-made poolhouse nestled in the heart of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, in the Villa Montmorency's neighborhood.

In a sheltered green area, spanning over a thousand square meters, this remarkable pavilion discreetly emerges among the Haussmannian residential buildings. Respecting the site’s balance with nature, the project is strategically positioned in the northwest corner of the plot to allow the living spaces and pergola to open towards the south. This arrangement maximizes the distance from neighboring properties and provides a calming refuge.

The carefully conceived landscape plan immerses its guests into a quiet urban oasis surrounded by a large variety of plants, bushes and fruit trees.

Source is envisioned as a unique architectural creation, combining the lightness of an outdoor pergola, the functionality of a poolhouse and the charm of a treehouse. This fusion results in an unusual volumetric design, combining multiple spaces and levels, offering an indoor living area of approximately seventy square meters.

On the ground floor, the wooden terrace acts as a transitional element between the garden's greenery and the mineral paving of the pool. This concrete flooring and its surroundings create a continuous flow of materials between the water basin and the living area composed of a lounging space, a summer kitchen, and a changing room. The pool’s movable floor allows a complete modularity of the outdoor area.

The pergola and roof are characterized by two inclined flat surfaces constructed from douglas wood fir slats, which conceal the habitable volumes of the two bedrooms and their amenities. Nearly invisible from the garden, these rooms feature expansive glass openings. Guests are gently cradled among the tree canopies and experience the peacefulness of a treehouse. This sensation is further enhanced by a birch tree growing in the pavilion's inner patio, hiding the spiral staircase and walkway leading to the bedrooms.

The inclined pergola, opening towards the sky, imparts a sense of increased brightness and spaciousness to the living area and pool, while still offering protection from the rain.

Given the narrow access to the site due to a passage less than a meter wide, the pavilion was designed as a completely prefabricated structure, easily transportable and assemblable on-site.

A mixed steel and wood framework was deemed the most effective construction technique. The engineering firm Bollinger+Grohmann played a crucial role in co-designing the metal framework, the various cantilevered elements, and the intricate design of the main structure's pillars.

MDF Italia

(2024)

Equestrian inspiration underlies the Cantle collection. The term ‘cantle’ refers to the rear part of the saddle, which is usually curved and provides the rider with a safe and comfortable seat. In the seat the back thus assumes the form of the arc of a circle, which embraces the body and determines its posture.

Supported by a steel frame that traces a strikingly sophisticated silhouette, both the back and seat are anchored to V-shaped brackets. This same element not only characterises the collection, but also makes it possible to reduce material consumption by removing the padding at the rear of the back: a detail enhanced by the double-sided upholstery made of leather and fabric sewn together, a savoir-faire element that evokes sartorial refinement.

https://www.mdfitalia.com/it/prodotti/sedie/cantle

Lac de la Lionne ( 2017 )

NARCISSUS wood floating cabin

wood ceiling lamp, Nilufar Gallery Milan (2019)

Rotational solids, the sphere, the cylinder and the cone articulate in the space modifying the brightness. Their balance, simple as a game, hides the technical nature of the project in a playful movement. The electric cable is a key element of the project and a link between the different volumes of the composition.

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

Meditation Pavilion (2022)

CHOU-NO-HANE is a meditation pavilion nestled in the greenery of Jacques Wirtz's ambitious landscape project for a private residence on Lake Leman, in Gland. The name comes from an ancient Japanese word meaning butterfly wings.

Four unfurled wings direct the space towards the pool, the lake, the manor house and the forest of centennial trees. The pergola canopy, also conceived as a curved wing, directs the eyes towards the sky.

The stainless steel structure rests on four pillars as the only ground support for the entire structure and its four curved walls, mostly overhang the surrounding garden.

The meditation space is entirely shaded by the wooden covering of the dowels, with a circular section, in essence of chestnut.

A skilful play, filtering the light and the surrounding landscape, pays homage to Japanese culture in its appreciation of the shadow.

The pavilion rests delicately on the ground like a light insect, barely touching the ground, ready to take flight leaving no trace of its passage.

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2017)

RECONVEXO low table

It’s a synthesis of forces and tensions between materials of diverse nature and resistance, held together by the solid transparency of the crystal top.
As the Bahian reconcavo brings together distinct cultures and traditions, so the crystal becomes an elegant trait d’union between the different components of the object. Materials playing together become a subversive tribute to Italian style and craftsmanship.

Ø120cm, h 30cm

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2019)

DANSEUSE floor lamp

The design challenge has led to the study of minimum thicknesses and to the collaboration between the components of the lamp, all structurally necessary for the whole to exist. This game of balance, elegant in its simplicity, creates multiple variations of the collection, drawing a new figure every time; a line, a circle and a rope.

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

Ethimo (2020)

HUT reading nest / A cosy, private, reassuring form of wellbeing

‘Hut is a unique nest on a human scale, a place to pause and regenerate, for chilling and wellbeing out of doors. Inviting and comfortable, its wooden structure looks skywards, protecting like a shell and becoming a privileged point of view, exclusive and private. The soft cushions on the seating welcome the body in a soothing embrace. A habitat where the alternating rhythm of the slats creates gaps that filter perception of this space, in a natural dialogue between inside and out.’ In the words of Marco Lavit. ‘Hut is a place for resting, pausing and meditation, for enjoying time spent in the open air.’

Ethimo and Marco Lavit in this way rework large outdoor spaces with Hut, a new dimension of comfort that conveys unprecedented sensations of warmth and ‘protection’.

Hut is much more than outdoor furniture, its proportions ‘elevating’ it to bona fide architecture in Siberian larch, this wood with extraordinary qualities that resists perfectly to outdoor use and preserves its natural beauty over time.

The structure of this wonderful nest, with its strong visual impact, is made up of a series of long ‘stalks’ arranged in a wigwam shape with inserts and details in metal, that enclose generous circular seating, exceptionally comfortable thanks to its soft cushions.

Hut can be moved and adapted without needing to be fixed to the ground. 320cm tall and 300cm in diameter, it can be customised with an elegant curtain that ‘closes’ this nest, allowing the air to filter through while protecting from direct sunlight.

Ethimo has always been alert to trends in contemporary outdoor living and now, with Hut, has created a new form of socialising and wellbeing that provides protected safe personal space that can also be shared with a few close friends.

The harmonious, welcoming, protective architecture of Hut makes it secluded, reassuring, and welcoming, the ideal place for relaxing or resting in the open air.

https://www.ethimo.com/en/collection/hut

www.ethimo.com

For any inquiries please contact: info@ethimo.com

private house Cyclades

Es Cubells, Ibiza (2019)

CABANA private suite

Cabana is a hidden private room nested in the bush of residential area Es Cubells, along the west coast of Ibiza. The suite is an annex to the main villa and represents a refuge for the owner and his guests looking for a more essential and primordial experience.

The architecture is designed according to island’s climate. Facing south and overlooking the valley and the sea, the roof and walls have been oriented so that the inhabited volume and outdoor spaces are always naturally shaded. The different densities of the vertical wooden screens around the hut guarantee the privacy of its occupiers as well as sheltering them from the sun and the wind.

The interior space as well as the exterior are therefore protected from the sun thanks to the pergola overlaying the terrace. The entire reflection was brought to the geometry of the roof, the pergola, and the glass surfaces, resulting in a luminous and naturally ventilated environment both day and night.

The internal organization of the suite is simple and rational, each corner is designed so no space is lost. The bathroom and the dressing cabin are separated from the bedroom while contributing to its lighting and ventilation.

The idea is of a fluid and continuous space, open to the outside and to nature while maintaining the necessary confidentiality and the feeling of protection proper to each shelter.

The large glass surfaces allow you to project yourself into the surrounding landscape with a 180° panorama view and once opened, the room and the terrace become a continuous space where you can easily walk barefoot.

The wood used for the external coverings of the hut is Douglas pine, excellent for its durability, as well as having a very interesting specific weight to maintain the lightness of the whole structure. The terrace, on the other hand, is made of larch wood, with non-slip striped blades. Inside, the room has walls and a ceiling covered in poplar wood, a light and fragrant essence. The parquet is chestnut wood, chosen for its strong resistance to wear.

During the day, the experience inside the suite is a show of light and shadow with the sun filtering through the screens. After sunset the effect is reversed, immersed in darkness and illuminated only by the moon, the hut evokes a lantern, radiating the internal golden light between the wooden slats.

In order to simplify the unforeseen in a remote site, the project was largely prefabricated in a wood workshop in the south of France. The components were numbered, dismantled and rebuilt on site within three weeks. Prefabrication reduced production costs and on-site costs during installation, impacting the landscape as little as possible.

CLIENT: Private
PROGRAM: suites
SURFACE: 25sqm
YEAR: 2019

Solenzara (2022)

O'Casella is a prefab wood cabin modular system that comes from two distinct elements; the living module and the pergola.

The first volume allows to accommodate technical spaces such as services and the kitchen, and a living and sleeping area with a framed view on the surrounding nature.

The second volume, the pergola, is a ventilated and shaded element that allows you to create an outdoor space for contemplation, reading and resting. An outdoor shower allows full immersion in the surrounding nature.

The wood used for the external coverings and the structure is local 'laricciu', excellent for its durability, as well as having a very interesting specific weight to maintain the lightness of the whole structure. Inside, the room has walls and a ceiling covered in mdf wood.

The distinctive sign of the facade is a steel rail that marks the horizontality of the entire volume. The track has a dual function: it acts as a gutter for rainwater and as a guide for the sliding of the facade shutter panel.

This panel is conceived as a mashrabiya, traditionally used to catch wind and for passive cooling, to protect the pergola and cabin spaces from the sun and to darken the room at night.

The prefab cabin can be transported entirely assembled on a truck.

CLIENT: Private

PROGRAM: lodge

SURFACE: 12sqm cabin + 7sqm pergola

YEAR: 2022

LGDR Gallery

909 Madison Avenue, New York

(September 8th – October 15th, 2022)

Atelier LAVIT was in charge of the set up design of Head On, an exhibition curated by Dieter Schwarz that explores sculptural depictions of the human face—a site where intellect, power, and the soul are at once made vivid.

Representations of the face have been foundational to visual culture, from ancient Mesoamerican sculpture to Renaissance portraiture and on to contemporary social media. Throughout the twentieth century, modernism found artists sculpturally abstracting, distorting, and exaggerating the face, revealing its relationship to outside social and technological forces.

On the occasion of LGDR’s exhibition, Schwarz—former director of the Kunstmuseum Winterthur in Switzerland and curator of the Skulpturenhalle at Düsseldorf’s Thomas Schütte Foundation, who has organized exhibitions of Gerhard Richter, Schütte, Jean Fautrier, Joel Shapiro, and Bruce Nauman, among many others—gathers sculptures spanning nearly a century: from André Derain’s circa 1930s Personnage sans menton, to Fautrier’s Tête d’otage of 1943–44, Anthony Caro’s Cigarette Smoker I dated 1957, Asger Jorn’s Contemplazione faticata from 1972, and William Tucker’s Masks of 2022. Together, these works trace a surprising and evocative history of approaches to expression. Working across styles and schools, the exhibited artists have challenged the traditional bounds of representation, as Schwarz describes, “building and destroying, caressing and attacking the figure, transgressing formal conventions and inventing faces not seen yet.”

Head On will feature faces both imaginary and studied from life. In a range of materials including bronze, painted steel, ceramic, and polychrome plaster, the sculptures on view foreground the artist’s hand, revealing the nuanced and complex ways matter can be worked to convey vulnerability, eros, absurdity, and the ineffable. Alongside heads by Willem de Kooning, Marisa Merz, and Schütte, will be Lucio Fontana’s glazed ceramic Ritratto di Valeria (1951), Joan Miró’s bronze Tête (1972), and John Chamberlain’s colored steel masks (1998), among others. As art historian John Welchman observed, representations of faces are always marked by history and power: “they have put god in the midst of man… and they have produced effects of reality, individuality, and distinction in humanistic portraiture.”

Head On will present an arresting selection of visages that tell us as much about the context of their creation as they tell us about ourselves. Guided by the founders’ longstanding commitment to the medium, this exhibition continues the gallery’s tradition of special presentations devoted to sculpture.

https://lgdr.com/exhibitions/view/head-on-curated-by-dieter-schwarz/artworks/

CARTE BLANCHE @ Marco Lavit

Since 2017, its 100-sqm rooftop has been entrusted to a designer who has been given carte blanche to undertake a complete makeover in cooperation with brands operating in the outdoor design sector.

The project’s name – Modulor – is a direct reference to Le Corbusier and a reminder of the rational and individualistic starting point of each designer. From this schematic grid arises Lavit’s desire to search for freedom within a set of rules. It starts from scratch, just like in the 1960s and 70s’, and looks for the divergent course.

In this installation Lavit looks to strictly define the spatial coordinates but in reality he knows that natural elements linked to the outdoors – the sun, clouds and shadows – would have broken the canons to continually revitalize the space and make it more complex as the day unfolds. The roof covering contrasts the vegetal with the mineral, filtering the view of the surrounding city and changing the perspectives in a playful way while maintaining a scale with a human dimension. Lavit’s modulor is in fact 100x33, almost like a real version of a viewfinder of a CinemaScope camera.

A light and soft surface, similar to a sheet of drawing paper, was selected for the large white cushions of the Eu/Canistro seatings, onto which draws an interplay of light and shadow. Then there are the elegant metal strips of the furniture’s structure, both lightweight and in harmony with the organic element that is so dear to Lavit.

Lavit worked with Rattiflora, a leading brand in floral and garden design, to research and develop the experiential installation.
For the decor, he collaborated with Eumenes, a Milanese brand specializing in design furniture with an indoor/outdoor approach.

(2019)

The intervention in this apartment of the Hausmanian period in the center of Paris is organized around the kitchen as the central element of the project capable of organizing the transition between the living area and the sleeping area.

The controlled use of traditional craft materials such as Carrara marble and oak wood is enriched by the wise play of mirrors. The reflective element, in addition to concealing the thickness of the pantry of the kitchen, give depth to the volume of the same, acting as a buffer space with the bedroom. The curved walls covered with vertical battens hide both the bathroom area and the toilets, with a warm and enveloping result.

Aspiran ( 2017 )

WINERY Domaine des Dimanches

Wine cellar and tasting space, the project develops starting from the construction technique of the rammed earth. Ancient and ecological technique, it allows a natural management of the humidity of the air in the spaces of production and conservation of the wine. An open-air tank on the roof of the winery allows the recycling of the water used during the production process, thanks to the principle of phytodepuration.

Atelier LAVIT + FALAISE

With a dimension much closer to the hotel room than to a real apartment, the focus for the restoration of this Parisian studio is on the quality and richness of traditional craftsmanship materials such as oak and marble. The starting point of the whole reflection was the pre-existing masonry structural element that encloses the bathroom area.

Starting from that volume, the desire was to find a liaison between the various architectural and decorative elements that could hierarchize and organize the space, giving it a strong aesthetic imprint.

The entrance and the kitchen area are made lower by a shelving system, hidden by a thick wooden batten. The living space, on the other hand, is wider and more generous in height and lets us guess the bedroom mezanine without really showing it.

private apartment (2022)

(2019)

This 120 m2 Haussmannian apartment for a family of 3 children is organized around 3 elements. The entrance with these 2 mirrors which marks the threshold between the reception area and the private areas.

A crossing space that brings together the kitchen, the dining room and the living room designed so that the programs mix and integrate into the existing in order to highlight the volumes and natural light.

The private space (bedrooms and bathrooms) designed around a thickness that acts like a ball joint. It brings together storage and access camouflaged by moldings and mirrors which allows each room to gain in amplitude.

Collaboration: Gastesoleil

Photo credits: Bertrand Fompeyrine

private apartment (2022)

ceiling lamp, Nilufar Gallery Milan (2020)

The design challenge has led to the study of minimum thicknesses and to the collaboration between the components of the lamp, all structurally necessary for the whole to exist. This game of balance, elegant in its simplicity, creates multiple variations of the collection, drawing a new figure every time; a line, a circle and a rope.

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

private house (2022)

Atelier LAVIT & Gastesoleil

credits @ Nicholas Préaud

(2021)

door handle in brushed turned brass

12cm x 5cm x 3cm

private apartment and music recording studio (2019)

Atelier LAVIT + Gastesoleil

This 80sqm space was heavily refurbished in order to accommodate both a living space and a music studio.

On the lower level, the existing vault structure has been demolished and the floors rebuilt to accommodate a 20sqm soundproof box.

On the upper level, openings have been created to allow for natural light to come in as much as possible.

A heavy beam structure has been put into place in order to eliminate all structural partitions and allow for an open layout.

An opaque and translucent curtain system filters the light from the street. These curtains hover over an oak bench creating the spacial connection between the entrance, the living room and the kitchen.

The kitchen is designed to integrate perfectly to the living room. A wood and marble counter structures the layout, generating silver reflections. The kitchen columns is covered in mirrors reflecting the natural light and opening the perspective of the living room.

A sliding openwork wall system made of solid oak has been built in order to filter natural light and create different soft atmospheres throughout the day. The rhythm of the openwork wood elements allow for maximum privacy. At night, this openwork system acts somewhat like a tea light holder, filtering the light coming from the bedroom and creating patterns in the living room.

The layout is articulated around three curved white walls, dividing the various spaces and creating fluid circulations. These curvy elements soften the direct drop shadows and house an alcove finished with molten glass changing in color throughout the day and with different lightings.

The stairs act as a pivot between the two main functions of the project. The counter curves amplified by the light fixture contribute to the amplification of this space.

private apartment (2022)

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2017)

VENEZIA ottoman

Declining the progetto Venezia, the ottoman is the result of the dialogue with metal and leather craftsmen, accomplishing a complex aesthetic and structural research throughout a persistent and meticulous experimental work. Such a conversation has yielded functional and aesthetic solutions which soar far beyond the mere technical drawing or stylistic choice.

45cm x 45cm, h 45cm

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

(2018)

house extension

(2013)

housing units

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2016)

VENEZIA MESH lounge chair

Venezia originates from a setup proposal for the Nani Bernardo Palace on the occasion of the inaugural event promoted by architect Rem Koolhaas for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014. Functional and aesthetic solutions soar far beyond the mere technical drawing or stylistic choice. Thanks to its complex and fluid lines, its pureness and essentiality of details Venezia evocates elegant gondolas which silently drifts on the canals of the Serenissima.

67cm x 87cm, h 97cm

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

COMPETITION

EXPO 2015 // Milan // ITALY

Our proposal for the Italian Pavilion at the Milan 2015 Expo is a light cage where the technical innovation is embedded within the structure: revolutionary glass columns sustain traditional slabs clad in marble. The building is simple and elegant in its structural system. Marble and glass are intertwined expressing the Italian architectural tradition of proportion and elegance.

ARCHITECTES: Atelier LAVIT // MenoMenoPiu // BE.ST

(2019)

door handle in carved oak wood with vertical milling

18cm x 4cm x 0,4cm

prefab modular cabin (on going)

Frame is a prefab wood cabin modular system that comes from three distinct cubic elements: a first opaque volume that allows to accommodate technical spaces such as services and the kitchen, a transparent volume, glazed on three sides, that organizes within it the living area and the sleeping area and a third open and shaded element that allows you to create an outdoor rest space as appendages to the cabin.

(2018)

corten side table

45cm x 45cm x 45cm

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2017)

VENEZIA magazine rack

Declining the progetto Venezia, the magazine rack is the result of the dialogue with metal and leather craftsmen, accomplishing a complex aesthetic and structural research throughout a persistent and meticulous experimental work. Such a conversation has yielded functional and aesthetic solutions which soar far beyond the mere technical drawing or stylistic choice.

27cm x 45cm, h 45cm

Turin ( 2016 )

PRIVATE apartment

(2018)

refurbishment

WORK IN PROGRESS

(2017)

private apartment

private sauna (2018)

COMPETITION

2012 // Daegu // SOUTH KOREA

Daegu Gosan Public Library will be one of the new symbols of the Daegu Metropolitan City’s new policy direction. The idea of building this library was conceived under the impulse of the new political leadership of the City of Daegu, South Korea. Located in the neighborhood of Gosan the library embodies the political renewal of the city and has a vocation to unify the inhabitants of the neighborhood, by offering them a true place of community. The project wants to be both a synthesis between serenity, and the urban framework in which it is anchored. Simple geometry and traditional materials, such as wood, are employed with a new contemporary approach. The simplicity of the geometry, gives an affordable answer to the main needs. The design of the project stems from the analysis of the bookcase as module, which becomes key element in the definition of the interior spaces.

ARCHITECTES: Atelier LAVIT // MenoMenoPiu

(2018)

private apartment

private apartment (2019)

Atelier LAVIT + Gastesoleil

CO.DE wallcovering (2019)

Jannelli e Volpi

The wall becomes a unique chromatic universe, the room comes to life in the combination of strong and net colors. Arkè is the beginning, from which everything derives and where everything is resolved. It is a plurality of elements: water, air, earth and fire that in their intersections create the unicum. The elements are not yet differentiated, the limits not yet clear, defined or definable. This simple, almost primitive geometry envelops and encompasses.

Port Louis, Mauritius Island ( 2017 )

HOME GROWN Porlwi by Nature

Atelier LAVIT, together with the collective LESS, presented an urban intervention in order to raise public awareness on the possible uses of woven bamboo. The Mauritian economy, which has traditionally been tied to cane sugar, is currently in crisis. We sought, with this installation, to suggest the hypothesis of a reconversion of bamboo plantations, which are already present on the island and currently used in traditional craftsmanship. We created a ventilated facade on an abandoned building, bringing it back to life thanks to this woven vegetable fibre. It has a chequerboard look, very rational and geometrical, in clear contrast to the chaos of the surrounding urban fabric.

private house (2021)

Atelier LAVIT & Gastesoleil

(2024)

private apartment (2022)

Atelier LAVIT + Gastesoleil

Lelièvre (2022)

FINIS TERRAE rugs collection

This first collaboration with Lelièvre Paris entitled Finis Terrae is a collection of rugs unlocking a visual journey of mythology and mysticism. Through essential lines arranged in vibrant, primitive and beguiling compositions, Marco Lavit explores geography, myths and our own imagination in three exclusive designs: Glauko, Purro and Xantho.

Playing with geometry like an inner music, with at times tonal (Glauko), or complementary and contrasting (Purro and Xantho) planes of colour, Marco Lavit’s rugs delve deep into an uncharted dimension, revealing the boundaries of the world as we know it: the point where the earth dissolves into the sea and the sea embraces the sky into a single mysterious and captivating horizon; where mankind’s imagination reaches out for answers.

The design of Finis Terrae was inspired by the magic of ancient Mani, the peninsula that extends from the Peloponnese into the Mediterranean, marking the limit between the Aegean and the Ionian seas (Glauko). It was believed its tip, the Southernmost point of continental Greece, was the gateway to the world of Hades (Purro). There, immersed in the Mediterranean and drenched in sunlight, one can just make out the mirage of the African sand coasts (Xantho).

Pile height: 10 and 12 mm Technic: Hand tufted, cut, loop pile Dimensions: 214 x 290 cm Colour: Indigo, Terracotta, Jaune.

https://lelievreparis.com/en/collection/finis-terrae

private apartment (2022)

Atelier LAVIT + Gastesoleil

private house

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2022)

The design challenge has led to the study of minimum thicknesses and to the collaboration between the components of the lamp, all structurally necessary for the whole to exist. This game of balance, elegant in its simplicity, creates multiple variations of the collection, drawing a new figure every time; a line, a circle and a rope.

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2022)

DANSEUSE wall lamp

The design challenge has led to the study of minimum thicknesses and to the collaboration between the components of the lamp, all structurally necessary for the whole to exist. This game of balance, elegant in its simplicity, creates multiple variations of the collection, drawing a new figure every time; a line, a circle and a rope.

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

(2022)

Nilufar Gallery Milan (2019)

A slight, almost imperceptible steel structure supports three discs made out of brass. Such as a curtain, the metal ringmesh protects the objects secretly stored inside, letting itself be gently caressed by the hand to give access to the inner shelves. Thanks to this movement and the light variations during the day, the reflection on the ringmesh changes its transparency. The perception of the objects inside is therefore different depending on these reflections, the nightstand constantly changes its secrecy.

Stainless steel structure Ø 10 mm / brass discs Ø 45 cm / ringmesh Ø 7 mm

Ø 45cm, h 45cm

www.nilufar.com

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

Nilufar Limited Edition (2023)

The search for the minimum, for the essential gesture, passes through the study, experimentation and understanding of the material itself. The multiple bending of the sheet metal gives the steel sheet a double rib. The result of this gesture becomes the spine of the table as well as the bench, characterizing the LIBRA project in its essence. The profiled top, as thin as a wing, levitates in balance on the hoops firmly on the ground, as if to defy gravity. The top and the two supports on the ground transcribe in their sculptural result a series of calendering, bending and finally welding of the metal sheet, always kept to a minimum.

Calendered, bent and welded epoxy powder coated steel sheet .

Table: L 250cm, W 100cm, H 71cm.

Bench: L 250cm, W 50cm, H 41cm.www.nilufar.com

https://nilufar.com/en/designer/marco--lavit

For any inquiries please contact: nilufar@nilufargallery.com

Living Divani (2023)

The inspiration behind the Paradigma mirror is the Vitruvian grid: the roundness of the mirror surface accommodates four guiding axes along which different wooden accessories can be inserted to complete its functionality.

https://livingdivani.it/en/products-materials/complements/paradigma/

For any inquiries please contact: info@livingdivani.it

Living Divani (2023)

Alvea is a triangular console that sublimates woodworking; the beauty of the material, enriched by the continuous grain of the sloping sides in contrast of the “carabottino” surface, where the wood essence embraces a new materiality.

Triangular console with supporting structure in 8 mm thick steel sheet painted with epoxy powders in burnished colour; panels in 20 mm thick MDF veneered in oak, with top consisting of 20x20 mm section elements of solid oak set in a grating shape, enclosed by a 50x20 mm section perimeter frame, all in solid oak.‎ Wood parts in oak.‎ Support on the floor guaranteed by thermoplastic material supports.‎

https://livingdivani.it/en/products-materials/complements/alvea/

For any inquiries please contact: info@livingdivani.it

An eco-lodge on the Monferrato (North of Italy) hills conceived as an evolution of the primitive hut and where wood becomes a protective casing.

An effective relationship that does not overwhelm the landscape in which it is inserted, the project reinterprets the classic shape of the hut with lightness and elegance. The sliding of the two inclined surfaces at the top of the envelope frees the building from its usual gravitas, transforming an architecture with an archetypal form into something completely different: a contemporary and efficient settlement. The accuracy of the composition of the wooden elements - structural and non-structural - favors the display of mono-materiality without betraying the delicacy of stereometry. Each single "eco-lodge" is characterized by a collaborative structure of coupled wooden beams, laid in a simple paratactic sequence to define the roof/facade, and the bracing made with thin steel tie rods. The coupling between the coupled beams, the metal fastening profile for the attachment to the ground and the integration of the ribbon windows above enunciate the respective characteristics of the materials by combining them in an architecture that is simple in conception and execution.

photo credits: Barbara Corsico

www.lilelo.it

CASA MUSEO / Outdoor

The entrance courtyard becomes a place for interaction and exchange, offering a pause before immersion in the Collection.

Acting as a transitional space between the city and the house, the courtyard's intimacy is established by three large structures made from perforated and oxidized metal sheets, which are folded and curved to create expansive seating, vases, and Mashrabiya elements. These islands of greenery appear to float on the stone ground, creating plays of light and transparency once seated or lying down in the shade of camphor trees and laurels.

The Casa Museo is a sanctuary for meeting and storytelling, and the courtyard is designed to embody this spirit.

The SPA also engages with the exterior environment through a vegetative screen of black bamboo panels arranged in alternating checkerboard patterns on two partitions. The natural fiber, with its inherent irregularities, serves as an architectural element of order and precision, simultaneously concealing and revealing depth and diffused light within the aquatic space. At night, indirect lighting transforms the four windows into striking luminous lanterns.

Azimut Design at Spazio ROSSANA ORLANDI

(2024)

HONEY is the union between two materials of opposite nature; the fossilization of a technical element, extremely resistant and at the same time fragile, thanks to the material density of the resin. The aluminum honeycomb, designed to resist compression, is fragile as a leaf when handled.

The collaboration between the two materials is therefore necessary, the first ensures a structural texture to the whole, allowing processing in slabs tapered at the edges. The second, however, makes a structure that is otherwise fragile to the touch perennial.

The chromatic shades of the resin, combined with the metallic reflections of the aluminium, give life to a dynamic and moving material, vibrant to the eye.

The collection is born from the juxtaposition and interlocking of the slabs, as a spontaneous and immediate gesture: coffee table, dining and meeting table and a column bookcase to separate or unite the spaces.

The honeycomb is known for its unique hexagonal cell structure, which offers incredible strength while maintaining a light weight. This element is commonly used in many fields, from aeronautics to engineering, for its ability to provide a unique combination of strength and lightness.

Olympic Games Paris 2024

Carpet Edition (2023)

Eclipse depicts a journey towards the eclipse without ever being able to reach it, floating in space. The different production techniques of the pile, from the various velvet pile lengths, the monochromatic hues and their reflection in natural light, emphasize the materiality of the carpet giving depth and solemnity to the two-dimensional geometries.

Hand tufted

New Zealand Wool and Hardtwist Pile

170x240 - 200x300 - 250x350 cm Custom sizes and colors available

https://carpetedition.com/en/collezione/collections-en/designer-en/eclipse-en/

For any inquiries please contact: info@carpetedition.com

AD-ASTRA LAMP

Living Divani

(2024)

A luminous sphere holded by a thin stem to give an impression of extreme lightness, allowing it to be contemplated as an ephemeral celestial phenomenon.

https://livingdivani.it/en/products-materials/complements/ad-astra/

Inspiration Gallery "Confidences pour confidences" exhibition 

Salon Equip Hotel 2024 - Pavilion 7.2

"À NU". Nothing to hide. Let's dare to reveal ourselves, for an encounter. 

We designed a dressing room with sleek simple lines and no frills, combining structure and minimalism. It's a radical statement that embodies a place where you linger, a place where couples meet and wait for each other.The focal point is the tête-à-tête seat, inviting two people to converse, whisper and tell each other secrets... The end result is a lot of feeling, without ostentation. Beauty and utility. The aim is to go straight to the essentials, daring to go against the grain, to use non-colours, to be non-conformist - in short, to explore all possible avenues. 

Special thanks go to our incredible partners who, with their professionalism and dedication, allowed the creation of this unique space. 

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