In this thesis, two buildings, designed by Italian Architect Filippo Juvarra (1678, Messina – 1736, Madrid) but currently non-existing, are going to be analyzed and interpreted on the basis of the drawings pertaining to them, in order to investigate their spatial qualities via 3D reconstruction. The choice fell on two churches, for a total of three distinct designs: two of the numerous unbuilt projects the Messinese architect developed for the Church of the Congregation of St. Filippo Neri’s Oratory, in Turin, first in 1714-1717 and then in 1730-1732 (the final building, however, would take until 1891 to complete); and the Church of the female Cistercian Monastery of Saints Maria and Andrea, in Chieri, built between 1728 and 1733, only to be destroyed during the French occupation at the dawn of the 19th Century. Both projects for St. Filippo were picked from the earlier design phase due to a greater availability of sources; whereas in the case of St. Andrea, the fact that the artifact had effectively existed at one point in time meant that there were also (very few) images of the building after construction, and thus the more recent depictions took precedence, in order to best approximate the feature of the built church. The process of reconstruction and the challenges it posed, in and of themselves, highlighted a number of features unique to these projects, as well as opening possibilities for horizontal considerations on Juvarra’s body of work. Moreover, as part of the process of acquiring information about the interrelation between these projects and the events surrounding them and their built complexes, it was deemed necessary to dive into the history of these two institutions. This was true, in particular, of St. Andrea, the less studied of the two.

Lo scopo di questo studio è analizzare e interpretare alcuni edifici attualmente non esistenti progettati dall’architetto Filippo Juvarra (1678, Messina -1736, Madrid), al fine di poterne ricostruire la spazialità attraverso la realizzazione di modelli tridimensionali. La scelta è ricaduta su tre progetti in due edifici: due di essi sono stati selezionati tra le proposte elaborate per la chiesa della Congregazione dell’Oratorio del San Filippo Neri a Torino, a cui il messinese lavora in due fasi, tra il 1714 e il 1717 e tra il 1730 e il 1732 (la costruzione dell’edificio si trascinerà fino alla fine del XIX secolo). Per motivi legati alla maggior disponibilità di materiale, la scelta è caduta su due progetti della prima fase. Il terzo progetto ricostruito riguarda la chiesa del Monastero cistercense femminile dei Santi Maria e Andrea di Chieri, realizzata tra il 1728 e il 1733, e demolita nel contesto dell’occupazione francese del Piemonte a inizio XIX secolo. In questo caso, dunque, si trattava di ricostruire un edificio esistito, sulla base degli schizzi e disegni di progetto di Filippo Juvarra e delle poche rappresentazioni successive che ci sono pervenute. Dall’attività di ricostruzione sono emerse una serie di peculiarità relative a questi progetti, oltre ad alcuni elementi che si prestano ad una lettura trasversale nel quadro dell’attività di Juvarra. Nel contesto dello studio, è stato ritenuto necessario anche procedere ad una verifica delle fonti relativamente alla storia delle istituzioni coinvolte, soprattutto in merito al meno studiato Sant’Andrea e alla sua demolizione.

Juvarra che non c’è: il processo creativo della Chiesa di San Filippo Neri a Torino e la Chiesa di Sant’Andrea a Chieri / DE MATTEIS, Silvia. - (2024 Jan 25).

Juvarra che non c’è: il processo creativo della Chiesa di San Filippo Neri a Torino e la Chiesa di Sant’Andrea a Chieri

DE MATTEIS, SILVIA
25/01/2024

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In this thesis, two buildings, designed by Italian Architect Filippo Juvarra (1678, Messina – 1736, Madrid) but currently non-existing, are going to be analyzed and interpreted on the basis of the drawings pertaining to them, in order to investigate their spatial qualities via 3D reconstruction. The choice fell on two churches, for a total of three distinct designs: two of the numerous unbuilt projects the Messinese architect developed for the Church of the Congregation of St. Filippo Neri’s Oratory, in Turin, first in 1714-1717 and then in 1730-1732 (the final building, however, would take until 1891 to complete); and the Church of the female Cistercian Monastery of Saints Maria and Andrea, in Chieri, built between 1728 and 1733, only to be destroyed during the French occupation at the dawn of the 19th Century. Both projects for St. Filippo were picked from the earlier design phase due to a greater availability of sources; whereas in the case of St. Andrea, the fact that the artifact had effectively existed at one point in time meant that there were also (very few) images of the building after construction, and thus the more recent depictions took precedence, in order to best approximate the feature of the built church. The process of reconstruction and the challenges it posed, in and of themselves, highlighted a number of features unique to these projects, as well as opening possibilities for horizontal considerations on Juvarra’s body of work. Moreover, as part of the process of acquiring information about the interrelation between these projects and the events surrounding them and their built complexes, it was deemed necessary to dive into the history of these two institutions. This was true, in particular, of St. Andrea, the less studied of the two.
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