From stable to contemporary art residence, between the sea and the Tuscan hills

The new house that studio Hus, has realized from the barn of an old farmhouse in the hills of Talamone,between the sea and the Maremma countryside, respects the perimeter of the existing building, revealing instead a dynamic domestic space on the inside. The original two-naves layout is preserved and suggests a classic subdivision of the rooms.

The day-living areas are developed lengthwise, forming a large tripartite spatial sequence, whose unity is emphasized by two pre-existing round arches, giving rhythm to one room to the next. Equally, the visual continuity between the two entry portals to the dwelling, located on the minor fronts, expands the space.

At one end is the dining room with a kitchen, while at its opposite is the fireplace room, this latter set into a wall, framed on both sides by two recessed bookcases. In the middle, between these two rooms, stands the large living room, where two doors, similar to carved wooden boards, mark the passage to the sleeping quarters.

Here is where the most intimate life takes place. Three bedrooms, each one provided with its own bathroom, re-propose the tripartition of spaces, but this time two curvilinear walls shape the space of the corner rooms. The semicircular movement of the walls echoes that of the arches in the living area, and at the same time defines the space of the en-suite bathrooms. Playing with a continuous repetition of the form, two circular showers are obtained from the convexity of the walls. 

The choice of finishes dialogues with the desire to preserve the original aesthetics, so the traditional terracotta floor of the living rooms finds its modern expression in the flooring of the bedrooms: a neat brick-colored mosaic reaches the bathrooms, and the showers themselves, seamlessly.

Along with the paintings and art objects that punctually characterize the environment, the only touch of color is in the bedrooms’ ceilings: a soft shade of green episodically interrupts the whiteness of the walls, enhancing the ethereal atmosphere of the whole house.