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the World Of Hospitality
Masseria
A luxury farm-hotel dipped
in the Mediterranean
scrub near Ostuni.
Schiattarella Associati signs the restoration
and extension works of Masserie Maresca.
complex a few miles away from Ostuni. Dipped in
40 acres of centenary olive trees and Mediterranean
scrub: a natural context of extraordinary richness. back to 1970s and a know-how linked to some of
the most significant projects of the last years such
as the Seoul Metropolitan Museum, the Children
Museum in Kyonggi, the Art Center in Addirriyah
and many relevant projects in Italy as well such as the
Spanish School of Archaeology, the Cube House in
the Olympic Village and the Pediatric Ward of the
Umberto I Hospital in Rome.
Abandoned for several years, the restoration and
extension project has been assigned to the firm
Schiattarella Associati having a long history dating Recovery of the historical building has taken into
consideration the respectful restoration of volumes
and vaulted spaces, in order to preserve its original
Masseria Grottone, part of Masserie Maresca Farm-
Hotel, built between 1812 and 1860 is an agricultural
features in addition to the realization of new expressly
contemporary elements that are discreetly placed next
to the main structure.
Expansion has enabled to build services in the rooms
at ground level without modifying the existing
structure.
The new building, placed in a position not visible from
the main entrance, thanks to a high dry stone wall,
doesn’t change the overall perception of the historical
structure.