Collegio alla Querce
Category
Location
Designer
Esteva i Esteva, ArchFlorence, Watson Pellacini
Year
2025
Number of rooms
84
An old former boarding school in the hills overlooking Florence turns into a contemporary refuge as its historic architecture, terraced gardens and customised interiors create an experience marked by tranquillity, grace and beauty.
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Civil Works
Restoration works
MEP
Fit-Out
Millwork
FF&E
Auberge Collection choses a special place to become its first Italian location: a hill overlooking Florence and a prestigious boarding school founded by the Barnabites in 1868. It is situated near an oak tree (“querce” in Florentine) considered miraculous.
The meticulous renovation entrusted to the Spanish architecture and interior design firm Esteva i Esteva and the interiors created by ArchFlorence have returned sophisticated and warm, welcoming spaces permeated with that relaxed elegance characteristic of country homes. EXA Group employed an approach of accuracy, from the conservative restoration of the structures and construction of the suites to installation of the integrated systems and custom millwork that interprets local materials with a contemporary vernacular. The work wove together preservation, technology and craftsmanship to bring volumes, patinas and proportions back to light.
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