Characteristic Features Private houses, characteristic of Italian architecture, are the finishing of facades with plaster, the roof covered with red or terracotta tiles and having a low, almost flat multi-slope shape, decoration with tiles and stone. There are ornaments on the walls. The layout of house projects in the Italian style is created with mandatory consideration patio or patio. The windows and balconies are decorated with wrought iron balustrades. The roof is extended beyond the perimeter of the building and has a cornice.
Also, finished projects of houses in the Italian style (photos, videos, diagrams, drawings, sketches can be viewed in this section) are characterized by the presence of spacious balconies and covered terraces.
Italian style house design: characteristic features
Italian style has the following features:
- The predominance of white walls, tiles in bright natural shades, fountains and an entrance decorated with cypress trees.
- The presence of decorative cornices and marble columns.
- The flat, forward roof shades the façade from the heat.
- A small foundation leading to a terrace covered with a canopy and vines.
- Asymmetry of the facade due to the use of semicircular bay windows and large windows.
- Preference for light colors in the decoration of external walls
- Supporting canopies on brackets and using belvederes, towers and bell towers on the roof.
Modern Italian construction does not always use all of these features, but the main, basic elements are almost always maintained: white plastered walls and a low hipped roof covered with red ceramic tiles. For this reason, plans for Italian-style house projects with an attic are practically not used.
The typical projects that we have collected in this section of the catalog do not comply 100% with the specified requirements, but if you slightly change the facade and color of the roof, they can be safely built in Italy; they will fit best into the local architecture!
You can buy any of our projects for turnkey implementation at average market prices in 2018.
If among the proposed options there is no one suitable for all the client’s requirements, then for an additional cost the company’s specialists can create houses in the Italian style.
Italian style house plans: a tour of history
The formation of the Italian direction in architecture took place over several centuries, which undoubtedly determines its individuality. The Italian style, which originated in England at the beginning of the nineteenth century, is often called neo-Renaissance. The architect John Nash played the role of its founder. The Italian style absorbed the architectural developments of medieval architects, elements of Palladian and neoclassical architecture - these are its features.
Residential cottages in Italian style, architectural projects which are original and traditional, popular among fans of naturalness, tradition, naturalness and good quality. The Italian style is characterized by the use of natural building and finishing materials(which increases construction costs), thanks to which a feeling of natural beauty, simplicity and comfort is created. This includes brick, wood, and plaster in natural light colors, as well as glass and mosaics, generously decorating the surfaces of the floor and walls.
The Italian style is still original and relevant because in Italy the law prohibits the construction of new buildings with an unconventional design. It is this approach that guarantees the preservation of the original Italian direction of design, construction and architecture.
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The concept of this design direction can be divided into classic and, which is characterized by character traits. The classic Italian style in the interior eloquently testifies to the desire of the owners of the house to revive a bygone era, when housing was maximally filled with natural motifs, expressed in the decoration of the walls with plaster and man-made ceramic tiles, the floors with marble and, window openings– wooden shutters and frames.
If you want to give your home courtly features, it is important to use furnishings:
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- crystal and bronze wall sconces;
- an abundance of antiques - ancient figurines, collections of silver cutlery or porcelain dishes, reproductions or original paintings depicting mythological scenes, olive groves or other floral motifs.
Due attention must be paid to the configuration and design features residential premises: equip wide-format window openings, construct columns in spacious rooms with high ceilings, in large doorways install arches, decorated with figured stucco molding, similar in design to the decor of plaster ones.
To neutralize the effect of pretentious luxury, it is worth equipping the ceiling with wooden beams in the spirit of antiquity, making flooring from roughly processed planks, decorating tables with homespun linen tablecloths, clay pots with an unglazed surface, vases with illustrations of bohemian characters of Ancient Olympus or generals of the Roman Empire.
The Italian style in the interior of the kitchen is easily recognizable if the dining room has a massive portal with a decorated natural stone: clinker bricks, tiles or marble. Alternative option– use affordable facing slabs or ones that perfectly accurately copy the texture and structure.
Without fail, interior design in the Italian style must have focal points that magnetically attract the views of others:
- The dominant feature in the bathroom interior painting can be a rare piece with a massive gilded baguette or a ceramic mosaic panel depicting an ancient harbor or a grape valley.
- The central element of the living room design can be an engraving on the wall or a multi-tiered one made of Murano glass.
- In the bedroom, an antique piece with fittings inlaid with precious metals, part of a family heirloom, can attract the attention of visitors.
To moderate the saturation of pompous elements classic interior in the Italian style, it is necessary to create a neutral background - decorate the walls, floor and ceiling with light materials without expressive decor: plain, or coated with delicate colored paint.
Reproductions of paintings by great Italian artists Leonardo da Vinci or Raphael Santi will emphasize the historicism of the classical direction and add completeness to the interior picture, executed in the spirit of the Italian style.
Advice! Classics are characterized by filling space with hand-made decorative objects that are works of art. Therefore, it is worth decorating the house with a sculptural base, figurines carved from wood, or any other accessories made by talented folk craftsmen.
Features of modern Italian style in the interior
Italian designers are trendsetters recognized throughout the world. Most of the world's iconic masterpieces were created in Italy. Their masterly developments are actively used in various areas: tailoring, footwear, furniture, construction, textile production. Therefore, modern Italian style in the interior of an apartment is interpreted as an art space filled with non-trivial furnishings, made according to the latest fashion:
- Sofa groups consisting of multi-seat modules with regular geometric frames. The trend is for sofas with bright, rectangular or cross-shaped thin supports made of nickel-plated steel. Italians love to organize crowded feasts and family meals, so in the living room a wide sofa should occupy the central place of the room, and in the dining room - a large one. For the convenience of guests, it is worth placing a variety of poufs or frameless chairs around the house.
- Racks and wall shelves with an asymmetrical shape. Disproportional placement of niches and the figured framing of furniture on the wall will emphasize the modern aesthetics of the Italian style. Everything that causes bewilderment at the sight of an unusual furniture configuration welcomes the modern direction of design.
- Compact and with the ability to automatically change body position, the chaise lounge chair is perfect for organizing a relaxation area in the living room or bedroom.
- Island kitchen units with numerous niches, drawers and folding shelves will allow lovers of preparing culinary masterpieces to conveniently place the necessary components and utensils.
- with LED backlight modern painters using 3D graphics technology will become the highlight of any room in the house.
The compactness and functionalism of interior details in a modern Italian style allows you to create the most comfortable space for relaxation and performing various household tasks. In a house designed in this interior genre, furnishings made using innovative technologies should be organically combined with antique decorative items, without which Italian style is unthinkable. That's why ideal option will become porcelain stoneware slabs, with a texture reminiscent of rough concrete, and the filling of the house modern furniture And lighting fixtures from the latest collections of Italian designers.
Advice! The modern trend of Italian style is characterized by multifunctional Appliances, newfangled pieces of furniture and decor that occupy leading positions at world exhibitions where famous designers gather. Therefore, it is important to fill the house with analogues of the innovative developments of iconic decorators.
Italian style in the interior: subtleties of choosing finishing materials
The ideality of shapes, filigree decoration and impeccable execution of every detail of the design project constantly delights the interior in the Italian style, the photo of which demonstrates the talented abilities of eminent creators of high-quality furniture, sanitary ware and various accessories.
The selection of finishing materials must be approached no less selectively than the choice of interior filling of a home. A feeling of elitism in a house with Italian style features can be created using selected building materials:
- Venetian plaster, which has a similar texture to marble, is ideal for wall cladding. When exposed to direct sunlight, it sparkles and emits a spectacular glow. This decoration will allow you to expand the room due to the ability to increase light, which is especially important for the Italian style, associated with the sunny atmosphere that prevails in this radiant region of the Mediterranean. Venetian plaster will emphasize the man-made nature of the interior, symbolizing antique features. Relevant use ceramic tiles natural warm shades: sand, pearl, olive, milky. Mosaic panels with a predominance of contrasting turquoise, terracotta or mint colors will look organic.
These are white walls, tiles Brown on the roof and the slender candles of cypress trees growing at the entrance, beautiful houses in the Italian style are always recognizable. To dilute the severity and laconicism of the forms, the buildings are decorated with marble columns, decorative cornices and carved attics, and buildings are made in the form of a rotunda. Beautiful houses in the Italian style are distinguished by their grace, purity of form and special aristocratic appearance. When we talk about Italy, beautiful views of the sea coast appear before our eyes, along which there are large villas and modest houses with cozy gardens and balconies. Italy is filled with flower fields, noisy markets and quiet streets. But each house in this amazing southern country has exceptional features; style can be seen in literally everything, including the general interior of the living space, finishing materials, color schemes, and accessories.
This section of the catalog contains photos demonstrating Italian-style house designs. All of them involve construction of brick or more modern material- aerated concrete blocks. Despite the fact that their appearance is very different, the buildings retain the basic idea of Italian architecture. Volume and proportions, perspective and layout come first, not shape, color or ornament. By its nature it is a constructive rather than a decorative style.
Features of Italian architecture
Among the famous Italian architects, Andrea Palladio, who is considered the creator of classicism, occupies a special place. At the end of the Renaissance he restored the construction main principle Antiquity: order system. Since then, columns, pilasters, and pylons have been used in different combinations, building a classic subordination: the heavy lower part of the structure is gradually lighter towards the top.
The Palladian style spread throughout the world, and is still developing in the ideas of modern home building. As an example, we can recall the Bolshoi Theater, noble estates, or the building of the nearest regional cultural center. By the way, in Italy there are no Gothic buildings intensely directed into the sky - this is a completely different view of the world around us.
Italian style house projects are characterized by the following features:
- rectangular, round, triangular shapes, arranged in strict symmetrical rows;
- as decoration, a few bas-reliefs in oval medallions, stucco molding, statues;
- the decoration is dominated by light natural tones: white with pink, green, gray tints;
- low roofs with domes and triangular pediments, rotundas, balconies.
- arched entrances and windows, sometimes consisting of three: a tall one in the middle, two small ones on the sides.
In most cases, customers have in mind just such a massive, austere house, distinguished by noble simplicity, and the obligatory columns at the entrance (photo No. 36-14 in the catalog).
Projects of Italian houses and cottages
Our architects are happy to work with classics, creating original solutions for Italian-style brick houses. Each project contains full set documentation:
- floor plans that allow you to evaluate the layout and area of premises;
- description of structural elements indicating building materials;
- working drawings for builders, masonry plans, specifications.
Detailed circuits provide technical competent construction, and the customer is given the opportunity to control the process.
In our catalog you will find Various types buildings, from a small village house (No. 51-71, 130 m2) to a 2-story mansion in modern interpretation classical style (No. 47-44, 195 m2). Photo No. 39-23 shows the project of an Italian villa: a fabulously beautiful palace with an area of almost 2,000 m2. It has a swimming pool, a sauna, second light - in short, everything so that the internal life of the inhabitants of the house matches its luxurious appearance.
The construction of a house is often carried out without involving professional help. This is due to the fact that it is quite possible to carry out most activities without anyone’s help. The house can be built or restored in any style with your own hands.
Italian houses: features and stages of design
Any major renovation or building a house begins with the correct design of the project. Italian-style house designs also require a responsible and serious approach. First of all, it is necessary to note exactly how many floors there will be in the house.
There are several main types of Italian home, so everyone can choose what suits them. But not everything depends on desire and taste alone.
For the most part, everything depends on factors such as the price of the plot and the cost of construction itself:
- Firstly, not everyone can afford to purchase a large land plot and build a new huge mansion on it.
- Secondly, for small families or people living alone, one-story houses in the Italian style are quite suitable. It will not only be convenient and functional, but also practical.
As a rule, house designs in the Italian style are represented by one or two-story buildings, with an attic, a garage and a balcony. Each project has both positive and negative aspects.
Italian style attic houses
Such houses are quite popular; these structures are distinguished by their roofs with a characteristic angle.
Here, just like in all other houses, there is an attic, but in this case this room is equipped and used as a living space. Thus, without increasing the area of the foundation, it becomes possible to add a few more square meters of living space, which can be achieved with the help of a conveniently installed staircase.
A country house with an attic is usually chosen by large families, because here you can arrange as many as 4 or even 5 rooms. The project is convenient because the roof will help retain heat, and accordingly, you will incur much lower costs for operating the heating system.
As for such an element of the house as the roof, it can be:
- Symmetrical.
- One-sided.
- With a few twists and turns.
In order to choose exactly the option that will suit not only the size of your site, but will also meet all your requirements, you need to find and consider more than one house project.
The following materials are suitable for its construction:
- Concrete blocks.
- Brick.
- Tree.
- Ceramic tile.
You can build a house from blocks, but in the future it will be necessary to finish the house with decorative or natural stone. Facades of houses in in this case they look rich, and the design itself is reliable and strong.
One-story houses in the Italian style can be built much faster than multi-story ones. In terms of area, these houses take up more space, but this is their only drawback. Choosing just such a house allows you to avoid using stairs.
The project is quite simple and cheap, since there is no need to calculate floors and loads on the walls, and there is no need to design a staircase. Construction is also more economical because for such a house the instructions suggest the use of almost any building material.
In the same case, when the plot is quite compact and the family is large, it is recommended to choose a project two-story house in Italian style.
This project includes a certain division of zones of the house:
- Usually on the first floor there is utility rooms(kitchen, guest bathroom, utility room, storage room, etc.), guest room, living room;
- On the second floor there are bedrooms, an office and bathrooms for permanent residents of the house.
The project is more expensive compared to one-story house. Particularly, quite a lot of attention is always paid to the development two-story house with insufficiently convenient, complex terrain. In part, this house can resemble an attic, while retaining its advantages.
You can combine one and two-story buildings. In this case, on the protruding part of the first floor it is necessary to lay a more durable roof and build, for example, a winter garden.
A more expensive project will be to create reliable insulation, especially if you use big windows For better review. The heating system also needs to be of high quality, so you need to make sure that house It will keep warm well.
Miniature house in Italian style
A house project for construction on a small plot, as a rule, turns out to be quite miniature, which in turn has everything necessary for living in it. Typically, only a house is built on such an area; no outbuildings or other outbuildings are included in the project.
Features of the structure:
- Although, it is sometimes possible to set aside a small piece of land for building a garage. Small plots are most often decorated with narrow houses. Please note that they have a narrow living room, so creating an Italian style in the interior of the house is not so difficult.
- In this case, all other elements also turn out to be narrow - from the garage to the paths in the garden. The garage may be a separate building on the territory, but it is more convenient to choose finished project for a house with a garage.
- Despite the variety of mansions and villas by the sea, small houses still remain the bulk of most towns on the peninsula. This style should be visible in everything, and especially in the interior.
- After all, it is in large Italian families that almost every house will seem small. However, this is where the whole family and its guests gather for dinner. The interior of such a room is literally imbued with the Mediterranean spirit.
- This and color scheme, and accessories, and furniture selection. As already mentioned, Italian style involves the use of mostly natural materials. This is reflected in the construction itself, in the interior decoration, and in the choice of furniture.
The main qualities of your Italian style home will include the following:
- Strictness.
- Luxury.
- Sophistication.
- Restraint.
As you can see, this style is a combination of incompatible details. It combines classics, rococo and modern. Indeed, today, along with rich frescoes in the interior, you can find their usual imitations, which even recognized masters cannot distinguish from real elements.
In this case, all that is needed for such a design is to stick this sticker in the required place - on the wall or on the ceiling.
The Rococo style in the light of modern technology is precisely this. As for the Tuscan style, it is represented by a rough finish. The inside walls of such a house can simply be plastered and painted. For variety, the walls can be decorated only in some places with stained glass or wallpaper.
In addition, stone stylization is quite popular in the interior. Marble is especially often used here. It can be presented in both countertops and floor covering, and even in wall decoration. Don’t forget about furniture, which is in great demand all over the world.
Italian furniture is always made from solid wood:
- Duba.
- Ash.
- Cherries.
- Nut.
Thanks to the natural pattern on them, each room, regardless of its purpose, will sparkle with new colors, become original and unique. In addition, these materials are environmentally friendly, which has a beneficial effect not only on a person’s mood, but also on his health and well-being.
However, one should not assume that wooden furniture must be large and bulky. This is completely optional, especially in small spaces.
Currently, the vintage style is quite popular, therefore, with the help of special finishing materials and compositions, you can achieve artificial aging of wooden furniture with light movements.
Don’t forget that on the walls, in addition to decorative plaster and stained glass inserts, large canvases would be appropriate. Large vases with artificial flowers can be installed on the floor. ornamental plants. The dishes in the house should also match the style.
Therefore, choose porcelain in light colors (sand, sea green, azure). And on the windows and entrance doors Do not forget about stained glass, with the help of which not only a sufficient amount of sunlight will enter the house, but also a special play of light will be created.
