Il Santo, Afragola – Italy

The cafeteria, bistro and cocktail bar Il Santo, is a ‘small’ project but full of references, put together with lightness of spirit. The container is a building that is part of the complex of the basilica of St. Anthony, created in the 17th century and developed over time. It is organised in a sequence of spaces and rhythmised by openings in the massive walls. It is precisely these openings that become scenographic elements that polarise attention through the use of tile coverings that create large fields of colour or geometric patterns, while the floor is an optical expanse of diagonal bands.