Full Description
Architectural villa by Gae Aulenti for sale in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.
GAE AULENTI (1927 -2012)
Gaetana Aulenti, best known as Gae Aulenti, was one of the few Italian women to rise to prominence in architecture and design in the postwar years.
Amongst her many achievements:
Venice – Museum Renovation
Barcelona – Museum Renovation
Istambul – Museum Renovation
San Francisco – Museum Renovation
Paris – converted a Paris train station into the Musée d’Orsay
Her work on the Musée d’Orsay led to commissions to create a space for the National Museum of Modern Art at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris
Designed showrooms for Fiat.
THE PROPERTY
Currently for sale, this villa in Pisa is the only private property in the whole of Tuscany designed by starchitect Gae Aulenti.
Just a few minute walk from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and all town’s amenities, this stunning estate is a pure architectural statement.
There are two car accesses, one to the front and one to the rear of the property, a huge garden of 2,500 sqm, mainly lawned, with mature trees, shrubs, a vegetable garden and some fruit trees. Plenty of space for alfresco dining and for hosting parties with friends and family. Fully fenced around its perimeter, the private garden is safe for both children, and their pets.
The solid walls of the villa and the clever design of the property, offer maximum privacy to its occupants and guests. Windows and french doors are strategically located, inviting lots of natural light in all rooms, and yet keeping prying eyes at bay. Moreover, the absolutely stunning skylight, which is a top feature on its own, literally floods the extra spacious living room and dining area, with natural light. Furthermore, an electric awning mounted on the skylight, will allow you full control over the amount of natural light you will want in the house at any given time.
On two floors, ground and first, plus an additional basement, this very exclusive residency includes a double bedroom with ensuite shower room, two single bedrooms, one with ensuite shower room and the other one with ensuite bathroom, a cloakroom (WC and washbasin), a laundry room, a boiler room, utility room, storage room, eat-in kitchen, living room with open fire place, sitting room, study, a a greenhouse, a shed, and a covered space for parking on the ground floor. The first floor instead, comprises a kitchen-diner, which could be turned into a bedroom, a double bedroom, a split bathroom ( WC and bidet in one room, bathtub and washbasin in another), and a terrace.
The first floor can be used either as part of the house with access from the living room on the ground floor, or as an independent apartment with access from the garden. At present it is used as a one bedroom apartment with one of the two bedrooms as kitchen-diner (plumbings already in place).
ACCESS
There are two accesses to the property, one from the front and one from the back, both of them gated and on public paved roads. The villa is located in an exclusive residential area, within walking distance of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and all of town’s amenities.
PARKING
Plenty of space to park your car/s, plus a covered parking space just outside the front door, for two large cars.
GARDEN/S AND LAND
Fully fenced private garden of 2,500 sqm, with manicured lawns, mature trees and shrubs, a vegetable garden, and some fruit trees. The garden benefits of a manually operated irrigation system with sprinklers scattered all around its area. Water for irrigation of the garden is provided by a 60m deep a water well.
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