Il caso della maison Servandoni: un edificio parigino?
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Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni , Saint-Sulpice , maison Servandoni , abitare collettivoAbstract
La “casa Servandoni”, situata al numero 6 di place Saint-Sulpice, illustra l’invenzione di una piazza-sagrato moderna, uniforme e ordinata, di fronte a un edificio religioso a Parigi. Ispirato dai suoi soggiorni a Londra e dall’urbanistica di Versailles, Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni progetta un insieme in cui la chiesa domina lo spazio pubblico, rompendo l’allineamento delle facciate e creando un effetto di contrasto monumentale. I progetti successivi mostrano l’evoluzione di un linguaggio architettonico originale, l’“ordine a fasce”, con campate rientranti, basamento ad arcate e sovrapposizione tripartita dei piani. La facciata sulla piazza si distingue per la sua modanatura potente, gli spigoli bugnati, l’architrave monumentale e un rapporto visivo rigoroso con la torre nord della chiesa. All’interno, la distribuzione dei piani rivela un’organizzazione funzionale e sociale: due appartamenti principali serviti da una grande scala monumentale, un piano nobile maestoso con ampia anticamera passante, e spazi di servizio satelliti. La casa combina influenze francesi e inglesi, rispetta gli standard aristocratici parigini e anticipa innovazioni nell’abitare collettivo, illustrando la virtuosità di Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni e il suo ruolo nella genesi dell’alloggio haussmanniano.
The case of the Servandoni House: a Parisian Building?
The Servandoni House, located at 6 Place Saint-Sulpice, illustrates the invention of a modern, uniform, and ordered square-forecourt in front of a religious building in Paris. Inspired by his stays in London and by Versailles’ urban planning, Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni designed a complex in which the church dominates the public space, breaking the alignment of the façades and creating a monumental contrast. The successive projects show the evolution of an original architectural language, the “ordine a fasce”, with recessed bays, an arcade base, and a tripartite stacking of floors. The façade facing the square stands out for its powerful ornamentation, corner rustication, monumental entablature, and a precise visual relationship with the church’s north tower. Inside, the layout of the floors reveals a functional and social organization: two main apartments served by a large monumental staircase, a majestic piano nobile with a wide through-antechamber, and satellite service spaces. The house combines French and English influences, respects Parisian aristocratic standards, and anticipates innovations in collective housing, illustrating the virtuosity of Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni and his role in the genesis of Haussmannian-style housing.
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