Printed textile installation activates historic laundry building in Mendrisio, Switzerland
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Giacomo Hug
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Studio Hug and artist Rachele Monti have created a temporary installation for the former laundry building of Villa Argentina in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The project uses large-scale printed textile imagery to activate the historic structure during the period before its planned restoration, creating a visual dialogue between the building, its history, and the public. Rather than hiding the architecture, the intervention adds a new visual layer through printed fabric.
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· 3 pulledThe former laundry building of Villa Argentina in Mendrisio, Switzerland, is the subject of a temporary installation by Studio Hug in collaboration with artist Rachele Monti.
Commissioned by the City of Mendrisio, the project activates the historic structure during the period preceding its planned restoration.
Rather than concealing the existing architecture, the intervention introduces a new visual layer through a series of large-scale printed su
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