Annalia S.

Annalia S. club

Posted: 11 Jun 2021


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Le Murate - HFF! (PIPs)

Le Murate - HFF! (PIPs)
Florence's old jail, known colloquially as "Le Murate" (the Walled-in)*, was gradually restructured between 2001 and 2010 and turned into a residential complex (with some spaces used for public functions). The architectural design maintained, and in a sense "played" with, the institutional look of the old buildings, while contriving ways to add some "relief" to the old cells by adding originally shaped balconies and bow windows, and by repurposing as balconies/hanging gardens the old gangways that connected different cell blocks (see first PIP). Large steel bracings were used inside to open up the walls connecting cells in order to create larger rooms and apartments.

* The vernacular name of the jail does not, however, refer to the prison inmates, but rather to the original inhabitants of the cells: before being turned into a jail, this complex was in fact a convent for cloistered nuns and was originally built as a complex of cells, with only a few large common areas.

HAPPY FENCE FRIDAY and may you be as free as a bird this weekend!

J. Gafarot, micritter, Silvio Francesco Zincolini, Eva Lewitus and 32 other people have particularly liked this photo


28 comments - The latest ones
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
HFF--annalia--mooie hff balkons mooi weekeinde
3 years ago.
 Damir
Damir
very interesting transformation...
3 years ago.
 Antje P.
Antje P. club
HFF, Annalia! That's what I call a transformation.... from prison to modern residential architecture. Happy weekend!
3 years ago.
 Dinesh
Dinesh club
Beautiful urban image. HFF
3 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
Beautiful balconies and great vertical lines!
HFF, Annalia!

Stay well!

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3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
That is at first a religious prison, the a criminal one. Fine rehab indeed, I love the idea.
HFF Annalia and thanks for explaining so well.
3 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Absolutely remarkable this remodel!
I like it a lot and your photos are exemplary , Annalia!
Great information!
HFF and joyful weekend also to you!!
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Interesting. HFF!
3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Nice architectural image.
HFF and stay safe.
3 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
I've heard of a prison that has been converted into a hotel / restaurant but never apartments - so that's a great idea. HFF Annalia.
3 years ago.
 FarbFormFreude
FarbFormFreude club
the Right place to start Feeling free as a bird
HFF!
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
ahhh ecco, le ho sentite nominare ma non ne conoscevo l'aspetto

buon fine settimana ( io di nuovo in Umbria....sarà cosi x tutta l'estate....spero:)
3 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
un rifacimento molto interessante ed inusuale! Buon fine settimana, Annalia!!
3 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
It's now an attractive building and you have captured it well Annalia,
Wish you HFF and a lovely weekend.
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
I would never have guessed its former use Annalia! It looks a lovely building! I like the balconies very much and people are decorating them with nice plants. Your PiP's are superb. I especially like the the first one! Thank you for the set and interesting information. It always helps :-)

HFF and I wish you a good weekend.
3 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Goodness, Annalia..what an interesting biography the building has. One would never guess at its previous lives from its present appearance. Thank you for the story and fir this lovely photo.
Have a weekend which brings you joy and pleasant surprises!
3 years ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
Very interesting caption to a very interesting picture.
Belated HFF but have a great weekend.
3 years ago.
 Heide
Heide club
Interesting to see and learn about it.
A very nice shot of a building with a history.
... Thank you for the good wishes, Annalia
I also wish you a wonderful and free weekend.
3 years ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
eine spannende Geschichte für dieses Wohngebäude mit einer ausgezeichneten Außenansicht, Annalia.
Freundliche Grüße und ein schönes Wochenende
Erich
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
What an interesting history this building has! Great images to match. Belated HFF, Annalia, I hope your weekend is going well.
3 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Schön hergerichtet, aber ich möchte nicht im Erdgeschoss wohnen ;-)
Einen verspäteten HFF und ein schönes Wochenende, Annalia!
3 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Fantastic reconstruction into a modern architecture. It is a very interesting history. HFF, wish you a sunny weekend, Annalia !
3 years ago.
 Berny
Berny club
HFF and a great weekend, Annalia!
3 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Annalia
I like this picture very much!
It is a very different, clever, and exciting composition
Fantastic colours too
Best Wishes, (somewhat late) HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
3 years ago.
 micritter
micritter
Beautiful photo of a wonderful Buildings. Sometimes people/governments do wonderful things.
3 years ago.
 Annalia S.
Annalia S. club
Thank you everyone for the visits and the kind comments.
For Trester: You are certainly right! Fortunately, the ground floor windows don't belong to apartments; they belong to storage rooms that are part of the office spaces assigned to local non profit associations. The entrance to the offices is on the opposite side, where they can be accessed directly from the street without entering the residential complex inner courtyard.
I hope everyone had a nice weekend and wish you a great week ahead. Mine is going to be hell on wheels at work at least the first three days, so I will probably resurface on Thursday ...
3 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Interesting rearrangement of the old jail! Belated HFF, Annalia!
3 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Every house/apartment is a prison cage! Nice architecture!
3 years ago.

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