Have you heard of Sentiero Italia? It is a path of over 6000km developing along the entire Apennine ridge, including the islands, and on the southern slope of the Alps. Created in 1983 by a group of excursionist journalists, gathered together in the Associazione Sentiero Italia, the itinerary was made by CAI in 1990. It was […]
Frequent on site inspections are very important, they’re fundamental steps in order to verify how works proceed and they’re often necessary to find last minute solutions when issues and unexpeced events occur. When works come along without issues and the client is satisfied, exceptions are permitted and it’s wonderful to have lunch all together with […]
With the end of the summer, new projects and ideas come to life in order to transform ancient stone houses located in our Appennines into modern homes that proudly preserve traces of their past. It is always a pleasure to fantasize and imagine together with the customers a new life for an abandoned stable or […]
This is a story of which I am particularly happy: not only because in the beginning this was exactly how I had imagined the Old New Italy project to be, but also because I met a very special customer and we are working together on an amazing project. Remember the first meetings with the American […]
The renovation works of a former abandoned farmhouse in the province of Ferrara are drawing to a close. “I luoghi” are ready to become a welcoming home and headquarters to a very interesting project for the sharing of skills and dreams. Two main ideas are the basis of this project: the recovery of the original […]
In this freezing winter day I am working in a building site on the Apennines near Bologna: an ancient barn recently renovated into a beautiful countryhouse on the hills. You know how amazing I think the combination of sandstones and wood beams is. Speaking of Old, New, and Italian elements, here’s how an ancient opening can leave […]
Recently I found myself using mallet and chisel to break down small portions of stone farmhouses, such as walls or doors, to find out what was behind. Working with old abandoned buildings it often happens to come across walled openings, locked windows or barred gates that prevent you from seeing beyond. We are used to […]
Today I want to tell you about a very special meeting. I was with my foreign client, returned to Bologna to sign the deed, in his new home, located on the hills about 40 minutes’ from Bologna. Upon our arrival, after a long dirt road, we were greeted by the neighbor’s two affectionate dogs, guardians […]
A new exciting adventure is about to start! Six months ago I was contacted by an American client who was thinking about buying a ruined property to renovate here in Italy and had come across my own site. I immediately realized that he was a very smart customer with great taste who fully shared my […]
Today I want to tell you about a beautiful project that I am following: the restoration of an old brick house in Cona, in the province of Ferrara. “Luoghi di Cona“; this is the name Saverio gave to a very original project aimed at giving new life to the ancient farmhouse where he has long […]