{"id":8541,"date":"2024-05-20T17:04:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/?p=8541"},"modified":"2024-05-20T17:09:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:09:59","slug":"delfina-design-signs-the-interior-of-villa-romboli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/delfina-design-signs-the-interior-of-villa-romboli\/","title":{"rendered":"Delfina Design signs the interior of Villa Romboli"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The historic Art Nouveau residence overlooking the port of Marina di Pisa has recently undergone a major<\/em>\u00a0renovation<\/em>, in agreement with the Superintendence.<\/em><\/p>

After over 100 years, Villa Romboli returns to its ancient splendor. The historic Art Nouveau residence has recently undergone a major\u00a0renovation\u00a0in accordance with the Superintendence, to preserve its high historical value and safeguard its original structural and decorative elements. Overlooking Bocca d’Arno, the tourist port of Marina di Pisa, the Villa that welcomed Gabriele D’Annunzio and his muse Eleonora Duse today houses the sales offices and a cafeteria for guests of Marina Development Corporation, a real estate company dedicated to\u00a0sustainable redevelopment\u00a0of tourist destinations linked to the major ports of the Mediterranean Sea. Choral project, the\u00a0refurbishment was supported by Marina Development Corporation, the\u00a0restoration\u00a0of the architecture was followed by\u00a0Pierattelli Architetture studio, while the interior\u00a0bears the signature of\u00a0Delfina Design, a boutique studio based in Dubai and led by the Italian architect Delfina Cortese.<\/p>

Immersed in an extensive private park, Villa Romboli develops on two levels: the ground floor, with double external views, houses the welcome areas for customers with reception, waiting rooms and a bar which also includes an internal and external lounge. By opening some walls between the different rooms, it was\u00a0possible to\u00a0create\u00a0a unique\u00a0environment, without visual interruptions, making fluid and natural the passage. On the first floor, instead, the original walls and the distribution of the\u00a0spatial\u00a0layout have been maintained, useful for the adaptation of a meeting room, private and co-working offices, and service rooms. Due to\u00a0the new intended use of the Villa, the design philosophy, foundation of\u00a0the entire\u00a0redevelopment and\u00a0renovation\u00a0process, has\u00a0proposed\u00a0a new balance between the original elements,\u00a0the historical-artistic charm of the building to be preserved and the necessary functionality along with the operational characteristics of a contemporary work\u00a0ambience open to the public. The original floors, the frescoed walls and ceilings, the internal wooden\u00a0doors\u00a0have been safeguarded and maintained, as much as possible\u00a0given to\u00a0the precarious original conditions. The\u00a0intervention of interior\u00a0does not overlap, but\u00a0approaches with great delicacy and respect. Delfina Design worked without overloading the\u00a0envelope\u00a0with details, the interior is balanced and reduced to minimal signs: the original structure is the protagonist that dialogues with the context and visitors. According to this philosophy,\u00a0some parts of the\u00a0flooring replicate\u00a0the historical ones, with\u00a0cement tiles in classic hexagonal and rhomboidal formats of contemporary workmanship; the lighting is\u00a0resolved with wall elements to preserve the frescoed vaults or with\u00a0step light points – rather than on the wall – for the central staircase, and\u00a0with floor-to-ceiling track systems to emphasize the architectural details without resorting to\u00a0masonry work. Freestanding panels with customized clay coating and abstract decorative pattern blend\u00a0seamlessly\u00a0with the existing frescoes, and creating functional\u00a0systems, useful for\u00a0arranging screens or shelves. The same covering enriches also the sliding doors dividing the rooms on the ground floor without separating them, while on the first level\u00a0the choice fell on hinged doors with a minimal\u00a0geometric\u00a0pattern, inspired by the decorations of the vaults,\u00a0in perfect continuity.<\/p>

The interior by Delfina Design, result not only of the hosting\u00a0shell, but also of the surrounding context, graft\u00a0with elegant and controlled influences that help\u00a0to\u00a0generate\u00a0the overall mood by enriching the rooms with precious details.<\/p>

The reception counter, paired with the bar island, offers a clear example: carved from a single block of travertine, weighing 2.8 tons, it becomes the focal center of the space.<\/p>

Based on the original project of the architect Delfina Cortese, the stone is shaped to\u00a0fit\u00a0perfectly into the layout,\u00a0maintaining\u00a0a rough side that recalls its twin\u00a0counter\u00a0dedicated to\u00a0the preparation and presentation of cocktails and aperitifs in the bar area. Two imposing stone sculptures that\u00a0preserve their individuality\u00a0while simultaneously\u00a0blending\u00a0with the surroundings. Even the cafeteria counter, made up of two independent blocks\u00a0placed\u00a0side by side, functional to preparation and service activities, qualifies the entire\u00a0<\/strong>setting\u00a0<\/strong>enriched exclusively by the essential, linear structure of a system of rail shelves, located\u00a0<\/strong>next to the walls\u00a0backdrop. Light-toned armchairs and walnut wood coffee tables complete the interior,\u00a0recalling the wooden details of the travertine blocks and the furnishing accessories chosen for the lounge. Walnut wood and natural stone,\u00a0combined\u00a0with clay finishes,\u00a0thus\u00a0become the common thread that unifies the different\u00a0environments, and defines the contemporary,\u00a0sophisticated choice of the interior.\u00a0 The\u00a0facilities, present on both floors, play on clear and geometric volumes,\u00a0featuring\u00a0the local Grigio di Pisa stone matched\u00a0with clay-clad panelling. The pantry room on the first and second levels replicates the use of local stone on the floor, and\u00a0of\u00a0important full-height wardrobes in walnut wood. On the second floor, the large meeting table and the office desks are\u00a0proposed\u00a0in the same wooden essence, for a perfect consonance of materials, shades and style.<\/p>

\u201cVilla Romboli is a stratified project,\u00a0<\/em>of<\/em>\u00a0the past that evolves, remaining faithful to itself, and meets the future<\/em>\u201d comments Delfina Cortese, founder of Delfina Design, who continues, \u201cThe history of the Villa, the high historical<\/em>-artistic value,\u00a0the richness of finishes and architectural details accommodate the new intended use, the transformation from a <\/em>residential<\/em> to a public place and the necessary structural modifications for office use. My\u00a0interior intends to underline precisely this duality of souls and eras, and the concrete possibility that they coexist in harmony<\/em> without minimizing the historical legacy nor affecting the functionality and positioning of the new owner\u201d.<\/em><\/p>

www.delfinadesign.net<\/a><\/p>

PROJECT SHEET:<\/strong><\/p>

Name: Villa Romboli<\/p>

Location: Marina di Pisa, Italia<\/p>

Client: Marina Development Corporation<\/p>

Architecture firm: Pierattelli Architetture \u2013 www.pierattelliarchitetture.com<\/a>
Interior design: Delfina Design \u2013 www.delfinadesign.net<\/a>
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The historic Art Nouveau residence overlooking the port of Marina di Pisa has recently undergone a major renovation, in agreement with the Superintendence. After over 100 years, Villa Romboli returns to its ancient splendor. The historic Art Nouveau residence has recently undergone a major renovation in accordance with the Superintendence, to preserve its high historical value and safeguard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[32,88],"class_list":["post-8541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project-en","tag-bross","tag-delfina"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8541"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8561,"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8541\/revisions\/8561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.design-fever.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}