{"id":16022,"date":"2025-03-10T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/il-segreto-della-nostra-villa-bifamiliare-di-guardea\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:00:43","slug":"il-segreto-della-nostra-villa-bifamiliare-di-guardea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/en\/il-segreto-della-nostra-villa-bifamiliare-di-guardea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret of our Semi-Detached Villa in Guardea"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16022\" class=\"elementor elementor-16022 elementor-15992\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-794f438 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"794f438\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c189fea\" data-id=\"c189fea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdb71d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cdb71d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">In an Umbrian warehouse, a block of white marble waited twenty years before knowing its destiny.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Indeed, every great architectural project hides a story: today we want to tell you about the staircase that is the centerpiece of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/en\/portfolio-item\/villa-bifamiliare\/\"><strong>Semi-Detached Villa in Guardea<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-3-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>What strikes you for its apparent simplicity actually required complex design and execution.<\/p><p>It took three different engineers before reaching the optimal solution.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16012 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-scheletro-muro-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-scheletro-muro-rotated.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-scheletro-muro-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>A Hidden Treasure<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The staircase is carved from a single, precious block of white Carrara marble, a material that carries with it a special history.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">For twenty years, this block was preserved by an expert marble craftsman, who is also the father of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/en\/lo-studio\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Maria Boccalini<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>The true magic?<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Each individual step was excavated and shaped by hand, tested with precise flexural tests, and positioned on the steel structure.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">On one hand, therefore, we have someone who knew how to recognize and preserve a precious material, waiting for the right moment for its use.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">On the other hand, we find the technical expertise and contemporary vision that made it possible to create a functional work of art.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-scheletro-scala.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-scheletro-scala.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-scheletro-scala-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Behind Every Project There&#8217;s a Story to Tell<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">This story reminds us of the importance of preserving and enhancing craftsmanship in contemporary architecture: the collaboration between modern technology and artisanal wisdom can create extraordinary results.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-2-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archimama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Archimama-villa-Guardea-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">And this is just one of the curiosities that hide behind our projects&#8230;<\/p><p 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