THE SOUL OF NEOCLASSICAL VILLAS
Classical Greek and Roman architecture continues to inspire Italian designers. In renovating a villa in Puglia featured by Ville & Casali in this issue, architect Pietro Capitaneo was inspired by the neoclassical houses of Karl Friederick Schinkel, a famous Prussian architect as well as a painter, who believed that a building should have a soul, should contain elements of poetry, and connect to the past by entering a dialogue with it.
Classical Greek and Roman architecture continues to inspire Italian designers. In renovating a villa in Puglia featured by Ville & Casali in this issue, architect Pietro Capitaneo was inspired by the neoclassical houses of Karl Friederick Schinkel, a famous Prussian architect as well as a painter, who believed that a building should have a soul, should contain elements of poetry, and connect to the past by entering a dialogue with it. Thus the Apulian designer put together pergola paths, flowered areas, open spaces of greenery, a body of water, namely the swimming pool, which, as in the best tradition, have transformed the park into a 'garden of delights'. Classic elements can also be found in the furnishings of a villa in Saint Tropez renovated by the South African studio SAOTA or in an attic converted into a villa by architect Pietro Corcione, due to an adjacent terraced hill on the shores of Lake Lugano, or, finally, in the interiors of a Tuscan villa, designed by the Florentine interior designer Antonio Lionetti.
This month, our Get inspired column is influenced by this design, curated by our architect Claudia Schiera. Aesthetics and functionality are two characteristics shared by all projects, including a garden in the Marche region described by our landscape architect Eleonora Bosco. This September issue, which marks a new working year, also presents the innovations introduced with the 110% eco-bonus, that will not only give a boost to the construction industry, but will certainly awaken the real estate market and reward properties with the best energy certification. However, the eco-bonus is not the same for everyone, because it discriminates against exclusive homes, luxury villas and castles. In any case, this is an unprecedented push for the world of construction that will prompt many Italians to recover old properties, especially around large cities, as it is already happening in Lombardy in the hills of Piacenza, which is the subject of this month's reportage.