D142 by Officina Magisafi
On Monte Cavlera, in the Orobie Prealps, Officina Magisafi transformed a single-family house into an architecture that does not imitate the mountain — it embodies it. Project D143 is conceived as a clear, essential volume, free from decorative concessions. A stone roof and local stone masonry define a compact envelope rooted in its context, designed to withstand harsh weather conditions.
The exterior appears sharp-edged and almost defensive: pure function, protection, solidity.
Inside, the tension shifts. Strength becomes precision. Proportions are carefully calibrated, light is controlled, and construction details create a silent balance that avoids any vernacular nostalgia.
It is a rigorous and conscious contemporary interpretation of alpine language.
Within this dialogue between material and control, we contributed with the Stereo series, designed by Luca Papini. A collection based on primary geometries and on the direct relationship between cylinder and lever, stripped of excess. Stereo was selected for the bathrooms, the kitchen and for the stone washbasin located at the exit of the sauna — a point of contact between water, body and mineral matter.
In this setting, AISI316L stainless steel confronts stone, humidity and temperature variations not as decoration, but as a structural component of the experience.
The “naked” steel interacts with local materials without blending in. It reflects alpine light, absorbs the architectural rigor and delivers a precise, controlled technical presence.
Founded by Claudio Acquaviva and Mauro Saffiotti, Officina Magisafi develops projects that combine constructive research, territorial identity and contemporary language. Their work avoids spectacle, focusing instead on structure, proportion and durability.
D143 is a project about resistance, measure and coherence — an architecture that grows from the mountain and assumes its character, without rhetoric.
