FRANCESCAN MONASTERY ADV ARCH STUDIO: TRAVEL ITALY SMIJLIA MILOVANOVICH / FALL 2019

FRANCESCAN MONESTARY

ADV ARCH STUDIO: TRAVEL ITALY SMIJLIA MILOVANOVICH / FALL 2019

During the travel abroad semester in Italy, we worked on designing a monastery of the Francescan order, situated on a hillside that borders the outskirts of Cortona, Tuscany. Francescan monks are focused on the aspects of humility, of enduring hardship to become closer with God, and of coupling their private life with public service. In addition, the centuries-old buildings of Cortona inspired us to maintain the tradition of building small spaces whilst tackling a large scale site. The program includes 12 monk cells, a refectory, a library, an abbot’s office, a chapel, a church, and a cloister.

Team members include: Alex Noaks, Payton Russell All documentation and presentation materials were drafted and built by hand.