Intimate Refuge

Hospitality _ Interior Project | Greve in Chianti, Italy

Concept Design

“With more time spent indoors in the last years, we’re all in need to strengthen our connection with nature; to move with the rhythm of the natural world”.

The project has converted a once private residence into a stunning six cottages, considered as single guest rooms, in the middle of the Tuscany countryside. Inspired by the surrounding Nature and its colors, "Intimate Refuge" Cottages combine grounding elements with a warm lightness. The concept layers moments of softness and tactility to create a unique relaxing and calm refuge for any guest. The guest rooms are all the same in size; each one is outfitted with a luxury bed and materials like wood, brass, marble and plaster. The main character is for sure the ‘Monreale Marble’, which portrays a raw natural beauty by its unique, breccia veining; this reddish, pink, beige, cream and grey marble fills the whole room, giving a refined sense of materiality. Using consistent materiality throughout the room, the latter feel larger and more cohesive. Through a simplified lens, a restrained palette of subtle, warm, neutral finishes creates the ideal place to stay freely between inside and out.