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Aquilegia is an architecturally striking countryside villa that blends timeless rural Italian charm with refined spatial composition. The building’s original structure is preserved with sensitivity, featuring exposed stone walls, limewashed interiors, and traditional rooflines, all softened by the patina of age.
The villa’s architecture stands out through its elemental honesty—thick masonry walls, wooden ceiling beams, and handmade terracotta flooring speak to a legacy of vernacular building techniques. Light enters through small, carefully placed windows, creating chiaroscuro effects that lend drama and intimacy to each room.
Interiors are composed like still lifes, with built-in stone benches, vaulted ceilings, and staircases carved directly into the structure. The space unfolds in quiet sequences, offering a narrative flow from one atmospheric room to another. Arched niches and shallow thresholds frame natural views, while open fireplaces and rustic detailing ground the home in historical continuity.
The exterior architecture continues this story—aged plaster façades reveal traces of time and weather, while the surrounding gardens and terraces form a seamless extension of the building’s spatial language. This is a location of sculptural forms and timeless materials, where architecture itself becomes a visual subject.
Photos by Giorgia Di Tria
