The Greenary, Mutti Parma, Northern Italy Farmhouse Building, Italian Architecture Images
The Greenary near Parma, Northern Italy
Real Estate Project in Italy for Mutti tomato company – design by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati
8 Oct 2018
The Greenary near Parma
Architects: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati
Location: Parma, north-central Italy
The Greenary: Building a House around a Tree
CRA unveils the GREENARY, a renovated farmhouse designed around a 10-meter-high tree growing within the main living area. Stepped areas encircle the leafy branches up to the top.

This Parma building project is the first step of CRA?s winning master plan for Mutti tomato company, which calls for a closer integration between nature and the built environment. International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has unveiled the Greenary, a renovated farmhouse designed around a 10-meter-high (32-feet-high) Ficus growing within the main living area. Living quarters encircle the tree?s leafy branches up to the top. The Greenary will be built in the countryside close to Parma, Northern Italy as a private residence. It is the first step of the master plan for Mutti, the leading tomato company, which CRA won in 2017 after an international competition. The house and the factory are being developed in close continuity due to their physical proximity and their joint call for a closer integration between nature and the built environment.

The Greenary is not a tree-house or a house on a tree, ...