LAYOUT

THE CLASSIC VILLA LAYOUT—WITH ITS DISTINCT VESTIBULE, SALON, AND LOGGIA—IS TRANSFORMED INTO A FLOWING SEQUENCE OF SPACES, LIKE AN ARCHITECTURAL PROMENADE LINKED BY ARTWORKS. SLIDING WALLS ALLOW EACH AREA TO BE OPENED UP OR SEPARATED AS NEEDED.

AROUND AN ORIGINAL STAIRCASE, A FOYER, LIVING AREA, AND GALLERY CORRIDOR UNFOLD IN SOFT WHITE AND SANDSTONE TONES. THE STAIRCASE ITSELF HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A LIBRARY.

HISTORIC ELEMENTS ARE REINTERPRETED WITHIN THIS NEW SPATIAL CONCEPT, SERVING THE IDEA OF AN EXHIBITION. YET THE DESIGN ALSO CHALLENGES TRADITION: THE GALLERY CORRIDOR IS MIRRORED ON BOTH SIDES AND TOPPED WITH A FLEXIBLE LIGHT CEILING, MULTIPLYING THE DISPLAYED ART INTO A VIBRANT, KALEIDOSCOPIC EFFECT.