Torre dell’orologio Alpine Apartment by Caracter Architettura d’Interni
Torre dell’orologio unfolds as a warm mountain apartment in Sestriere, Italy, designed by Caracter Architettura d’Interni with a rich, tactile interior palette. Large windows pull in the alpine panorama while timber ceilings, layered textiles, and sculptural lighting turn the open living areas into a generous gathering place. Throughout the apartment, finishes and furnishings lean toward a contemporary chalet mood that suits the winter resort setting.
Soft light falls across pale rugs and fur throws as the fire burns low in the hearth. A crescent of windows tracks the snowy ridgeline outside, drawing the horizon straight into the living room.
This apartment in Sestriere, Italy, reworks a mountain home into a plush retreat where interior palette sets the tone for daily life. Caracter Architettura d’Interni arranges the rooms as a continuous living landscape, with timber, textiles, and crafted furniture defining each zone. Every surface leans into comfort; finishes respond directly to the winter resort setting.
Here, the throughline is material rather than monumental. Thick sofas, layered rugs, and warm wood planes carry from public rooms to bedrooms and baths, tying casual gatherings and quiet evenings together.
Living Room Embrace
The main living area curves gently, lined with a sequence of tall windows that keep the mountains in constant view. Low, deep sofas in soft neutrals sit on an oversized rug, their generous cushions finished with fur pillows that invite long evenings by the fire. At one end, a fireplace is framed by textured stone or mottled panels and timber, grounding the room with a dense, earthy element. Round black tables on slender legs keep sightlines open while providing just enough surface for books, drinks, and stacked firewood.
Dining Around Timber
Beyond the sofas, the dining area anchors the open volume with a substantial timber table, its live edges and thick slab giving the room a clear center. Simple white chairs gain warmth from plush sheepskin throws, turning everyday meals into an extension of the lounge rather than a separate, formal zone. Overhead hangs a sculptural chandelier with antler-like arms, throwing a warm glow across the ceiling and echoing the alpine landscape outside. The overall composition feels relaxed yet deliberate, a social hub for long winter dinners.
Kitchen And Lounge Retreats
The kitchen tucks behind a band of interior windows, with stainless-steel cabinetry and counters giving a crisp, reflective counterpoint to the surrounding timber. Glazed panels slide or pivot to connect the cook to the living room, so the glow of the chandelier and fireplace carries into the working zone. Nearby, a lounge corner and billiards table turn circulation into another place to linger, with paneled wood walls, indirect lighting, and a sculpted bookshelf shaping a compact retreat.
Layered Private Rooms
In the bedrooms, the palette shifts from open panorama to cocooned comfort. One room pairs a deep blue bed base with pale bedding and fur pillows, backed by a textured headboard wall washed in soft light from a concealed strip. The primary bedroom leans into richer tones, with a fur-covered bedspread, wood ceiling, and a tall headboard panel that reads almost like fabric art. Even here, a fireplace and discreet pendant lights keep the focus on warmth, both visual and physical.
Bathing In Warm Tones
Bathrooms continue the material story with large-format stone or stone-look panels wrapping tub and shower, their veining adding depth without busy pattern. A long timber vanity with vessel sinks runs opposite, its dark wood grounding the otherwise reflective surfaces and generous mirror. Soft, indirect lighting traces ceiling and corners so the rooms glow rather than glare, matching the apartment’s wider preference for warmth over contrast.
By night, the apartment reads as a series of warm pools of light stitched together by timber ceilings and floors. During the day, broad windows reconnect every room to the white landscape, letting snow and sky temper the rich interior palette. Torre dell’orologio holds that balance, giving the mountain setting an interior counterpart of softness, texture, and considered glow.
Photography courtesy of Caracter Architettura d’Interni
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