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Mecozzi Verdini connects Italian villa to concrete annexe using red-steel walkway

November 26, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A red-steel walkway links this 1960s villa in Italy’s Marche region to a concrete-framed annexe called Annesso Rosso, completed by local architecture studio Mecozzi Verdini. Annesso Rosso, or Red Annexe, is named after the deep red colour of its painted steelwork and replaces a cluster of disused agricultural sheds at the back of the home

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StudioTamat revamps 1960s villa in Italy’s Castelli Romani

November 18, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Rome-based StudioTamat has designed eclectic interiors for an Italian villa, blending modernist influences with floral wallpapers and playful shapes. The 1960s villa is set in the Castelli Romani, on the outskirts of Rome, steps away from the historic 16th-century Villa Grazioli. StudioTamat’s design spans different eras and styles, honouring the building’s mid-century heritage while also peppering

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Novembre Studio completes Golden Goose Arena at the CityLife development in Milan

November 14, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Italian architecture firm Novembre Studio has completed a polycarbonate padel centre at Milan’s CityLife development, which was designed in response to the adjacent CityWave office by BIG. Named the Golden Goose Arena, the 12-metre-tall sports centre contains seven indoor padel courts, a cafe, lounge area, clothing shop, as well as two outdoor padel courts. Clad

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StudioTamat transforms Rome “villino” with glass floors and mirror ceilings

November 4, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Rome-based StudioTamat has used colour, transparency and reflection to bring a sense of spaciousness to a small house in the heart of the Italian capital. Located in the courtyard of a late-19th-century building on Viale di Trastevere, the 80-square-metre RA House provides an urban base for a couple who divide their time between addresses. StudioTamat’s

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Atelier Vago transforms Tuscan chapel into “house for art”

October 25, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Carlotta Di Sandro and Cecilia Marcheschi of Atelier Vago have added pops of bright blue and yellow to the Pailunga creative space in a deconsecrated chapel near Pisa, Italy. Located in the countryside surrounding the village of Fauglia, Pailunga is a creative space offering residencies for artists, particularly musicians. It is the first completed project

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Triennale Milano completes renovation that “enhances Giovanni Muzio’s original 1933 design”

October 3, 2025 Jane Englefield 0

Architect Luca Cipelletti has renovated the lower-ground floor of Milan’s Triennale Milano museum, including its restaurant, music venue and children’s play area. Led by Triennale Milano president Stefano Boeri and general director Carla Morogallo, the renovation encompasses 2,300 square metres of interior space in the Giovanni Muzio-designed Palazzo dell’Arte building, alongside 7,300 square metres of

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Eight eclectic pizzerias that take the slice-shop to the next level

October 13, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

For our latest lookbook, we look at the interiors of contemporary pizzerias across the globe, including a pink vegan restaurant in London and a Mexico City space informed by a neighbouring church. From New York City to Italy, its country of origin, pizza is a beloved delicacy across the world. As a result, the humble

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Luca Guadagnino transforms Roman palazzo “steeped in history” into boutique hotel

October 10, 2024 Tirthika Shah 0

Film director Luca Guadagnino’s interior design studio has turned a historic palazzo in Rome, Italy, into a luxury hotel. The hotel, named Palazzo Talia, is the first hospitality project from Guadagnino’s Studiolucaguadagnino. Originally built in the 16th century, the palazzo was previously a school for children from less privileged backgrounds. The institution, called Nobile Collegio

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Pratique and Fanum add “imposing” plywood pavilion to Villa Medici gardens in Rome

September 4, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

French architecture studios Pratique and Fanum took cues from Roman architecture when creating the Forum des Vestiges plywood pavilion, which is located in the gardens of Rome’s historic Villa Medici. Pratique and Fanum designed the pavilion, which was informed by ancient Roman forums, to encourage social interactions and conversation. “The main design goal was to create

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Dezeen Debate features “an elegant melange and a triumph of design sensitivity”

August 6, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a refurbished apartment in Milan by design studio David/Nicolas with interior details by architect Gio Ponti. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. David/Nicolas has redesigned the interiors of a 1920s Milan apartment, originally designed by architect Mario Borgato and refurbished by Ponti, blending contemporary details with original

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