In an city quarry environment, AD100 expertise Vincenzo De Cotiis has created a jewel set inside a centuries-old construction. From the skin, the three-story constructing has a chic and austere facade, with eight openings on every ground and a low arched entry supported by granite abutments. Its historical past begins manner again within the days when Milan was dominated by Spain and its financial system was flourishing. The Baroque constructing was constructed over the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by the Mazenta household. When that noble household died out within the late 18th century, the property handed to the Prinetti household of Bergamo.
Within the first half of the nineteenth century, the constructing was offered to the Sisters of St. Marcellina, who resided there for over 100 years. Over time, it was expanded and modified, and finally it grew to become a lodge and restaurant. “After we discovered the house, it was now not in its unique situation. We selected to utterly renovate the inside, whereas sustaining a give attention to the environment and character that evoke a sure second in historical past by its supplies,” architect and designer De Cotiis says of this jewel set inside historical partitions, a fascinating setting like a type of city quarry the place time appears to face nonetheless.
