Calliope Store: ventilated facades combining tactile allure with technical complexity
Architect Marco Cicognani – Store-lab s.r.l.
The project for the reconstruction of the ventilated facades of the Calliope store in Jesi (Ancona), designed by architect Marco Cicognani for Store-lab s.r.l., received an honourable mention at the Emilgroup Project Awards 2025. The prize is in recognition of the project’s success in revealing all the ceramic products’ potential with a combination of technical complexity and carefully styled details.
The concept store comprises a solid form subdivided by patterns created with light, with the sloping wall and the inclusion of light fittings generating intriguing chiaroscuro contrasts. The resulting facade has strong visual impact and unites elegance and contemporary trends in an original, distinctive architectural language.
The Emilceramica Mapierre collection, in Noble Blanc 60x120 cm and Ligne Blanc 30x120 cm variants, used to construct the ventilated facades, effectively embodied the project’s design concept. The surfaces, striking an immaculate balance between tactile solidity and refinement, combine attractively with the light fittings and architectural details while still providing the versatility needed for the achievement of complex technical and aesthetic solutions.
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