From 18th-century stable to enchanting modern home in Italy

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5 жыл бұрын

Asked to convert the stables of an 18th-century villa into a home for a couple and their daughter, Paolo Gelso and Nicoletta Binello designed minimal modern inserts to preserve all the original features of the former manger: a stone trough, a doric column, and vaulted ceilings.
To preserve and level out the old floor, the architects added wooden platforms that also serve to craft rooms, like the entryway and bedroom. The kitchen is an all-in-one unit that also serves as the wall of the entry. The bedroom is shaped by a closet wall and a wooden floor that also houses bed slats for a Japanese-inspired floor bed.
Pivot doors were shaped to fit the existing arched ceilings. Floor-to-ceiling opaque glass delimits the bathrooms.
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@nutsbutdum 5 жыл бұрын

There's Life Before discovering Kirsten's KZfaq channel, and then there's Life After discovering Kirsten's KZfaq channel.

@Lousiannie 5 жыл бұрын

Not Even Wrong , Always wondering and mildly uninspired...to always inspired & hopeful 😊

@GerardoGoliz 5 жыл бұрын

Agree

@brunogomes2180 5 жыл бұрын

So true and i,m new

@novaheriyanti85 5 жыл бұрын

yup, and im so pissed, she deserved more subscriber.

@scientifico 5 жыл бұрын

Her channel makes me question my life choices.

@SeamlesslyAwkwerd 5 жыл бұрын

There is something about your videos that really pull me into wherever you are. I felt like I was there, such an amazing channel

@Icarus_and_Me 5 жыл бұрын

Well said, I feel exactly the same!

@cathylynnpietranton 5 жыл бұрын

The Italians do it right. Love the design and the clean lines. No clutter.

@snake9961 5 жыл бұрын

yea but they are used to small spaces...that kitchen does not feel big at all and the way to the bath is too tight... just me

@Jessicaro 5 жыл бұрын

@@snake9961 yes just you:) the kitchen is fairly large certainly seeing as it opens up to a dining area. And they do live in an restaurated house so unless they build an adition they had only so much space to work with and it looks fabulous

@snake9961 5 жыл бұрын

@@Jessicaro pose at 4:33 ... the space between the sink and the place where the horses were attached is unusable all for the sake not to touch the old, also the column is completely alienated looks so out of place dividing the path to the kitchen which should be free and accessible fast and easily without strange manoeuvres ... in the end they alienated the whole project and by far it is not an integration at all in fact it is the opposite, it is an intruder and a strange one too... the kitchen is great but it is out of contest! I worked with italian, they are great but have a problem: they get obsessed

@Jessicaro 5 жыл бұрын

@@snake9961 Well the house is probably a heritage property that means they can not remove certain things because it is protected by the state. And sure the easy thing was to break everything and make it modern but where is the fun in that? seeing as they kept every part of the old house intact and still made it modern and beautifull is something you can praise them for. Living in a old buildings is not for everyone. and the kitchen is just fine you can stand on the other side of the island while your chopping something for dinner. But seeing as they probably had not choice but keeping the place where the horses were i praise them for the job they did. It looks beautifull and like they said in the beginning of the video they were glad they had a part of that building even if it was a small one. It depend on what you like i gues

@snake9961 5 жыл бұрын

@@Jessicaro 8:32 the demolished it... not so conservative... but i get what you are saying the kitchen is functional but it has no personality... it is just a cooking space. I would have switch spaces between the dining room and the kitchen or just rotated the kitchen at 90 degrees... but yeah... it was meant to be a space for horses after all hahaha cheers

@TheNiallHamilton 5 жыл бұрын

While I’m not a fan of the essentialistic approach taken by the architect, I appreciate how well they taken a ideology and adapted through their architecture. The respect shown towards the original context makes the honest design even more appealing

@HistoricHomePlans 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. I would have had a little less white. But their attitude and approach is to be admired.

@helenvoss 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's the result of asking an architect to design an interior. Not all of the principles used in architecture work well when you're designing an interior where people are going to live.

@richardmollberg3096 5 жыл бұрын

The villages in northern Italy are so peaceful and clean.

@JulianFoley 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful respect for this exquisite building. If this is where the horses lived, I'd love to see more of the apartments.

@tetsuoswrath 5 жыл бұрын

Years from now someone will ask their children: WERE YOU RAISED IN A BARN?!? To which they'll answer: My upbringing was quite...STABLE. :{J

@rockeyrocket1224 5 жыл бұрын

Better not lose your day job.

@tetsuoswrath 5 жыл бұрын

@@rockeyrocket1224 💀. :{

@nzungu7773 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😭😭

@zaria_time1 4 жыл бұрын

Lol this is funny

@brendajohnson6910 5 жыл бұрын

What incredibly lucky people to live in a space as lovely as this!!

@martin8313 4 жыл бұрын

*what incredibly rich people

@beatz04 5 жыл бұрын

It's funny that architecture can be so distinctive you can tell within the first 2 seconds this village couldn't be located anywhere in the U.S.

@FranFerioli 5 жыл бұрын

I grew up nearby and recognised the foggy planes of northern Italy well before they started talking...

@agingintobeauty 5 жыл бұрын

The amount of respect for architecture and history that went into this remodel was wonderful & amazing! I live in the USA. I wish we practiced such honorable methods.

@jhodini 5 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful tiny homes I've seen profiled on this channel. Refined simplicity centuries old.

@bottomratmom7329 5 жыл бұрын

Tiny home?

@possiblyadickhead6653 5 жыл бұрын

@@bottomratmom7329 xD

@possiblyadickhead6653 5 жыл бұрын

In what kind of home do you live that this is tiny?

@mymynaboojarjar 5 жыл бұрын

I love and agree with your final characterization but it has three bathrooms? Did you note the size of the kitchen and living room? The footprint hardly says ‘tiny’?

@alidelatierra 5 жыл бұрын

That girl with the garden is so sweet and just seem like such a genuine caring person awww

@albertog5684 5 жыл бұрын

2:55 It is spanish indeed. It says : "El más ruin puerco come la mejor bellota" that means: "The meanest pig eats the best acorn" I love spanish proverbs.

@alicenewman2388 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this series you have been doing on forgotten old homes brougt back to life! The interviews, the editing and the sound is moto bene! Keep them coming!

@divergence_tiffanyramos4337 5 жыл бұрын

I'll take the poorest section of the building any day of the week! I can't imagine what they consider poverty stricken? 😉 The frescoes are stunning and to hear the church bells chime in the distance makes this home a place where I wouldn't mind spending part of my time to be a part of its history. It's simply breathtaking. 💋 Merci Beaucoup!!

@debbieboring3422 5 жыл бұрын

I like how they kept the structure the way they found it. The manger was a great thing to keep. I am always looking for a place to put my baskets when not in use. I'm not making a joke I think it looks right in place. Leaving the vaults and the beams kudos to you all for a job well done. Thank you Kristen and Family for another lovely video.

@savedfaves 5 жыл бұрын

As a filmmaker, I appreciate your use of the drone. Most filmmakers these days have no idea how to use the drone. Overused and used terribly. Thank you. Love that hexagonal tile floor-great colours.

@susanadams290 5 жыл бұрын

So beautiful and amazing. I love that the apartment respects the original structure.

@bibit3856 5 жыл бұрын

There is art in living with less things. I love empty spaces

@happykt 5 жыл бұрын

This place is so incredibly gorgeous! They are living in heaven.

@dpayne91 5 жыл бұрын

This is probably the most interesting channel on KZfaq

@thamirysabilio2881 5 жыл бұрын

italian is such beatiful language

@edithbudianto4195 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I watch the old videos again, even after years. It's then I realized I've been following Kirsten's channel for years.

@trisnaekowiyatnikawaii3860 3 жыл бұрын

respect for this man and his family !

@atlanticvegansurfer8144 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love how much care went into keeping the integrity and history of the rooms during the renovation. It is so innovative and just stunningly beautiful. I Love these beautiful gems you share with us Kirsten and also by the way , I can`t believe how much your Kiddos have grown. Thanks so much for sharing .

@islandmanmikep 5 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing home. I would respect it as all art should be. I also love the Italian language, even though I do not speak it.

@lindalong2297 5 жыл бұрын

Your work is beyond description-Have been following u for yrs.

@biomanization 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, seamless connection between the old and the contemporary. Just fantastic!

@maralorca6518 5 жыл бұрын

I admire that the woman tries to do gardening to continue her granddad's legacy.

@DiffuseSachverhalte 5 жыл бұрын

I love the love to the details in this house I love italy and italian architecture And, I love this channel!

@AhmaLyra 5 жыл бұрын

This was a simply stunning restoration/adaptation to modern while preserving the historical elements. The attention to detail took my breath away. Thank you for sharing this!

@TillDerWilly 5 жыл бұрын

Your videso are always so calm and pure. No music, no "coming up next ...", no silly repetitions, just admiration of architecture.

@DavidKirtley 5 жыл бұрын

I must have some genetic malformation. It would be impossible for me to ever be that neat.

@renatanovato9460 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe they aren't that neat, they just organized everything for the video.

@ah5721 5 жыл бұрын

I love how they kept the original features of the giant mansion but made it usable for many people

@neneirene 5 жыл бұрын

This might sound weird, but today i had a realization about why your videos feel so organic and natural, almost like walking myself around the places you show: it's because of the silences. Lol. So simple, but allowing silences without talk or music really makes me inmerse in the video...Anyways, as always, love your content! 🤙🏼

@juliawitt3813 4 жыл бұрын

I am loving all these amazing ways of taking history and making a modern twist..... respect

@Icarus_and_Me 5 жыл бұрын

Grazie Senori per aver condiviso la tua bellissima casa, che piacere visitarti.

@LouielamsonTranNguyen 5 жыл бұрын

Consequently, this is the pieces of the historical building, creating and designs by craftsmen in the past, and apparently to be challenges for industrial artists in the future to come. Thanks for sharing wonderful the videos.

@attnMoFo 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE everything about this home. That is all.

@Osiwan960 5 жыл бұрын

this was so refreshing.....couldnt stop smiling the whole time! TY KD!

@AnnMarieKing 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing how beautiful stable space was back in the day.

@michelepiteo7179 5 жыл бұрын

Techo-Tuscan is a style of Minimalism used all over Northern Italy when they renovate old buildings,. Skinny silver lamps always somewhere.

@tasha1672 4 жыл бұрын

Love this mixing contemporary with antiques

@chrisbabbitt4202 5 жыл бұрын

I love the simple shapes throughout the home. Very pleasing to the eyes.

@strongforu 5 жыл бұрын

Their apartment was stunning! Absolutely stunning! It made me reconsider everything I thought I liked.

@almeggs3247 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job. Wonderful to see the love and respect for the past !

@tiogoala7654 5 жыл бұрын

wow, I really loved this. The restoration is incredible with the modern touches of carpentry, plumbing, etc, while respecting the original forms of the structure. Thank you

@marzymarrz5172 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I guess I wonder about not touching the walls to keep it completely original, but at first glance this seems to have impacted how the new residents live. I love the old frescoes but I guess it’s the old conflict between preserving the past and accommodating the present. I’d live there in a minute of course. I might complain that the kitchen appears to be in box. The setting is lovely. This was different....thanks for the tour.

@agingintobeauty 5 жыл бұрын

The balance of old and new and the method of combining them with respect was stunning. It really is the best of both worlds! Well done! Brilliant & beautiful!

@mgsee 5 жыл бұрын

The design is minimal but not austere and the spaces are beautifully cool and calm - bellisimo!

@henryrose9855 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the time you take to document these amazing designs and ideas. I've been learning alot over the past couple of years.

@scorpio6587 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Great design. I love his philosophy of respect to the old.

@schuuichiminamino 5 жыл бұрын

Belissimo! I thought as a Portuguese-BR speaker I'd understand Spanish the most, but no... Italian is much easier and I must tell... more pleasant to the ears. This place is magical.

@Nicolas-pg4hr 4 жыл бұрын

I’m Spanish, for me Italian is way easier to understand , but Portuguese is easier to read

@donotdisturb2892 5 жыл бұрын

This is what I’ve dreamed! So fascinating

@pressrepeat2000 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing. This channel rocks so much. Humanity is capable of extraordinary things and we need a reminder of this every day.

@shawnladd5440 4 жыл бұрын

I'd be curious to see the plans for electrical and plumbing, and footage of the hand fitting of the curves in the fine carpentry

@1977Timp 3 жыл бұрын

Most probably are running in the floor.. it's pretty common in Italy.. The carpenters must sweat when they saw the lines

@gracestallman2379 5 жыл бұрын

The filming of this is SO well done. I love it.

@brianb8997 5 жыл бұрын

You make the best videos. I look forward to the next one. Thank you!

@lekomato1772 5 жыл бұрын

Love the garden view!

@leemoiphang1969 5 жыл бұрын

Love the spaciousness and the white simplicity!

@TheHwnleatherguy 5 жыл бұрын

hpw beaufiful.... so very classic, clean, simple -- uncluttered by 21st century 'living'... many of us have a need for more, much more

@TheHwnleatherguy 5 жыл бұрын

jristen, you have developed a very unique and simple form of story telling & you communicate it so seemlesly - simple cuts editing transition, clean... you've transitioned into 4k videography... but not in a brandishly way. what are you shooting with?? Sony? canon? red?

@bentnickel7487 5 жыл бұрын

Italians are the best recyclers. They re-do everything every 100 years and re-sell it.

@Qjemuse 5 жыл бұрын

absolutely love the clean lines and design in this place. gives a soothing calm feeling

@prof.m.ottozeeejcdecs9998 5 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful idea to re-purpose and preserve history!

@maryrodger5130 5 жыл бұрын

If only I could visit I'd never leave.

@carriebtc 5 жыл бұрын

Just Gorgeous. Cheers

@arisgod2749 4 жыл бұрын

Man Italians have such style.

@mississippiwoman5363 5 жыл бұрын

I love this! Would be my happy place to live here.

@StayCovert 4 жыл бұрын

Christ this place is so beautiful

@shawnladd5440 5 жыл бұрын

I want that kitchen in two boxes!

@austindmunday 5 жыл бұрын

What microphones does Dirksen use for recording her interviewees?

@hughes40 4 жыл бұрын

sophistication, class cannot be taught, love the italians.

@imari2305 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. The old world feel from the arches and columns blend perfectly with the new modern touches added to the home. Kirsten, of all the places you've shown us, this one is now at the top of my favorites list.

@ciaobella8963 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder how they heat it. It's in Varese in northern Italy and they have cold winters. I live in a stone house too, so I know how cold it can get. I love the design, but I also am interested in how the house functions technically and mechanically.

@bernadettesandoval3990 5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing. perhaps those big windows all face south and the big stone walls hold the heat in. I didn't see a fire place and there wouldn't be one in a stable but they may use small electric heaters as well.

@enriquetur 5 жыл бұрын

Radiant floors?

@ciaobella8963 5 жыл бұрын

@@enriquetur That would be a good idea. I think the floors were polished concrete, so that may be the case.

@mimmiblu6138 4 жыл бұрын

We all use radiant floors when renovating ancient houses in Italy. So basically we can spread the heat without having to pay enormous gas bills. Sometimes we also have solar panels, but they're not always perrmitted in listed buildings like this one.

@williamwoody7607 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus that was fabulous.I don’t get the Stendhal reference tho.

@richardharrison7961 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus is fabulous!

@grantbratrud4949 5 жыл бұрын

Yet another really fine video! Thank you.

@claudiapastor 5 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary project. Love it so much.

@roxyshow123 5 жыл бұрын

Classic meets modern 21st century living, Italian style. Mucho gusto!

@franescadiano 5 жыл бұрын

No, please. This is not Italian style at all! There is no warmth, no taste, no intimacy at all. All is cold and lifless. This is a failed attempt to mimic Northern European architecture in the wrong surrounding. An Ikea store into a beautiful historical space.

@roxyshow123 5 жыл бұрын

@@franescadiano - Okay, you hate it. I like it. IKEA was never this nice, though.

@silentium4694 4 жыл бұрын

Finalmente mi è servito a qualcosa l'italiano 😁😅😅 Come sono belle queste ville italiane... Un sogno. E la vista..non ho parole.

@luchoportuano2829 4 жыл бұрын

Drop dead gorgeous...!

@BrucePain-_- 4 жыл бұрын

Hope they are all safe in these hard times for Italy

@jamh9723 5 жыл бұрын

this house has to be priceless

@cartograp 5 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous!

@tikilee7172 5 жыл бұрын

Magnificent

@marcbiffi6430 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, neat renovation. As I'm Italian I'm a bit ashamed that the landlady offered potato chips to the kids: brutta figura! :)

@marcbiffi6430 5 жыл бұрын

@ateb3 mannaggia patatine e crostata!

@MrRealgar 4 жыл бұрын

Marc Biffi Ma un bel chissenefrega? Essere imbarazzati per delle patatine.

@eschaefer6512 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent quality of the finishes but for me personally, it's a bit too clinical. It's crying out for some color or pattern.

@rkelypnonu9423 5 жыл бұрын

ez fix would be some plants

@puresprice 5 жыл бұрын

& some large paintings & flower filled vases

@leilal8053 5 жыл бұрын

All that modern stuff would have 2 go...canopy bed and clawfoot tub 4 me...the antique armoire is the only peice of furniture that fits with the building. I like having partitions and room dividers but not their choice.😶

@biomanization 5 жыл бұрын

E schaefer check out Axel Vervoordt’s design. Seems a great foundation for wabi sabi interiors

@alwaysjiji7198 5 жыл бұрын

I love the arches adn the walls but I would have deep colored rugs everywhere and lots of vibrant textiles to compliment the white

@Acquavallo 5 жыл бұрын

I love this so much! I want to live in a place like this

@springbay1 5 жыл бұрын

This is beauty

@MuadDib1402 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@mikestewart6517 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kirsten, and others with you, for these wonderful visits into people's lives which manage to be instructional, inspirational and pleasurable all at the same time. Again, thank you.

@tamiloucks8018 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@maehay4065 5 жыл бұрын

There is so much history in this old castle like place and a work of art! 👍

@el_mas_mafioso 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous. 💛

@21whichiswhich 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! I'm so happy that you have 1M subscribers, you really deserves it. It's you Ms. Kirsten that I fell in love with tiny homes. Cheers from the Philippines 🇵🇭

@myyoutube1707 5 жыл бұрын

I love all your videos amazing work you do And that it’s a family adventure is pretty neat

@gisaguimaraes9897 4 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful, cozy!

@veramentegina 5 жыл бұрын

clean lines. but the coldness? is it really a home? it is a thing of beauty though.

@psilonautika 5 жыл бұрын

Very clever restoration. Very smart to maintain the infrastructure of the building while modernizing the essentials on the interior. Very well done. Brilliant!