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After many visits, our clients had fallen in love with life on Lake Como and decided to purchase a home of their own. They decided to become the gardians of a historic villa, the first home built on the east coast of Lake Como. They had the vision to lovingly restore the villa to its former glory, while updating it for a modern lifestyle.
The house sits directly on the lake and has a large garden on either side. The southern garden is the historical one, which features a new metal gazebo - the perfect spot for a casual lunch. While the garden to the north is its more modern twin. Here you find a new steel and glass addition to the house, as well as a metal pergola and raised pool.
Our goal was to honor the grandeur and traditional character of the house while infusing it with a modern sensibility. This is evident in the grand living room, where the original mosaic floors and painted ceiling are complemented by new, elegant furniture and lighting, seamlessly blending the old and the new.
Each bedroom offers stunning views of the gardens and Lake Como, inviting relaxation. Custom linens were designed with a logo featuring the same flower motif from the new terrazzo floors, inspired by one of the original mosaic rosettes.
On the Ground Floor, new terrazzo floors were laid outside the three primary rooms in a timeless off-white color, with a traditional mosaic border linking them to the original floors. Playful mosaic flowers are scattered throughout, nodding to the building's history in a fresh and modern way.
Our clients understood that interior design is about more than just furniture. Each layer, from the architecture and mosaic floors to the furniture, lighting, and their curated art collection, built on the last to create a cohesive and stronger whole.
Our clients understood that interior design is about more than just furniture. Each layer, from the architecture and mosaic floors to the furniture, lighting, and their curated art collection, built on the last to create a cohesive and stronger whole.
This elegant bathroom and dressing area feature the incredible white and green stone, Moon Ray, and custom green cabinetry, which was hand-finished by Schotten & Hansen.
Our goal was to honor the grandeur and traditional character of the house while infusing it with a modern sensibility. This is evident in the grand living room, where the original mosaic floors and painted ceiling are complemented by new, elegant furniture and lighting, seamlessly blending the old and the new.
The Basement Floor, once a boat docking area, is now an indoor pool, fitness, and spa space. The original stone and brick vaulting creates a stunning backdrop for this new sanctuary.
New outdoor furniture was selected which carried on the color palette from the house and provide moments of luxurious relaxation throughout the garden.
We painted the wood and steel roof beams a soft blue, inspired by the exterior doors and windows, to lighten the attic space. The wood ceiling planks were painted a slightly lighter hue for subtle contrast.
The Basement Floor, once a boat docking area, is now an indoor pool, fitness, and spa space. The original stone and brick vaulting creates a stunning backdrop for this new sanctuary.
The generous kitchen was created by combining two smaller rooms and features a 3.5m vaulted ceiling. We designed simple panel cabinetry in a delicate light green, using custom-colored wood veneers by Schotten & Hansen.
This villa on Lake Como offers the perfect combination of modern elegance within a traditional property.
Layers of green add depth to this bedroom, which features custom linens and a silk dividing wall to create separate sleeping and dressing areas.
Villa on Lake Como
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- 2023
- Cliente
- Private
- Architecture
- Studio di architettura Fabio Bianchi
- Construction Company
- Petazzi Costruzioni srl
- Landscape Architecture
- Maria Silvia Giulietti Cemak
- Interior Architecture, Furnishing Interior & Exterior Styling
- Ina Rinderknecht Interior Architecture AG