Founded in 2016 by Marco Acri, Antonio Di Foggia, and Fabrizio Fasolino, Neapolitan office FADD specializes in interiors “since opportunities to build in Italy are scarce for a young firm like us,” as Acri explains. Among the architects they admire is David Chipperfield, whose work they got to know when their professor at Naples’s architecture school, Alberto Izzo, teamed up with him to build the courthouse in nearby Salerno (1999–2018). At Officine, a new shoe store in the upmarket Via Calabrito, the Pritzker Prize winner’s influence is most keenly felt in the rich material palette, which imbues the project with a strong sense of place.
Previously occupied by Gucci, the 1,700-square-foot, two-story retail space (ground floor and basement) dates from the early 20th century, and features an imposing barrel-vaulted ceiling. “Our client wanted something with both a British and an industrial feel,” recalls Acri, “and gave us ideas and suggestions. We tried following his leads, but he disliked both our first two schemes. At that point we said, ‘Give us the creative freedom to design the store we think would be right.’”
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