From Detail to Project: House Cajozzo-Facciolà

Abstract

The analysis and understanding, through drawing, of Casa Cajozzo-Facciolà, designed by Pasquale Culotta and Giuseppe Leone, in 1979, on a cliff in Contrada Ogliastrillo in Cefalù, followed a pro- cess that is unlike the traditional process. From the consideration that the detail is thought of as a portion of a whole, which allows, through a close examination, to re-read the global system from which it was provisionally extracted, we proceeded with the analysis of the expected construction system, the balloon frame, and thanks to a close examination of the construction details of which there were sketches with explanatory notes, the proportions, spaces, volumes, surface treatment of the overall design were interpreted, defining their language. Useful for the constructive interpretation process was being able to interface with some US projects, a clear reference for designers. From the construction system to the technological detail, it was possible to proceed to a 2D model in the first instance and then a 3D model, for a reinterpretation of the entire project, also in its urban setting, to understand its meaning in the complex design and cultural process that they have moved the facies of the work.