Sand-color stucco, a very materic, soft finish, spontaneously open to the patina of time, has been used for the walls and the ceilings with beams and boards. Painted iron has instead been chosen for the casements and grates that simulate solid reeds, bringing both shade and security.
“Also in the furnishings,” Salini continues, “I have focused on natural materials and neutral colors, with the desire – once again – to emphasize the harmony between the architecture and nature. Wood, cowhide, wicker, Modica stone, raw and wrinkled linen/hemp fabrics. Since the house is so rigorous and squared, I wanted to emphasize the high level of comfort offered by the spaces in the various moments of the day and the year. With a few delicate but incisive touches.
The vertical beech slats of the doors in the kitchen, for example, make up for the lack of cane lattice on the ceilings, whose large horizontal surfaces would have made it seem too much like a pergola. I also like the tapestries embroidered on linen by Allegra Hicks in the two lateral niches of the glass door in the living area, open to the old olive tree in the garden, where everything began.
These are site-specific pieces that interpret Sicilian landscapes, reinforcing the idea of nature that enters the home.”
Project Marco Bevilacqua - Fabio Salini - Corrado Papa
Photos Alberto Ferrero