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Medieval Tower
A house in a medieval tower built between the 11th and 13th centuries, to which an adjacent residential structure was added at the beginning of the 13th century.
A house in a medieval tower built between the 11th and 13th centuries, to which an adjacent residential structure was added at the beginning of the 13th century. In the mid-13th century, the wealthy Rinuccini family, merchants of Florentine origin, built their palace on one of the most important streets in the city center. The facade, one of the best-preserved from medieval Siena and the most representative of the mid-1200s, is developed over five vertical axes with openings distributed across five levels.
The living room, entirely carved out within the rectangular medieval tower, has walls that, over the years, had been plastered and hidden, and which have been brought back to light through a careful restoration process. As a design choice, no additions were made to the ancient masonry, leaving it with all the traces that had been made over time. Inside, the single-lancet windows, which once constituted the only external windows of the tower, have been revealed. The walls are characterized by alternating courses of two materials: cavernous limestone with filaretto masonry and brick. This bichromy was a true aesthetic whim inside and not just a construction expedient.
The Clay table by Desalto features a Cement finish, the same material as the flooring, and with its geometric, minimalist shape, it blends perfectly with the rustic walls of the tower. The Koki chairs also harmonize well and complement these forms.
CMT architetti
Siena - Italy
info@cmtarchitetti.it
www.cmtarchitetti.it
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