Built as to be clung to the lower part of the Monastery building, it constructs through an alternation of solid and empty spaces, an uninterrupted functional system. The planning research has led to the reversal of the relationships between exterior and interior of the ancient structure giving great importance to the new garden, which reminds you of the monastery cloisters, enclosed between the new building and a pergola system, and, for its size and extension, it acquires a monumental character. The design of the garden, by simply modelling the soil, together with the use of dry-stone walls of local stone and the presence of water, produces a variety of multiple spaces within a single vast enclosure. The garden thus becomes the central element in the new structure, and you can walk along it and get into the rooms, or just look at it as a background through the large windows, and it has been designed to accomodate events. The terrace system, made of dry stone, follows the guest to the multifunctional hall located on the lower floor, which is lighted by natural light and can be modulated in order to guarantee the maximum versatility, being equipped with audio and video systems it is structured so that it can be suitable for different occasions, from conventions to buffets. The structure designed to accommodate the new large reception room, having to be compared to a monastery made of bare stone, draws strictly on the principles of the monumental architecture from the wall faces/ornaments. The space sequence composing the big hall is characterized by cross vaults placed on imposing square pillars measuring 47 inches per side, these spaces open to the "green background" garden through wide segmental arch windows. The size, the geometric austerity and the choice of rich natural materials for the wooden flooring and the vertical stone ornaments, gives the new structure the grandeur and sophistication typical of the great ancient structures but preserving a design connected to contemporary architecture at the same time.
