Villa Comalcione
Monday, 03 July 2017Villa Comalcione - a complex of prestigious properties in a 15,000 square meter property - was the subject of restoration and technical-functional upgrading that provided for the adaptation of spaces to the needs of the new ownership. All the interior spaces were redesigned, a new lift was added and rooms dedicated to hosting the owner's library of historical books were created. The two buildings (Villa Comalcione and Villa San Giovanni) and the two boathouses were restored with the refurbishment of the floors, the roofing mantles, the façades (plasterwork) and the external masonry, as well as the internal installations. The park and gardens were restored, along with the bowls and tennis/soccer fields. The work highlighted some extremely difficult access problems, possible only by means of small size vehicles due to the location in the historic centre. So for the park and the boathouses, a system of mini dumpers and helicopters was used to transport the material. At times, it was also necessary to transport by hand, as in the case of the planting of the plants. A swimming pool was dug out in the rock: the excavation was conducted in a similar manual way due to the conformation of the spaces and the impossibility to access with adequate means such as traditional excavators. A crane mounted in the lake carried out the loading and unloading of the material conducted via lake using a pontoon and tugboat. Inside the main villa, the old floors in seminato were restored and those in Lombardy terracotta were recovered; in some cases, a new seminato was created. Finally, the pedestrian paths in the park have walls made with Moltrasio stones from the excavation site for the construction of the swimming pool.
Villa Jazler
Monday, 03 July 2017The restoration and refurbishment of Villa Jazler led to the adaptation of the spaces to the needs of the new ownership: the interior was redesigned, the attic was recovered, and the existing boathouses were upgraded. A swimming pool with adjacent sauna area was created in one of them. The building parallel to the Strada Lariana was recovered designed to become guest rooms. The whole park surrounding the mansion, which extends from the Strada Lariana to the shores of the lake, was the subject of redevelopment.
Villa Necchi Campiglio
Monday, 03 July 2017At Villa Necchi Campiglio, a heritage of FAI (Italian Environment Fund), a stable structure was created to cover the tennis court no longer used for its original purpose. The project envisaged the insertion of a simple and neutral structure inside the existing iron fence, designed by the Architect Piero Portaluppi in the 1930s, highlighting the original design with its mouldings. For this purpose, a solution was adopted for the glazed walls and the roof in iron and glass that keeps the glass envelope completely extrados, i.e. placed towards the outside of the greenhouse, concealing the metal elements of the structure and sliding door frames as much as possible. A roller blind system was placed above the roof to ensure optimal thermal and environmental lighting values. The greenhouse has a block of services, which contain the wardrobe, the bathrooms and a room used as a control booth. The installations guarantee the heating by an air system, integrated with a radiant floor system, the driving force, the lighting of the rooms, the emergency lighting, the sound projection and diffusion. The new structure that was created is used for entertainment in general: it hosts exhibitions and events open to the public, as well as private events.
Villa in Garzola
Monday, 03 July 2017Renovation and extension of the residential building in the Municipality of Como (Località Garzola).
Villa CyLake
Monday, 03 July 2017Villa Cylake, a prestigious brick-coloured building that overlooks the Zoca de l'Oli, was the subject of restoration and technical-functional upgrading and adaptation of spaces to the needs of the new ownership. All the interior spaces were redesigned, the attic was recovered, a new steel and structural glass lift was added (at the service of the four floors) and new recreational facilities were created (including a cinema) in the basement. The existing pool was recovered, as well as the building called Ex Limonaia, which was designed to become guest rooms. The 8,000 square meter park - which surrounds the villa and extends from the Strada Lariana up to the shores of the lake - was the subject of redevelopment work.