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Far from the urban chaos and the frenetic pace of the cities, the country houses they are designed for those who, 365 days a year, have chosen to adopt a more peaceful lifestyle, or for those who want to take a breather from their daily commitments on weekends and holidays.
In any case, these are homes designed to be comfortable, rich in style, with design ideas that go beyond the classic vernacular. Country houses designed by architects reinvent traditioncombining the typical finishes of farmhouses and farmhouses – exposed wood and stone above all – contemporary details, such as the fluorescent yellow covering of this house in Menorca. Sometimes the projects create surprising out-of-places, combining buildings linked to the architectural style of the place with interiors inspired by distant lands. It happens in Puglia, in this one ancient white stone house renovated like a Moroccan riad, with the courtyard in the center, and in this villa with simple geometries with interiors that wink at Mexico and Peru.
Experimentation is pushed to extremes by the largest international studios, such as the Mecanoo team who created a country compound super contemporary which reinterprets the typical traits of farmthe classic Dutch farms. Finally, they are fascinating country houses with a more artistic soullike the one decorated by Jean Cocteau on the French Riviera or Portuguese Blue Housecompletely pink despite the name.
At the opening, the luxury villa designed by DFJ Architects in New South Wales, Australia. What strikes straight to the heart are the earth-to-sky windows with a 180° degree view of the pristine landscape of the Tweed Caldera, the enormous crater of a prehistoric volcano now covered by meadows and woods.
Source: living.corriere.it
