12/06/2026
On Arquitectura y diseño / past Issue
In Liguria, in north-west Italy, the eyes tend to linger on the colourful coastal villages of Portofino, Rapallo and Santa Margherita Ligure. But Chiara, the owner of this house, looked instead towards the wild hinterland, the acanthus plants and strawberries, the peace she would not have found in other, more touristic corners. And she chose to see the sea from above. "The decision to live in the mountains, in a house we built ourselves starting from some ruins, rebuilding everything from scratch, has nothing to do with any previous experience. We fell in love with the place I used to come to as a child."
It was the surroundings that suggested what the home would be like: of a spartan simplicity, with plastered walls, slate floors and single-pane windows to frame the landscape - the ever-present guest.
Exterior curated by Marco Bay
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Styling dal Canto
Inside Agency