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FLEXFORM | PAPER
FLEXFORM | PAPER
Modulare gli spazi. Il tavolo da pranzo Fly con poltroncine Crono è stato collocato in prossimità della
cucina, sopra la quale è stato ricavato uno spazio dedicato alla musica. | Making the most of space.
Near the kitchen, the Fly dining table with Crono dining chairs; above, a loft space was carved out
to host the music room.
This spirit of authenticity is also what led
Flexform to choose this house as the setting
for some pieces from its furniture collection
(which the homeowners loved).
The home is made up of two rectangular
structures arranged to form an L. The main,
two-story building is the heart of the home. The
single-story wing hosts the laundry room, guest
accommodations, etc. and a garage with stor-
age space. Reclaimed roof tiles were used on the
pitched roof and, as in buildings of the period,
there are no gutters; lime hemp plaster forms
the “skin” of the home («we went with a natu-
ral material, costly, but we liked it», explain the
homeowners). One 40-cm-thick coat manages
moisture, heat and cold. All of the ceilings and
some walls are made of reclaimed wood from
the site; the walls of the kitchen and bathrooms
are in concrete and were poured on site.
The heart of the house is the double-height
living area, where floor-to-ceiling windows
– with painted metal frames to ensure the ut-
most in transparency – and pivot doors allow
a seamless flow between indoors and outdoors.
In summertime, life is lived outside and,
when the days get colder, everything moves
indoors around the dining table or in front of
the fireplace, which is set into a wall clad in
fire-blackened wood. By night, a metamor-
phosis takes place and the atmosphere becomes
more intimate. From outside, it looks like
a kind of magic lantern. The size of the four
en-suite bedrooms is cozier but the connection
with the surrounding landscape remains a
core consideration. The homeowners haven’t
made specific plans for their new life. They’re
following their hearts: to host events, organize
a season of jazz concerts. A world where culture
and rural life go hand in hand: «Constantly
poking around, our extremely inquisitive hens
managed to “photo bomb” the photo shoot»,
reminisces Paola Gherardelli. «They’re unruly
and noisy. But they are part of our new life»,
she confesses. Back to nature. With a smile.
