Full interior and external preservative renovation of an Italian client’s country house.
Restoration works included:
- Sandblasting and cleaning of original local sandstone on external and internal walls
- Demolition and rebuilding of a wooden roof by recovering original roof tiles
- Rebuilding of floors reusing some pre-existing beams,
- Insertion of modern structural iron beams
- Bringing back to use a pre-existing fireplace in bricks and old external brick oven
- Preservation of interior and exterior original window frames
- Restoration of old Italian furniture
- Creation of personalized iron and wooden stair cases
- Design and realization of new customized furniture, according to the owners’ requirements
Location: Pianoro, Bolognese mountainside of the Apennines, Emilia Romagna
Type: 19th century sandstone house
Composition: it originally consisted of a ruined stone house, a stable and a barn, with outdoor brick oven
Philosophy of restoration works: the restorative measures and conservative architectural renovation allowed to transform the original building into a dreamhouse. It retains traces of its past; stonewalls, original wood floors and oakbeams witness the deep bond with its history. Great attention was given to the recovery of existing materials which, along with new structural elements such as visible iron beams, create a perfect union between past and present.
Total area 200 sqm
Condition completely renovated in 2014
Accessibility private road
Distance from places of interest 35 km from Bologna, 110 km from Florence
Interesting facts in the surrounding area, on the green hills of Bologna, rich in history and tradition, many rural farmhouses are still waiting to be restored and given a new life.
Useful links:
Monterenzio Vecchio e Monte Bibele
