Holiday home Casa Capriccio Alto

Meta­mor­phosis of a con­crete ruin: Casa Capriccio Alto is the third work of art by architect Che­rubino Gam­bar­della, which gives new life to a derelict building on a hill near the medieval town of Itri and per­pe­tuates its history. Amidst old olive, fig and lemon trees above the Gulf of Gaeta, sur­rounded by green-covered moun­tains and with opulent views of the Tyr­rhenian Sea, the holiday home is the latest element after its two pre­de­cessors — Villa Due Pini and Villa Capri — of a village resur­rected from cemento armato, whose style Gam­bar­della defines as “Medi­ter­ranean archi­tecture”. All three houses are based on an unfi­nished con­crete ske­leton, each finding its own con­tem­porary inter­pre­tation of the Medi­ter­ranean.

Ful­minant play of colours: A white coun­terpart rises above the plinth clad in shiny red Pom­peian tiles. A modern and cheerful summer setting in the midst of the pas­toral cul­tural land­scape. To leave the latter largely untouched, the gable roof was trans­formed into a large sun terrace with pool.

Inside, the ori­ginal con­crete ske­leton becomes the obvious sty­listic element, with the generous kitchen and living space opening up between it. In con­trast, the three double bed­rooms were designed as a house-within-a-house, spanned by bright green to cream-coloured vaults, which lends the rooms seclusion. Colour is the general prin­ciple — from lime to pine to olive and lemon, bright red domi­nates outside. In con­trast to the light sand-coloured ter­razzo floor and the white walls, a fresh and light-footed atmo­sphere unfolds throughout the entire house, all the way up to the large roof terrace. It plays the leading role in the middle of the natural scenery. An open-air space with a fan­tastic view, pro­tected from the sun by three semicir­cular per­golas made of reeds. At night, the terrace becomes an impressive obser­vatory of the starry sky.

What to do

Dolce vita, swimming in the pool, relaxing on the terrace, swimming in the sea, surfing, sailing or nightlife on the beaches of Gaeta and Sperlonga, both about 15 minutes away, hiking and climbing in the nearby Aurunci mountains, guided cave tours, wine tasting and olive picking, excursions to the islands of Ponza and Ventotene or to Capri, Ischia, Pompeii and Amalfi, Rome and Naples are also only an hour's drive away.

Why we like this house

A captivating house with a fresh play of colours and unconventional shapes, full of grace and lightness. La grande bellezza!

This house is great for

Friends and families

Sustainability

Energy generation via photovoltaics, good insulation, water cistern, preservation of dry stone walls, e-charging station

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