A house between past and future

Past and future cross their paths in this house in Liguria, an Italian region I am particularly attracted to, having spent many summers there. The project is by Arch. Marco Ciarlo who was able to merge two distinct houses, one from the 1600's and one more recent, into one. The house has, of course, many different levels due to the slopes of the property but the result is a fluid connection between rooms, using existing steps and entryways or creating new ones.
The past is represented by original antiques mostly from the 1700's and the 1800's, collected by the owner, whose passion is art and design, the future can be found in avveniristic shapes of contemporary design and lightings.

Hot pink chair, pale blue vintage umbrella vase from the '50s 
and contemporary painting on the wall.

Big Easy chair by Ron Arad

A 1700's wooden statue, a cast iron chandelier, a vivid blue Big Easy chair by Ron Arad and white stools designed by Ciarlo create tension and interest with soft rounded lines and more clean and graphic ones.

Another view of the same room with the original fireplace.

Tolomeo lamp by Artemide

In the library  there are several inexpensive bookcases, a large table to read and work and the Tolomeo floor lamp by Artemide designed by Michele De Lucchi more than twenty years ago and still so modern.

The adjacent bedroom with antique furniture and a large 1500 oil painting.

The library is also connected, with an unusual step, to the dining room.

The kitchen is quite simple but very functional and it was decided to create it

at a lower level than the living area.

Liberty style windows and glass vases from 1700 are in the oldest part of the house,

with a classic and elegant marble staircase.

A grand entrance with steep steps worth climbing to reach a

large flat garden where this beautiful house sits.

Photography by Alberto Piovano

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