The remodel of an old chalet nestled in an Alps village in northwest Italy exudes character with a combination of the original stonework and local stone, as well as wood and luxurious fabrics
Villa Bacchini, as it was originally called, was one of the few villas built in the Cervinia area since the 1930s and was destroyed in 1980 by the confluence of two avalanches. Following this event, the Valle d'Aosta Autonomous Region arranged several interventions, which offered the possibility of protecting the area and rebuilding the villa.
The owners at that time, the Bacchini family, chose not to start with the reconstruction and sold what remained of the structure to the Harrison family of London, who bought it to restore the house to its former glory. The exterior of the villa was protected and the reconstruction project -- followed by Architect Mariapia Bettiol’s Studio from Aosta in collaboration with the interior contractor Concreta from Valtellina -- necessarily had to take this aspect into account.