House of Dust (architecture)

House of Dust
Entrance alcove of House of Dust
Entrance alcove of House of Dust
Interactive map of the House of Dust area
Alternative names
Casa della polvere
General information
TypePrivate house
Architectural style
Italian modern and contemporary architecture
LocationRome, Italy
Coordinates41°54′34.02″N 12°29′35.96″E / 41.9094500°N 12.4933222°E / 41.9094500; 12.4933222
Completed
March 2013
Design and construction
ArchitectAntonino Cardillo

House of Dust is an architectural work built in 2013 in Rome, designed by the Italian architect Antonino Cardillo. The project is characterised by a combination of different elements: a horizontal division based on the golden ratio, coarse plaster walls and brown ceilings, arched doorways, walls and ceilings in a pale shade of pink, and a cylindrical ghostly white curtain.[1]

Background

The work was designed and built between September 2012 and March 2013 in a 100 m² apartment in the Rione Ludovisi of Rome.[1]

Architecture

The architect described this house as a conceptual celebration of dust. Its design draws inspiration from primordial caverns, Renaissance grottos, the nymphaeum of Rome’s Villa Doria Pamphili and the faint Liberty facades along Via Veneto. Furthermore, it explores the idea of buildings as instruments for light creation, emphasising the importance of opaque materials in architecture to capture and manipulate light.[2]

Reception

The work was featured in international lifestyle and architecture magazines.[3][1][4][5] It was also presented at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.[6] Nacho Alegre included it in a list of ten significant contemporary interior works from 2010 to 2015.[7] It was cited in Dezeen's selections of pink‑hued interiors and exposed‑plaster residential spaces.[8][9] International trend‑forecasting agencies included it in reports for several seasons from 2015 to 2019.[10][11][12][13] It was exhibited at the XXI Triennale di Milano (2016), where fifty architectural designs for Italian interiors were presented, ranging from the 1920s to the present day.[14] It was also featured in the 2021 and 2023 editions of the architecture festival Open House Roma.[15][16][17][18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frearson, Amy (5 August 2013). "House of Dust by Antonino Cardillo". Dezeen. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Cardillo, Antonino; Mara, Felix (October 2013). "House of Dust, Rome by Antonino Cardillo Architect". Architects' Journal Specification. EMAP. pp. 4, 50–55. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Noseda, Paolo Maria (June 2013). "Una casa, una visione". Casamica (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. pp. 74–83. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Araujo, Ana (January 2014). "Feeling through sight: zooming in, zooming out". The Journal of Architecture. 19 (1). RIBA: 14–15. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Schroder, Christine (March 2014). "Wohnung "House of Dust" in Rom" (PDF). AIT Magazin (in German). No. 3/14. Leinfelden-Echterdingen. pp. 120–125. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Savtchenko-Belskaia, Alexandra (20 November 2013). "Antonino Cardillo: House of Dust". Architectural Association School of Architecture. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Alegre, Nacho (October 2014). "House of Dust". In Phaidon (ed.). ROOM: Inside Contemporary Interiors. London: Phaidon. pp. 64–67, 419. ISBN 978-0714867441. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Carter, Trudie (7 October 2016). "10 of the most popular pink-hued interiors on Dezeen's Pinterest boards". Dezeen. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  9. ↑ Englefield, Jane (10 April 2022). "Ten residential interiors showcasing exposed plaster walls". Dezeen. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Data Divination". Homebuildlife Macro Trends Autumn/Winter 2015/16. London: WGSN. November 2013. p. 1.
  11. ↑ Robinson, Hannah; Szymanska, Aleksandra (28 August 2014). "Ephemeral Spaces". Anti-Materials (Report). LS:N Global. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  12. ↑ Gérin, Louis; Lamaud, Grégory (2014). "Mash Up". Texworld Trend Spring Summer 2015. Paris: Messe Frankfurt. pp. 31, 61.
  13. ↑ "Floating & Ambiguity". Cover All 2018–2019. Vol. 2. Seoul: Noroo Pantone Colour Institute. November 2017. pp. 48–49, 59.
  14. ↑ Finessi, Beppe (September 2016). Rooms. Novel Living Concepts. XXI Triennale di Milano. Milan: Marsilio. pp. 169, 283. Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Open House Roma, dentro l'architettura". Corriere della Sera (in Italian) (Rome ed.). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. 2 October 2021. p. 11.
  16. ↑ Cardillo, Antonino (September 2021). "House of Dust". In Gaia Maria Lombardo (ed.). Open House Roma – Area 3 (in Italian). Rome: Open House Roma. p. 16.
  17. ↑ Manzitti, Federica (19 May 2023). "Porte aperte all'architettura". Corriere della Sera (in Italian) (Rome ed.). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. p. 17.
  18. ↑ Cardillo, Antonino (24 April 2023). Gaia Maria Lombardo (ed.). "House of Dust". Open House Roma (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
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