from September 25 to 29, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
on Saturday 29th, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Former Hospital Bastardini
Via D'Azeglio 41, Bologna (Italy)

The synergy between Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and a team of leading companies willgive life to an exclusive event that will make its debut as part of Bologna Water Design 2012, and as a "sideshow" to the showroom of Cersaie 2012.
From September 25 to 29, in the refurbished buildings of the monumental complex of the Former Hospital Bastardini, the spotlight will turn to STONESCAPE – the fable-like set-up installed for Il Casone, Agape and Mapei – in the form of a lytic landscape where natural and artificial elements coexist in an awe-inspiring scenery.
Through a project concept and a sensual approach that interpret the embracing setting of Pietra Serena sandstone with the same refinement of the elements for the bathroom space that rise out of the water, Il Casone – leader in the industry of extraction and processing of Pietra Forte Fiorentina –, Agape – for 40 years now the benchmark for bathroom decor projects in the top-tier market –, and Mapei – the biggest manufacturer worldwide of adhesives and sealing products for architecture –, have chosen the poetic and essential creativity of Master Kengo Kuma to assert their avant-garde technological know-how and to experiment with their propensity for innovation.
The water models the space in curve and convex lines, drawing liquid shapes that transform the surfaces from matt to shiny, and urges the onlooker to gently caress them. The body of water that takes center stage and is sculpted into the Pietra Forte Fiorentina is a magical and fascinating picture of soft and elegant domestic sculptures: large bathtubs and wash-basins, the latter a tribute to the work of Angelo Mangiarotti, who recently passed away.
The know-how of the three companies involved features the added contribution of other important projects: the lighting system developed by Davide Groppi, the consulting service provided to the structures by Open Project and the Project Management and set-up of the outdoor spaces
by Frassinagodiciotto.

STONESCAPE will be officially inaugurated on September 25th, in the presence of architect
Kengo Kuma and with the appearance of Philippe Daverio, special guest of the event
Bologna Water Design 2012. R.S.V.P. Strictly reserved press@agapedesign.it

Veronica Dal Buono

------------------------------------------------------

Kengo Kuma (Kanagawa, 1954), establishes Kengo Kuma & Associates in Tokyo in 1990. He is
the author of some of the most important and praised works of modern-day architecture, among
which are the “Water/Glass House” of Shizuoka, the “Toyoma Center for Performance Artes” of
Miyagi, the “Stone Museum” of Tochigi, the “Nezu Museum” of Tokyo.
More specifically, in Italy he designed the Stone Card Castle Pavilion jointly with Il Casone
for the Marmomacc 2007 (Verona); the monographic exhibition Kengo Kuma Two Carps:
Water/Land-Village/Urban-Phenomenology for the International Award of the Architecture
Biennial Barbara Capocchin 2007 (Padua), the Manifattura Domani in Rovereto (Trento) and the
territorial land-mark Casalgrande Ceramic Cloud in Casalgrande (2011, Reggio Emilia). He has
recently won the tender for the construction of the Susa Station and its intermodal hub.

------------------------------------------------------

A project for

Technical Sponsors: Open Project, Frassinagodiciotto, Davide Groppi

Press Office: STONESCAPE
Lab MD | Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara
Giulia Pellegrini materialdesign@unife.it

Go to
Il Casone
Agape
Mapei