WHAT CATCHES THE EYE IS THE MATERIAL THAT CLADS THE FAÇADE: PIASSAVA PALM FIBRE, COMMONLY USED IN BROOMS AND THE ROOFS OF BRAZIL’S BEACH KIOSKS

couple’s sons Niccoló, Costantino, and Matteo, and daughter Benedetta, to enjoy the best of outdoor and indoor living.

The couple’s other requirement was a multi-levelled bookcase as a focal highlight of the home. “It had to be large enough to accommodate 1,000 titles,” Ricoy says. Fernando says. “It’s not a Campana showroom.”

The result of their creative genius is a fourstorey abode, designed to capture maximum sunlight. Style-wise, it took the studio some time to come to an agreement with the homeowners on what the final look should be.

“There was the favela style, then Brazilian Baroque, and then we came back to a simple, very South American tropical look, which is the Campanas’ style, with hints of Italian design,” Ricoy says. “It’s a fusion that reflects us: my husband is Italian, and I am Argentine.”