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La Mia Casa All'Elba [My House on Elba], Vittocio, Italy (1978-2012)

La Mia Casa All'Elba [My House on Elba], Vittocio, Italy (1978-2012)

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People

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
  • Gianni Pettena (architect)

Title

La Mia Casa All'Elba [My House on Elba], Vittocio, Italy (1978-2012)

Dates of creation

circa 1978-2018

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 335 digital files (922 MB)
  • 74 photographic materials
  • 17 drawings (including 8 reprographic copies)
  • 2 textual documents
  • 2 moving images

Scope and Content

The project series documents "La Mia Casa All'Elba", Pettena's house in Viticcio on the Island of Elba. The project, started in 1978, remained an ongoing project as the house has undergone many transformations over the years. The residence "is conditioned by its relationship with the physical context, the material and the working of space." [1] Pettena even reused some of the material already on site to build the residence. The house is comprised of different pavilions and spaces interconnected by small paths: "The house has progressively been defined as a sequence of spaces connected by routes, just like in a village. So it goes on growing almost like a primitive village, through intentions, successive organizations of spaces that define one another and are linked together." [2]

The project series contains a sketch, plans, perspective drawings of the house and later additions. The project series is also comprised of photographs, including interior views showing artworks, photographs of Elba possibly used for research, and two videocassettes possibly with recordings of TV shows presenting the house.

Source:

[1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/arch-my-house-on-elba-1978-12/ (last accessed 12 November 2019)

[2] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/arch-my-house-on-elba-1978-12/ (last accessed 12 November 2019)

Reference Number

AP207.S1.1978.PR01

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Italy

Language of material

English, Italian

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1978.PR01.001
    • Title: Perspective drawing, sketches, and interior view, La Mia Casa All'Elba
    • Dates of creation: circa 1978-2012
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (architect)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 5 drawings
    • 4 photographs
    • 3 reprographic copies

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest):23.5 x 31 cm sheet (largest):30.5 x 42.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-001-020

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1978.PR01.002
    • Title: Perspective drawings and presentation drawings, La Mia Casa All'Elba
    • Dates of creation: circa 1978-2012
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (architect)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 4 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 50.5 x 75.5 cm sheet (largest): 65.5 x 89 cm

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-003-006

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1978.PR01.003
    • Title: Plans, perspective drawings, interior views and photographs of Elba, La Mia Casa All'Elba
    • Dates of creation: circa 1978-2012
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (architect)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 26 photographs
    • 17 slides
    • 8 reprographic copies
    • 2 textual documents

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 30 x 21.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-005-034

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1978.PR01.004
    • Title: Photographs of Elba, La Mia Casa All'Elba
    • Dates of creation: circa 1978-2012
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (architect)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 27 slides

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-005-035

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1978.PR01.005
    • Title: Video recordings on Elba island and Pettena's house, La Mia Casa All'Elba
    • Dates of creation: circa 1978-2012
    • Catalogued items within this file 2

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (architect)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 VHS

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-053-002

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1978.PR01.006
    • Title: Photographs, digitized drawings, sketches and perspective drawings, La Mia Casa All’Elba
    • Dates of creation: 2001 - 2018
    • Form: drawings, born digital, photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)

    Description:

    Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed), Adobe Photoshop, Tagged Image File Format, Audio/Video Interleaved Format

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 333 digital files (922 MB)

    Conditions governing access:

    • Digital material can only be accessed on-site. Please contact Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca for more information. Access by appointment only.

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

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