Villetta a schiera

In the historic Tuscan hilltown of Castelmuzio sits a nicely-appointed terratetto ready to serve its new owner as a quaint residence for a simpler life, a home base to explore the beloved Italian countryside, or a creative space and workshop for the artist or designer alike. Built in 1865 the property features two designer bathrooms, two bedrooms, a chef-designed commercial kitchen centered around ergonomics, a living room, a studio or study for artist or intellectual, a private terrace with garden, landscape, and town views, and a walk-in pantry.

The living spaces of this terraced house are located on the second and third floors, while the ground floor is home to a former bicycle shop (i.e., utility room), and auto, motorcycle, and motor scooter repair garage. This independent house sits outside the entrance to the town historic center, across from the community garden, on a restricted street that is featured on Climbfinder¹, a cycling resource for the world's most infamous climbs.

Whilst some interior finishes remain (e.g., light switches, lighting fixtures, stairwell painting, etc.), this 'ground to roof' house is livable, move-in ready, and completely furnished with some of the most quintessential pieces of mid-century modern; an era characterized by clean, simple lines, and lack of embellishment. The house may be sold with or without the furnishings, which are summarized in the attached by room in current use.

Almost all the rooms have 3,0m (10') high ceilings of exposed terracotta and wood beam, the east, south, and west-facing doors and/or windows sun-drench the cotta type pavimenti and stark white walls throughout, and the 'rough' travertine stairs to the third floor create a space characteristic of a New York loft with rustic Italian charm. It is difficult to decide on the home's greatest attributes, and they may come from how the new owner will refinish the garage and/or utility rooms.

The house is currently served by electric (Enel), featuring all recently updated wiring, fiber optic internet (Enel), mail (Posteitaliane), municipal water supply that is delicious (Acquedotto del Fiora), parcel delivery (BRT, DHL, FedEx/TNT, GLS, UPS, etc.), street collection of carta/cartone, indifferenza, and multimateriale (Sei Toscana), and street sweeping and weeding (Comune). The heat type is (electric or) oil, and the natural gas connection is at the street.

The house if constructed of stone with terracota tiled roof, and almost all the interior walls are stucco. As indicated above the electric wiring was recently updated, and the roof is considered 'new'. There are four doors at street level, only the main door was recently refinished, there are 10 east and south facing windows, and there is a glass-paneled door to the third-floor terrace; all the glass/windows in the house is/are double-paned for efficiency.

The house is being sold by the current owner, and will be written up by one of two Real Estate Agents in the area.