Bedrooms 3
Baths 3 1/2
Den/Family Room
Interior Floor Area 2690 sf
Total Floor Area 4144 sf
Total Width 65'-6"
Building Depth 51'-6"
Masonry Construction
DETAILS AVAILABLE:
1) Rail Construction
2) Stone Patterns
3) Kitchen Cabinet Details
4) Cornice, door, base, capital and entablature details
5) Window Schedule
6) Door Schedule
7) Electric Plans
8) A/C layout
9) Stair layout and details
THE VILLA di FIRENZE
The "Villa di Firenze" like it's name implies owes its architectural roots to Tuscany. The original design was developed over a three year period through an endless array of sketches, 100's of hours of material research and several trips to the hills and villas surrounding Florence. The result is a home designed to evoke the architecture which evolved in Central Italy from the Late Romanesque to Early Renaissance Period. The home reflects the experience of by many rural Tuscan residences when newly rich Florentine Merchants remodeled Fortified Farm Houses into Classical Country Villas. To show this transition the home is detailed on each wing in a slightly different style. The three story left wing with Campanile (tower) are vestiges of the Romanesque, while the front elevation reflects a transition to Classical Renaissance architecture. The home is detailed in the "Tuscan Order" according to the 2nd Century writings of Vitruvius.
Beyond the architecture, the home is a delight in which to live. Nearly all the rooms extend the full width of the building, allowing flow-through ventilation and abundant light filtered through traditional French Doors. All the doors have Italian style "flower balconies" with traditional iron railing. The home revolves around the circular staircase of the tower. Nearly every room in the house is but a few steps from it. The separation of vertical space becomes a natural privacy break. The tower extends all the way to a roof top garden balcony at the fourth level. The Master Suite occupies its own private wing with wonderful views of the homes" classic Roman Piazza and in the other direction an open view to the homes" rear. The Kitchen is large with eat-in space for dining and wonderful views. The Kitchen wing also accommodates a romantic formal Dining Room. The Second Floor Living Room overlooking the front and the Piazza is linked via a small Den to a convenient alfresco dining balcony lined with a classical stone balustrade. As in most real villas the home has a formal open arcade to while away the warm summer days in the shade and in the breeze caused by the opening in the lower level. Guest Rooms with full baths are available at both the Piazza and Third Floor level.
Rear Elevation
Porch Looking to Rear
Island Kitchen
Main Staircase
FLOOR PLANS
