Stefania Filo Speziale’s palazzina at the Parco Grifeo in Naples. An example of private housing for the middle-class,

After introducing the figure of Stefania Filo Speziale (1905-1988), the first Neapolitan female architect and her fundamental role in second post-war Neapolitan architecture, the paper will focus on the building realized in the Parco Grifeo in Naples between 1955 and 1959 by her studio. Straddling the Chiaia and Vomero districts, not far from the contemporary masterpiece of Palazzo Della Morte (1951-57), the palazzina is another example of a middle-class dwelling on the slopes of the Neapolitan hills, establishing a strong relationship with the landscape and the sea facing the South. It also represents a further example of auteur architecture in the park, a kind of middle-class enclave, originally a noble property occupied by trees and gardens, sold since the end of the 19th century and urbanized mostly after WWII, which hosts a series of interesting architectures, from the Castle by Lamont Young (1902) to Palazzo Decina by Michele Capobianco and Giulio De Luca (1956-60). From the autograph project drawings, the paper will highlight the modifications that the building by the Filo Speziale studio underwent during its construction, also describing its current state.