Arthur

We ourselves love the Villa Necchi in Milan, a very stylized realization by Piero Portaluppi from the interwar period with a wide variety of natural stone. That building became our main inspiration for the material choices. Parquet was laid throughout, and on the ground floor the planks are surrounded by onyx. The overall atmosphere had to exude tranquility, using light colors.

The three bedrooms of the house each have a bathroom. Each is characterized by round shapes, natural stone, glass mosaic, color nuances, natural stone plinths and mirrors in brass frames. The latter provide optical enlargement of the smaller bathrooms.

A wellness area was created in the attic floor, with a sauna, a reclining sofa, a kitchenette, shower, Jacuzzi and a massage seat. On the floor is a mosaic, the walls are covered with white lacquered paneling. The mansard roof is finished with stucco netting; this plastering allows for beautiful, rounded rolling shapes. A separate ventilation system was needed in the wellness area due to the potentially high moisture content.

Initially, the intention was to “spruce up” the house a bit, but after the dismantling work, it was found that the load-bearing structure of the building was in very poor condition. As a result, it was necessary to renew the upper floors, and reinforce the floor slab of the ground floor. In short, only the exterior walls remained standing, and several interior walls were replaced.

After the dismantling works, the site was at a standstill for a while to work out all the plans and ask for tenders. For the techniques, we worked with an engineer techniques and we decided to install a hybrid system that works with both gas and a heat pump. We recovered the original radiators. They were completely sandblasted, painted and reinstalled by our plumber. The outside walls were insulated from the inside with pre-walls.