Journal
Four essays
Notes on building slowly.
Occasional writing from the studio on material, light, silence and time. We publish when we have something to say rather than on a schedule.
Journal
Four essays
Notes on building slowly.
Occasional writing from the studio on material, light, silence and time. We publish when we have something to say rather than on a schedule.
May 2026
Silence is not the absence of sound. It is a spatial condition, and it can be designed.
March 2026
Most materials degrade. Concrete matures. A note on patina, weathering, and why we specify board-formed surfaces.
November 2025
Light is the only material we cannot specify. We can only design the edges it lands on.
August 2025
If a building is to outlive its first occupants, it must be able to change without being destroyed.
May 2026
Silence is not the absence of sound. It is a spatial condition, and it can be designed.
March 2026
Most materials degrade. Concrete matures. A note on patina, weathering, and why we specify board-formed surfaces.
November 2025
Light is the only material we cannot specify. We can only design the edges it lands on.
August 2025
If a building is to outlive its first occupants, it must be able to change without being destroyed.
MONOLITH
An architecture practice working between Merano and Copenhagen. Founded in 2011.
Practice
Via Cavour 14
39012 Merano (BZ)
Italy