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Timber Tower Reinterprets Local Stone Architecture

A six-meter-tall timber tower, "What the Stones Whisper," has been erected in Lunano, Italy, as a contemporary reinterpretation of the region's historic stone structures.

Designed by Collectif MAGMA for the Fe.M – Festival di Microarchitettura, the installation was built in two weeks using limited timber and self-build methods. It features eight triangulated timber frames and a discontinuous envelope of over 500 timber shingles suspended from jute ropes.

The moving shingles, which sway with the wind, create dynamic patterns of light and shadow while allowing air and sound to pass through. This movable facade contrasts with the permanence of the area's traditional stone architecture.

The tower's design uses repetition and lightweight construction. Narrow doors frame views of the surrounding hills, and the successive frames guide the gaze upward towards the sky.

Constructed by a small team of amateur builders, the frames and shingle modules were fabricated off-site before assembly. The project aims to reinterpret the region's built heritage through a temporary timber structure.

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