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Our house as picked up by Google Streetview

Surrounded by vineyard, olive trees and with a view of Monte Ascensione across the Valdaso. The Google camera car does go far! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it … Continue reading

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Why we chose this spot?

This is the view looking over to what will be the front of the house from the next ridge north. Pictures speak a thousand words don’t you agree? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit … Continue reading

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New Designs

The new designs can be explored by clicking here. Per il nuovo disegno, clicaa qui Klicken Sie hier für die neuen Designs Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it … Continue reading

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Back to the drawing board

We took a deep breath, a long creative pause. And we came up with a design more beautiful than our first attempt. It flows nicely, sits perfectly in the landscape, uses the stones from the derelict farmhouse, has some unusual features and … Continue reading

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Site Inspection

H took a trip to Italy for more architect meetings and to view the new cleared site in person. Rather depressingly the stacks of salvaged roof tiles were stolen a few days later … Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post … Continue reading

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Let the planning begin …

Before getting on much further with the plans, the site needs to be cleared so the architect can measure it correctly and see what is actually there. (Thanks to Giorgio B. for taking these great photos while avoiding JCB Man!) … Continue reading

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Getting the project started

Just back from Le Marche and some good meetings with our architect! Ermanno has taken our own amateurish designs and produced something actually buildable from them. We managed to fit in two meetings while we were there, at the first … Continue reading

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La casa è nostra!

Siamo tornati nelle Marche la settimana scorsa per firmare il contratto, quindi finalmente, su giovedi ventidue luglio – dopo quasi un anno – la casa è nostra! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with … Continue reading

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