Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva

A research project curated by Mariana Siracusa

Milan, Italy
2024 
Editing, design and communication system for Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva. Photography Allegra Martin, Francesco Paleari, the first book published by Spazio, a gallery and architecture bookshop in Milan. The book was conceived together with the exhibition of the same name, on view at Spazio from March to July 2024, both curated by Mariana Siracusa. Casa Maria Bottero is an apartment designed by architect Umberto Riva for his family between 1965 and 1967. In the fall of 2023, Allegra Martin and Francesco Paleari for the first time since 1960s have fully documented the home’s interiors and objects collected over the years.

    Book
Photography Allegra Martin, Francesco Paleari
Texts Maria Bottero
Drawings Sara Merlotti
Editorial coordination Elisa Di Nofa
Typeface Aeiou Tools

    Exhibition
Drawings Umberto Riva
Reproduction Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
⭘ communication strategy ⭘ book design ⭘ graphic design ⭘ book editing ⭘ social media strategy and content
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, book launch, Spazio, May 2024, video ©Elisa Di Nofa
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, book cover
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, book spread
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, photo ©Francesco Paleari, 2023
Casa Maria Bottero, video ©Elisa Di Nofa
Casa Maria Bottero, video ©Elisa Di Nofa
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, exhibition, instagram communication
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, exhibition, Spazio, photo ©Elisa Di Nofa
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, exhibition, Spazio, photo ©Elisa Di Nofa
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, photo ©Francesco Paleari, 2023
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, photo ©Francesco Paleari, 2023
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, book spread
Casa Maria Bottero / Umberto Riva, book back cover