ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME

DIGGING DEEP SICILY, ITALY: a home sprung from caves sees the light

“BEING ARCHITECTS, WE WERE FASCINATED BY IT AT FIRST SIGHT AND KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT OUR FOCUS WOULD BE CONSERVATION, EXALTING THE EXISTING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLACE WHILE WORKING TO INCREASE THE NATURAL LIGHT,” SHARES VALENTINA GIAMPICCOLO.

The desire to reclaim by restoration or renovation can be a compulsion, one that combines curiosity, acquisitiveness, and sometimes, a public-spirited altruism. Most of all, it represents

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