The smell of the adriatic Paglian Wind on a typical spring day. Silver olive trees and the Mediterranean Pines Siroco to defy near the winds IL Tabacchificio (“The Tobacco Factory”), a building with a simple and square profile is an interesting history and a magnificent current. The first was built in the 1930s, it once appointed about a hundred people, most of the women. At that time, Lecase province created a quarter of Italy’s tobacco, and this operation was the most important in the region.
In the latter period, part of the Tabacchificio was used to store food until the 1960s, when it was converted into small metal and frame factory. After years of neglect, the current owners, who bought it in 2014, preserved their original character and decided to renovate it. Work, which was assigned to four years, Raffel SantonAn architect who describes himself as the “storyteller of the space”. He enhanced the basic characteristics of the building and made it one of the most popular places in the region for both Italian and international travelers.
Sustainability played an important role in renewal, using renovated materials such as vintage doors and other duration elements with Santonze. The main entrance leads to an open space, with vaulted roofs, white walls and polish concrete floors that reflect the natural light of the room. The front door aligns with one of the back of the room, making the space feel more open. Glass and iron elements pronounce the industrial, rational soul of the building. Once the location of intensive labor is now dedicated to rest.
