Solarolo Rainerio, Lombardy, Address available on request

In the heart of the Bassa Padana, halfway between Cremona and Mantua, Solarolo Rainerio is a town in the province of Cremona that has been able to maintain the typical approach of the rural countries of the area without being overcome by the urban explosion of the neighboring realities. Surrounded by countryside, over time it has seen the surrounding area enriched by sites with strong industrial-craft concentration, for example that of San Giovanni in Croce, which has seen the significant production facilities of a famous garden machinery company develop, but which has still managed to maintain a human-scale urban planning and where the center of the space distribution still remains the human-land relationship. It can be reached in the middle of an hour from Parma through the sliding Sp343r, in forty minutes from Cremona through the Sp85 and in forty minutes from Mantua through the Sp420, while the Bergamo Orio al Serio international airport is less than a hundred km away, while it is simultaneously secluded but well connected to the main productive poles of the area offering an oasis of silence and rhythms of times gone by for those who want to distance themselves from the frenzy of work. In this context there is a residence with unique characteristics, which is distinguished by the excellent combination of modern design and references to the past, where the boldness of some architectural choices manages to marry perfectly with the references to the farms that were in the past the prevailing residential shape of the area (see the façade of the living area with large windows full height surrounded by pillars, which recall the rationalistic lines of agricultural buildings from the past) reinterpretating them in a modern way. The careful choice of swimming pool-side walking materials, pedestrian paths, the wise chromatic layout in contrast with the albegiating white of the ancillary structures, create together with the careful aesthetic study obtained with the insertion of Led lights in the essential points of the structure and swimming pool, a therapeutic effect for the eye and the mind. The property consists of two separate buildings combined with a glass structure for a total of over 350sqm. Of covered area, is spread over an area in the order of 2800 square meters. A sliding gate next to a pedestrian gate leads us into the smooth concrete wrought area, adjacent to the primary entrance and the swimming pool. From here we reach a space under a portico of about 35sqm. That lends itself to a double covered parking space on the north-west side of the building, in which there is also the building body which houses a triple garage of over 56sqm. And service systems, accessible via double remote control door. Also on the west side, through a pedestrian driveway with spotlights, we reach the primary entrance, crossing an artistic garden with metal sculptures under a metal beam porch, ideal modern reinterpretation of the porches of the once-old farmhouses. The primary entrance consists of a completely glassed entrance hall, fully height, from which we can access the separate structure that houses the living area, or the thermal-service central shed area, or even the outbuilding area consisting of a large double bedroom with exclusive service from which it is easy to reach the garden and the swimming pool adjacent to the laundry. In the atrium, the stairwell leading to the upper floor, a real supporting sculpture that does not hide the artistic inspiration of the designer who wanted it not only as a functional object but also as a decorative reason, houses a sitting room and leads to the living area of the villa through a glass passage and a full height sliding door that resumes the stylistic reasons already present in other areas of the house and due to the intervention of an artist who has lent himself to interior decoration. The living area is a parallelepiped open on the south front, and houses the living room of over 56sqm and the kitchen of over 28sqm. That overlook the pool (surface of 50sqm, lit to Led, with solarium area) and the garden making it all without an ideal solution of continuity both visually and usability, creating a surprising brightness effect. Inside, the upper floor can be reached via a avveniristic staircase with a suspension of steps. To the west it is occupied by a manor room of 30sqm. With a whirlpool area of another 14sqm. Under construction, a master bathroom and a walk-in closet of over 7sqm. All rooms have unparalleled views of the surrounding greenery and a hanging garden above the veranda. The east side sees another room open of almost 18sqm. Provided with its own service of about 9sqm. It should be noted that, the subsequent intention to alienate the property has advised the owner not to complete the finishes of the entire upper floor, to leave more possibility of customization to the new buyer. Finally, everywhere in this magnificent villa it is evident the owner's will to combine a first class build quality with a willingness to reinterpret in a modern way the local architectural tradition, in a synthesis that could not leave you indifferent.