In1953, Armando and Anala Planchart asked the Italian architect Gio Ponti to realize a new house for them in Caracas. They did not know at the time that it would become one of the most iconic works of twentieth century architecture: “Can I be your Michelangelo?”1 Nevertheless, the correspondence between the architect and several of
LosPlanchart volaron a Milán en septiembre de 1953 para reunirse con Gio Ponti y le describieron su casa de ensueño. “El terreno es lindo y hay una cosa que yo quiero mucho que es el cerro de
FulvioIrace, Gio Ponti: La Casa all' Italiana, Electa, 1988, pl. 162 (illustration of related design for the Casa Planchart, Caracus, 1955) Special notice No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Asfor the architect, they chose Gio Ponti (1891-1979), the Milanese architect and godfather of post-war Italian design, then director of the magazine Domus. Villa Planchart, one of the best known houses of the history of XX century architecture, also known as El Cerrito, is certainly among the architect’s most important works and referred to by him as his “jewel” GioPonti. Milan, Italy. Milan 1891. 1 of 4. the Villa Planchart in Caracas and the Superleggera chair, produced by Cassina in 1957. the 1929 Monument to the Fallen with the Novecento architect Giovanni Muzio, the Casa Rasini apartment blocks in Milan, and the 1930 Domus Julia-Domus Fausta complex on Via Letizia. Around 1933, I3y50.casa planchart gio ponti
