Buttery tones enliven an elegant villa on the Italy's Portofino coast

The Ligurie, the region of Northwest on the Portofino coast, offers countless picturesque villages and bays to explore. But there is a particularly fascinating route near Santa Margherita Ligure between Portofinos Ikonical square and Rapallo's picturesque Carugi (The Warren of the City of Constant Medieval Roads). “It is not a typical coastal resort. Instead, it is a real hiding place from the world in which you can admire the sea and its impressive power,” says Serena Mignatti, the architect, who was responsible for the redesign of Villa Badia. It describes its reminsula -like location as “a place where her heart can heal when she admires the incredible view of the Gulf of Portofino”. In addition to Mignatti, the architect Marco Lecchi coordinated the construction work and knows the area and its special features closely. The result of your efforts is a home in which the interiors and the terrain coexist perfectly and the love of the architects for the villa can be seen in every detail.

The villa enjoys a breathtaking panoramic view of the Gulf of Tigullio.

A swimming pool in the garden of Piscine Castiglione seems to flow into the sea.

The living room mixes time elements with contemporary lines. The furnishings were all saved, the results of a constant effort by the designers and owners to look for unique finds.

“The property, which is more than 4,300 square foot, overlooks one of the most magical corners of the Ligurian sea,” says Mignatti. “It is a peaceful environment for a home that celebrates the beauty of good life.” In fact, Villa Badia testifies to the natural spectacle and decay; The villa was built as a typical bourgeois home from the 1950s. Accordingly, the homeowners wanted a restoration that had added a hint of poetry to a house that already had its own well -defined character.

Mignatti explains how the architects are doing: “The most important concern was to create a place for the whole family in order to be handed over from generation to generation,” she says. “But we also wanted to design an ideal retreat where they could spend weekends in line with the landscape, away from the city's stress.” The villa would rise from the location with its neutral palette and porous surfaces in order to be both strictly and emotionally impressive. When Mignatti is asked about the strengths of the existing structure, he does not hesitate: “It is a large size and the way it is on the way with both the sea and the hill on which it is.” The place and the view have precedent, especially the gardens and the other open rooms on the site. “The view from every window looks like a work of art.”