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John Pawson
Audi House
Pierre Audi
Tuscany
Scheduled completion 2008
 
The second phase of work in Montemaggio concentrates on the monastery, the centrepiece of the project. The scheme pares away an accumulation of later additions to leave the central core - essentially a single volume with a stair connecting each floor. The interior renovation is based on a vernacular palette of plaster walls and exposed chestnut ceiling timbers, with Florentine pietra serena used for floors, fireplaces and general construction purposes and Roman travertine for basins, tubs, benches and work surfaces.
 
Work on an earlier phase of the project is now complete and can be viewed by clicking here