Italy / Tag

Casa Argentario transforms a compact apartment inside an early-1900s villa in Monte Argentario, Italy, into a bright, seaworthy retreat by Costanza Santovetti Studio. The renovation turns 70 square meters into a flexible holiday home with boat-inspired solutions and a red, white, and blue palette that nods directly to the nautical setting just beyond the windows.

213 Attic in Villa Soranzo sits within a 16th-century villa in Fiesso d’Artico, Italy, where MIDE architetti reworks the historic attic into a contemporary penthouse. Daylight, restored beams, and resin flooring define a sequence that shifts from river-facing living areas to an intimate garden-side sleeping zone, tying present-day comfort to the villa’s enduring structure. Vintage and contemporary Italian pieces lend the home a cultured, quietly dramatic tone.

Casa LB turns a modest 1960s bifamily structure in Padova, Italy into a clear, contemporary house for one family. Studio Rossettini Architettura refines the original shell with a rational layout, generous daylight, and interiors tuned for art and daily life. The result keeps the existing volume while shifting the atmosphere toward a quiet, precise domestic setting grounded in concrete, white walls, and carefully placed wood.

Villino RV refits an unassuming 1980s terraced house in Lido di Ostia, Italy, into a calm and legible home by MAMESTUDIO, led by Maria Elena Amori and Matteo Bernardi. Across four compact levels, the architects organize family life into clear vertical bands while threading a single interior landscape that stays visually connected. Each floor supports a different rhythm of the day, yet the domestic story reads as one continuous sequence of rooms and light.

Casa RF anchors a new country house in Salve, Italy, where the Ionian breeze meets dry-stone walls. Designed by Valentina Soncini, the home reimagines the traditional Liama Salentina as a calm retreat for an owner who returns south whenever she can. Earthy interiors, a pool edged in local stone, and a pergola aimed toward sunset turn this rural plot of former olive fields into an easygoing Mediterranean escape.

Casa REdDUO turns a generous Milan, Italy apartment into an expressive home-studio for the creative duo behind REdDUO. Set between Porta Venezia and Città Studi inside a 1930s building, the apartment becomes both domestic interior and working laboratory for their material-driven practice. Here, domestic rituals, studio life, and collaborative craftsmanship intersect in rooms that balance Old Milan character with a contemporary, experimental edge.

Aman Rosa Alpina anchors a renewed chapter of hospitality in Badia, Italy, where the Dolomites rise directly beyond its timber-clad façades. Designed by Denniston Architects under Jean-Michel Gathy, the historic hotel becomes a contemporary Alpine retreat with 51 rooms and suites, new dining venues, and expanded wellness rituals. Guests move between glass-wrapped lounges, generous terraces, and rich stone-lined baths that keep the mountain village of San Cassiano always in view.

Casa PPZ anchors a 140-square-metre apartment renovation in Milan, Italy by Mauro Carta, set within an early 20th-century building of high ceilings and moulded frames. The project reworks the apartment for a young art- and music-loving couple, pairing open-plan living with preserved Milanese character and a calm, contemporary interior palette. Sunlight, pale walls, and expressive materials guide the rooms from morning gatherings to quieter nights.