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What A 19th-century rural building, now with three bedrooms
Where Piedmont, Italy
Architect Jonathan Tuckey Design
Hidden among vineyards, olive groves and chestnut forests in north-western Italy, midway between the Alps and the Mediterranean, is a 19th-century farmstead. It hugs the slope of a gentle hillside where it gazes out towards the mountains on the distant horizon. When fashion designer Elena Miroglio and naturalist Paul Grobler bought the property, they felt theyd found their piece of paradise, a spectacular rural idyll in a beautiful part of Piedmont. But while the landscape promised much, the house at the heart of it was gloomy, doleful and falling down. They knew they needed expert help to appreciate the essence of this humble stone-and-timber
