Si trova sulle prealpi del lombardoveneto questa antica dimora della fine del ‘500, abilmente ristrutturata nel pieno rispetto delle preesistenze. L’austera struttura, dai possenti muri in pietra, viene ingentilita dal giardino, realizzato “al naturale”, e dalla zona di ingresso, in ciottoli e ringhierina in ferro battuto, che forma una specie di ballatoio. L’ingresso alla casa infatti è a un livello più alto del prato assolato dove è organizzata la semplice zona di soggiorno all’aperto. This ancient house of the end of the 16th century is in the Lombardy-Veneto Alps. It was skilfully restored in the full respect of pre-existing elements. The severe structure with imposing stonewalls is softened by the garden and by the entrance area in pebbles with a small wrought iron balustrade, which becomes a kind of balcony. Indeed, the house entrance is at a higher level in respect of the meadow, where there is a simple open-air living area. The small stone fountain edged by blooming bush is very nice. Nelle foto: l’ingresso, con l’ampia apertura che guarda il giardino e la boiserie, in larghe doghe di legno al naturale, che Side: the entrance with the large opening facing the garden and the boiserie in large natural wooden staves, which Sotto: Il salotto con un imponente camino in stile inglese in pietra a spacco e bocca del fuoco rifinita in legno lavorato. L’arredo della sala da pranzo è una copia di quello del castello di Asolo e ogni sedia reca lo stemma della Repubblica di Venezia. Preziosi i lampadari in alabastro di Volterra, i quadri alle pareti, i tanti oggetti disposti con arte. Importante il camino con ampia bocca del fuoco in pietra rustica. Da notare il sopraporta lasciato in mattoni a vista. Left: the sitting room with an English-style imposing fireplace in crack stone and fire mouth finished with deco-rated Nella zona notte, il disimpegno mostra il soffitto aperto per mettere in vista le travi del tetto. I monconi di trave che In the night area, the access room shows an open ceiling to put at sight the roof beams. The pieces of beam, which support the rest of the ceiling and was turned into balcony with an adjacent area used as a studio, have been laid on Colonne e decorazioni in gesso Plaster columns and decorations In classical architecture columns were primarily devised as load bearing building structures. However, immediately after columns turned into an important decorative element thanks to the chiaroscuro effect provided by fluting, in addition to the decorations featuring on capitals, with their varied and decorative volutes. The local stone was of course the material used to build columns. Much later, during the Renaissance period and particularly during the Baroque period, columns became a crucial architectural element although they were often used to mark space at regular intervals rather than being used as load bearing structures. At times, either stucco or gypsum were used instead of stone, as they were cheaper and could be easily moulded into the most fanciful decorations. At the same time, decorations took the shape of rose windows, velette, pilasters, cornices, mouldings, three-dimensional lacework typically made with plaster or chalk that skilful craftsmen used in order to create a whole load of original decorations. Nowadays, this age-long handcrafted tradition still carries on with the help of additional technological devices, thus allowing us to add |