€780,000

Villa in Manerbio, Lombardy, Italy

GRAND DESIGN VILLA NEAR BRESCIA

The property is in Manerbio, next to the motorway Turin-Milan-Venice, 40 minutes from the lake of Garda and just 20 minutes from Brescia city centre. The nearest international airports are Bergamo Orio al Serio (50’ driving) and Verona (60’).

The villa was designed in the early ’80 by the well-know architect Genchi, from Milan. It is one of the two twin-villas (one the exact mirrored copy of the other one which is in the plot next door) built by two successful business partner and building developers who commissioned the project to make their own residences.

The combination of the most refined Italian architectural design (such as the use of wood and stone, bespoke timber glazed door, the internal staircases, and the fireplace) and the exceptional care in the execution (as the builders were building their own homes) explains the exceptional quality achieved in this prestigious villa whose characteristics and originality are unique in the area.

The proposed selling price includes some refurbishment works designed by Archetypes Design, boutique studio based in London, to refresh the house and bring up comfort and efficiency to a level to be consistent with contemporary standards and features and facilities which are expected in residency of this level.

Placed in the middle of a generous 18,000 square foot park with trees and garden (there is the potential for a good size swimming pool), the villa appears simple and elegant from outside, a feature certainly appreciated by people loving both privacy and discretion.

Bespoke design and turnkey solution can be discussed.
This property is ideal as family home, holiday residency, and, as investment, it has been considered for the market of luxury residency rental with an estimated income of 15-20,000 euro/year.

1) GROUND FLOOR (180 SQUARE METERS): enjoyable for reception and family everyday life.

The house is accessible from a covered patio leading into a spectacular 80 square meters double-height open space. With wood floor and stone featured walls, this room is certainly one of the most attractive feature of the house.
The minimalistic designed fireplace gives a touch of elegant modernity to this magnificent hall that is ideal for formal reception event and, at the same time, it is comfortable enough to be the core of the house for everyday family activities.
The main hall is connected to the rear patio that, with the stone built-in barbeque, it is a proper outdoor dining room, covered and protected to be enjoyed at least for 6 months a year.
The rear patio is conveniently connected with the new proposed kitchen which, internally, extends to the more intimate low-ceiling dining area.

Three generous double bedrooms (more than 170 square foot) have the benefit of 2.7 meters high ceilings and large, glazed door directly accessing the garden.
The master bedroom has a separate wardrobe and the en-suite is proposed with wet area (walk-in shower and bathtub), double basins, wc and bidet.
A second bedroom is served by a smaller but still practical en-suite shower room, where the third bedroom has access to the third toilette/shower room via the spacious hallway with wardrobes.

2) MEZZANINE GALLERY (58 square meters): quiet and inspiring for study and work.
The mezzanine gallery has a wide balcony over the double-height main hall. It has a panoramic double-long south facing window and access to two large terraces.
Well connected with the living area downstairs, this area is ideal as study and, by adding the proposed additional shower room, it will provide the house with the fourth bedroom with independent sitting room, ideal as guest room.

3) LOWER GROUND (230 square meters): Leisure and wellness
The basement room (“taverna” in Italian) is certainly the ideal place for winter evenings with friends: equipped with a traditional open pit fireplace, which works perfectly as indoor barbeque as well, independent kitchenette, bar area, this room is large enough for hosting a party.
However, traditional features, such as the brickworks walls, the earthenware tiles to the floor, and the relatively low ceiling, confers an intimate flavour to this room, ideal for relaxing evening in front of the burning logs.
Enriched with a large corner lightwell, the room is luminous during the day, always well ventilated and dry, and naturally cooled in summer.
The rest of the floor is currently occupied by other spacious functional space such as the laundry room, the plantroom, an additional bathroom, the storage room, the wood storage, and a garage for two cars.
One of the windowless rooms could be converted into a cinema room and wine cellar.
Another room, with a large window, could be converted into a gym and spa area with sauna and steam room (hammam) or into the fifth bedroom.

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