What was the brief?
We had to preserve the atmosphere and ancient soul of this place by creating a single-family home with timeless charmand a constantly evolving story recounted by the many works of art by important twentieth-century figures such asAlighiero Boetti, Ettore Spalletti, JannisKounellis and Mario Schifano.
What were the key challenges?
One of the main difficulties encountered during the renovation was connecting the various spaces of the building together, which at the time of purchase had multiple entrances and some rooms were not accessible from the main volumes. By introducing new staircases and designing a new layout, it was possible to harmonise the spaces with each other. Another major difficulty was to subdivide the large living room on the first floor by inserting some bedrooms in addition to the new library while maintaining some of the villa's historical features.
What materials did you choose and why?
Colours, shapes and materials have all been chosen to meet the project specifications while respecting old elements.Some rooms have been treated to a new look thanks to clever use of surfaces and a combination of natural materials such as marble, travertine, teak and walnut wood.A Canaletto walnut wood staircase with a clear parapet designed by Pierattelli Architetture lends character to the master bedroom. This spacealso hosts a flooring in reclaimed wood arranged in tiles with an Indian Teak border.
Team:
Architect: Pierattelli Architetture
Photo credits: Iuri Niccolai, Nicola Gnesi (exteriors)
Material Used:
1. Interior lighting: Buzzi e Buzzi, Catellani & Smith, Flos, Ca’belli Luceplan, Il Fanale
2. Interior furniture: Lema (closets); Pierattelli Architetture with Carimati Arredamenti (ground floor cupboards, furniture and boiserie in home theatre, bathroom furniture, first floor bookcase, master bedroom back wall, music room furniture); Lema, Poliform and Flou (beds). FLAIR Firenze (one-off furniture); Living, Edra (sofas in lounge), Cassina (sofa in home theatre); Molteni (AVA dining table); Poliform (Ipanema dining chairs); Flexform (kitchen chairs); Vitra (Hi-fi room lounge chair); NI.VA (master bedroom stairs and dining-room stairs)
3. Bathroom Dornbracht (bathroom tapware: Vaia); Tubes (heated towel rail in bathroom: Step by Step, Trame); Antonio Lupi (bathroom cabinet: Piana. Mirrors: Circus, BSK, Collage 225, Bolla 2, Luxor 875. Washbasin: Bull, Urnamood, Poggio); Catalano (bathroom sanitary ware: Sfera New flush)
4. Wallpaper: Dedar (wallpaper: Silkbird gold, Dalie, poppies and tulips in the bathroom)
