{"id":19910,"date":"2020-10-22T10:52:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milano411.com\/?p=19910"},"modified":"2020-10-22T10:52:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:52:05","slug":"virgil-unbound-italian-alps-ruin-to-dream-budget-mod-cottage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milano411.com\/M411\/virgil-unbound-italian-alps-ruin-to-dream-budget-mod-cottage\/","title":{"rendered":"VIRGIL UNBOUND: Italian Alps Ruin To Dream Budget Mod Cottage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virgil unbound: Italian Alps ruin becomes dream budget home\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qdvtRzgtjdQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Italian Architect, <strong>Alfredo Vanotti<\/strong> re-envisioned the space as a family home, reflecting local craftsmanship and his love of modern design. He took an old barn and turned it into a palace in the sky. This house is perfect. The only thing that would make it nicer, would be an addition of a gym and a sauna. This is the lover&#8217;s weekend house in ITALY, you&#8217;ve always dreamed about. His link for commissions is below and they have English-speaking staff. Multi-lingual actually. Hire this talent and have him build you a hideaway in the sky. Ciao from MILANO411.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When his wife inherited a ruined stable in Italy\u2019s Orobic Alps, architect Alfredo Vanotti re-envisioned the space as a family home, reflecting local craftsmanship and his love of modern design. To daylight the home, Vanotti created a long skylight and four large windows facing the Valtellina Valley below. To create exterior walls that resembled the \u201cdry stone\u201d technique of the region\u2019s traditional homes, he used local stone and a minimal amount of cement to hold it together. For the interior, Vanotti used reinforced concrete, along with natural larch and iron to give the home a more modern feel. \u201cConcrete is misused,\u201d he explains. \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be perfect. The advantage of concrete: it shouldn\u2019t be smooth, beautiful, precise.\u201d The fireplace, sink, bidet, shower and toilet are all custom-designed from unfinished concrete. To showcase the material\u2019s imperfections, Vanotti chose to leave the material untreated and uncovered. \u201cConcrete is a refined material. You don\u2019t have to hide it.\u201d With just a \u201csmall budget\u201d, and relying on help from his father, Vanotti transformed the ruin into a weekend home for his family over the course of five years. He designed the home from the ground up, including the kitchen sink. Everything was designed by the architect, including the concrete sink\/bidet\/toilet and fireplace. Nearly every detail was personalized like the door\/cupboard handles made from strips of leather.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">EV+A Lab: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=qdvtRzgtjdQ&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3lFWDFiRVRXSnp3Y2UtcTVEUWhQTGtEV0I4QXxBQ3Jtc0ttUkNLMlNKbUd3bEJXRThtYm4wdVltY1g5aU5Yd3FSaldPd2VRaVU3NUxFbnNmbEltMXhTR0RhbkFPRGk3dFkxSHJvVlo3YVN2SjgwSHBlWGxPSzEzRDFNenNZNXFnSW1iNE0xdmw5czFHRkdzYWdGVQ%3D%3D&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alfredovanottiarchitetto.it%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.alfredovanottiarchitetto.it\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian Architect, Alfredo Vanotti re-envisioned the space as a family home, reflecting local craftsmanship and his love of modern design. He took an old barn and turned it into a palace in the sky. This house is perfect. 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