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Casa Insinga [Insinga house], Milan, Italy (1987)

Casa Insinga [Insinga house], Milan, Italy (1987)

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People

  • Umberto Riva (archive creator)

Title

Casa Insinga [Insinga house], Milan, Italy (1987)

Dates of creation

1987

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 49 drawings

Scope and Content

This project series documents the realized redesign for the Casa Insinga, an apartment in Milan, Italy. Riva worked on this project in 1987. The aim of the project was to redesign the interior of an apartment which was reduced in size after a restructuring of the building. The project is recorded though design development drawings and includes sections, floor plans, and details for furnishings.

Reference Number

AP180.S1.1987.PR05

Arrangement

Materials in this project series have been kept in their original order.

Archivist's note

  • A selection of drawings from this project series were shown in the exhibition "Rooms You May Have Missed: Bijoy Jain, Umberto Riva (2014)" at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.

Location

Milan Italy

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP180.S1.1987.PR05.001
    • Title: Sketches, details of furnitures, and floor plans, Casa Insinga, Milan, Italy
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1987
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 11

    People:

    • Umberto Riva (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 11 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 29 x 61 cm sheet (largest): 83 x 121 cm

    Credit line:

    When citing the collection as a whole, use the following citation:
    Umberto Riva fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de / Gift of Umberto Riva
    When citing specific collection material, please refer to the object’s specific credit line.

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP180.S1.1987.PR05.002
    • Title: Floor plans and sections, Casa Insinga, Milan, Italy
    • Dates of creation: ca. 1987
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 19

    People:

    • Umberto Riva (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 38 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 36 x 61 cm sheet (largest): 61 x 123 cm

    Physical Description:

    The drawings were previously rolled and tend to roll back on themselves.

    Location:

    Italy

    Credit line:

    When citing the collection as a whole, use the following citation:
    Umberto Riva fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de / Gift of Umberto Riva
    When citing specific collection material, please refer to the object’s specific credit line.

    Folder Number:

    180-008-001

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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