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On the Caldaro manufacturing and artisan estate near Bolzano in northern Italy the new Giacomuzzi company headquarters bears all the hallmarks of contemporary sophistication, as befits a company engaged in advanced technology. The project by the firm of Monovolume (Juri Pobitzer, Patrik Pedó, Konrad Rieper) makes great play of the connection between lie of the land and building. The latter stands three storeys above ground and one below and develops lengthwise along the north-south axis. The steeply shelving ground is countered by a flight of steps running up the side from which promenade there are many vistas to be enjoyed of the mountain landscape and pleasing glimpses of the architecture. On the north and west elevations striking architectural features are the pronounced overhangs, the oblique south façade wall, and floor levels that
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