Terragni’s Villa Bianca: the time horizon of an architectural promenade

Abstract

During his short but brilliant professional career Terragni carried out some residential projects, including the outstanding Villa Bianca in Seveso. By means of the rationalist architect’s drawings we will understand why the form is truly the result of the function and that the envelope responds to the resolution of man’s needs. The initial state of the villa is analysed through the original plans, which contain the key to this villa, while the unpublished graphic documentation of the architect who restored it will give us an idea of its evolution over time and we will experience its current condition by an in-situ visit. Through the comparative analysis of the plans of the different periods we will discover its state of conservation as the architectural heritage of the Modern Movement.

Keywords

• terragni
• conservación
• villa bianca
• patrimonio
• planimetría