Nestled in the Italian countryside is an understated weekend home designed by Studio Koster that is the perfect foil for the elegant furnishings within
In a world where houses with elaborate architecture often steal the spotlight, this home in the hills of Piacenza in Italy is alluring in its simplicity. A streamlined version of the agrarian barn, it nestles fittingly in a bucolic setting of rolling green fields and wild plants.
This region, southeast of Milan, is renowned for medieval castles, Michelin-starred culinary destinations and vineyards. It is the perfect weekend retreat for Milan-based communications specialist Valentina Donini to spend time at with her partner and dogs, as well as visiting friends.
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She engaged Studio Koster to design this grounded abode. “The local architecture is dominated by two-storey farmhouses, arched brick haylofts and stables. These industrial-style stables are characterised by long, low shapes that (inform) this house’s main concept,” says the studio’s founder Geert Koster, who conceived a simple, elongated building as the solution to an idyllic getaway.