Diasen Brings the Marche to Rome: From Sustainable Building Comfort Solutions to a Dinner in Honour of the Marquis del Grillo
Diasen brings the Marche to Rome with its solutions for the sustainable comfort of buildings and a special dinner dedicated to the figure of Marquis Onofrio del Grillo of Fabriano.
In collaboration with the architecture magazine The Plan, we organised an important event held in the capital on 12 and 13 October, entitled “Designing wellbeing: sustainable comfort between function and beauty”. It drew hundreds of Italian and international construction professionals.
A two-day event that has just ended, where attendees could take part in workshops, round tables, social moments and a special visit to the Eternal City.
The first day took place at the Acquario Romano, now home to the Order of Architects of Rome, and offered an opportunity for in-depth study and training on the new horizons of architecture and the key role of sustainable materials in construction. The speakers included the architects Massimo Alvisi, João Luís Carrilho da Graça and Guendalina Salimei, and Francesco Asdrubali, professor at Roma Tre University. A round table followed, moderated by Chiara Tonelli, lecturer at Roma Tre University, on comfort as the basis of a design approach in which the liveability of spaces is linked to the choice of sustainable materials. The workshop involved some thirty architects in a hands-on decorating experience with the decorative paint Decork Mediterraneo, based on cork and clay.
About 200 professionals, architects and engineers from Rome and across Italy, with a significant delegation from Denmark and Spain, took part in the meeting. It was also streamed live to 500 people connected from Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Croatia, Greece, Ireland and England.
As a bridge between the Marche and Rome, dinner was served in the grounds of the Acquario Romano with typical regional specialities. The menu featured the dishes favoured by Marquis Onofrio del Grillo, the papal dignitary from Fabriano made famous by Alberto Sordi’s great performance.
On the second day, we took about 80 professionals to discover the architectural wonders of Rome. First came a visit to the Domus Aurea, then the Colosseum, the Imperial Forums and the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi to admire Caravaggio’s works, and finally Trastevere, where the two days ended with a convivial evening in one of the area’s most characteristic restaurants.
