Respectful updates of centuries-old buildings is a Tuckey Design Studio specialty. However on this case, invention, largely out of complete material—and marble and oak—was required. “We frequently work with historic buildings, which generally is a delicate job as you’re working with material that’s already so stunning,” explains lead architect Elena Aleksandrov. “On this event, it was extra of a clean canvas.”
Tuckey’s consumer approached the London- and Andermatt, Switzerland-based agency with a villa that had been deserted mid-construction in 2010 and left to crumble. The property was “notable” within the studio’s phrases, for 2 issues: its extraordinary location overlooking Lake Como in Northern Italy, and “the deteriorating concrete shell that deceived its otherworldly context.”
Somewhat than start anew, the proprietor wished to start out with what was there. In response, Aleksandrov and staff “celebrated” the tough body by leaving it uncovered and in good firm by introducing a brightly refined inside palette. And the ground plan is now gracefully reoriented to soak up the views, in fact.
Images by Dario Borruto, courtesy of Tuckey Design Studio.
The inside design of the villa was led by Yael Shmueli-Goetz of Tuckey Design Studio.
