Chiesa Diruta is a proposal for the transformation of a Renaissance church located at Grottole-Italy into a vibrant Cultural Center consisting of a Concert Hall and a Municipal Library. The Concert Hall volume floats above the Foyer, thus freeing the space underneath in order to allow people to visit the monument and enjoy the view over the Basento river valley. The Municipal Library, accessible from the opposite side of the monument, is a hospitable space that develops in two levels. Both usages enhanced through gentle design gestures, create a unique landmark for the entire region.
The integration of the new Concert Hall was derived after an in depth research of the Architecture history of Renaissance Temples. The new development requires the design of spaces that intervene between the basic levels of the stone wall church. In order to differentiate the new building from the old monument, a reversible and flexible structure has been implemented. . A membrane layer protects the subfloor of the church. The metallic elliptical beams that provide stiffness to the concert hall structure, along with the wooden interior cover, reflect the stone groin vaults predecessors.
Bio Constantinos Yanniotis graduated from the School of Architecture NTUA in 2011, following his studies of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Patras (2003). Since then, he has been practicing as an Architect at the Yanniotis & Associates Architectural Bureau, having an expertise in Inclusive Design. In its long-lasting activity, the Bureau has completed a significant number of projects – of both small and large scale – in various fields of building design and urban planning (residential buildings, office spaces, industrial buildings, tourist facilities, golf resorts & spor
Other prizes 2020, Iron Award, A' Design Awards 2019-2020 2020, Honorable Mention, DNA Paris Design Awards 2020, 2nd Award, International Residential Awards 2020 2020, Winner, Green Apple Award for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage, 2020, 1st Award, Rethinking the Future-Architecture, Construction & Design Awards 2020 2020, Silver Award, International Association for Universal Design Awards 2020 2020, 1st Winner, Architect of the Year 2020 Awards 2020, Winner, LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2021, Winner, Green Good Design Awards 2021 2021, Honorable Mention, Best Practice International Design-for-All Foundation Awards 2021, Winner, DNA Paris Design Awards 2021, Honorable Mention, BLT Design Awards 2021, Winner, Architect of the Year Awards 2021, Honorable Mention, Architecture MasterPrize Awards 2021, Runner-up, World Design Awards 2021, Shortlisted, International Architecture Awards 2021, Winner, S.ARCH Awards 2021, Winner, LIV Hospitality Awards 2021, Honorable Mention, BLT Awards 2021, Honorable Mention, Architecture MasterPrize Awards 2021, Winner, Architect of the Year Awards 2022, Iron Award, A' Design Awards 2020-2021 2022, Winner, LIV Hospitality Awards 2022, Winner, Best Architecture & Consulting Engineering Firm in Athens, BUILD Magazine Architecture Awards 2022, Silver Winner, Global Future Design Awards 2022, Hotel Design Awards, Hotel Design Show 2022, Winner, World Design Awards 2022, Winner, BLT Design Awards 2022, Winner, Architect of the Year Awards 2022, Gold Winner, ARCHFRAME Design Awards 2022, Gold Winner, Architecture Design Collection Awards 2022, Winner, LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2023, Winner, Most Innovative Architecture Firm 2023 - Athens, BUILD Magazine Architecture Awards 2023, Winner, Best Resort Design Concept 2023 (Greece): Pytharia, BUILD Magazine Architecture Awards 2023, Winner, Green Good Design Awards 2023, Silver Award, A' Design Awards 2021-2022
