Tuscany

Traditional from the outside and modern and industrial from the inside by Special Umbria

Traditional from the outside and modern and industrial from the inside by Special Umbria Architects: Special Umbria Location: Val d’Orcia, Tuscany, Italy Year: 2012 Area: ft²/ m² Photography:©Kristian Septimius Krogh Description: "This restructured modern, contemporary villa, although not in Umbria, but in the beautiful Tuscany, was restored under...

The Boucquillon house in the rock by Michel Boucquillon & Donia Maaoui

The Boucquillon house in the rock by Michel Boucquillon & Donia Maaoui Architects: Michel Boucquillon, Donia Maaoui Location: Tuscany, Italy Year: 2010 Photo courtesy: Pietro Savorelli Description: The house on the slopes close Lucca, in the Tuscan field. The new home-studio of Michel, a planner and creator working for...

Tuscany Residence by D.Mesure

Tuscany Residence by D.Mesure Architects: D.Mesure – Elodie Sire Location: Tuscany, Italy Photo courtesy: D.Mesure – Elodie Sire ...

Soldati House Interior by Victor Vasilev

Soldati House Interior by Victor Vasilev Location: Carrara, Tuscany, Italy Year: 2008 Area: 5,700 sqft Photo courtesy: Adriano Pecchio Description: The house was built in the 1990ies, without design ambitions. The owners wanted the interior to look ‘Milanese’, i.e. ‘ultramodern’. I decided on a complete overhaul, appreciating the...

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