21/10/2008 | Radius Ditec, automations for swing shutters, fitted to an eighteenth century villa on the river Sile

On a wooded hillside along the shores of the river Sile, near the Regional Park with the same name, we find a villa, originally built as a residence for friars, which dates back to the fourteenth century. Today, after the latest renovation work carried out after a long period of disrepair, this villa has been transformed into an elegant private residence, surrounded by a large and lush park covering an area of eight hectares, crossed several times by the river and its tributary canals.

The current look of the villa is still reminiscent of its eighteenth century orientation, which boasts delightful features typical of Venetian aristocracy. Until the Austrians ruled the city, this residence belonged to the aristocratic Venetian family Manomesso, as proved by the San Marco’s Lion door plate, fixed to the outside wall of the house, and by the decorations applied to the chimneys inside the villa.
The old features have been mixed with modern additions which, whilst blending in with the architectural and living features of this prestigious and historically significant residence, have equipped it with innovative living and technologically advanced comforts, undoubtedly impossible until a few years ago.

As for the finishes used for this residence, a fully automated and centrally controlled window frames opening and closing system has been selected, which speeds up and eases this operation on the large number of windows fitted, and also provides added security, an essential issue for such an isolated residence.
All the windows frame shutters, designed to fully blend in with the building aesthetics, have been fitted with Ditec RADIUS automations, a simple and unobtrusive linkage sliding on black anodised aluminium runners, rustproof and perfectly blended with the frontage of the building, which may be fitted also where metal grilles are fitted to the windows for security purposes.
RADIUS allows the shutters to be opened and closed not only by pressing the wall mounted control but also by means of a remote control, or to be centrally controlled by connecting all switches to a single control unit.
The low voltage power supply (12V) ensures the automation to be safely operated by users, who can also keep the shutters partly opened, instantly stop them should they be accidentally closed, or manually release them in the event of power failure.

This example proves how Ditec automations can also be used in a prestigious architectural and urban environment, making life easier and providing additional security.