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"Benedikt Bolza Transforms a Rustic Farmhouse in Umbria, Italy\nOn a pastoral estate in Umbria, aristocratic architect Benedikt Bolza transforms a centuries-old house into a grand, rustic dwelling for his young family\nArchitect Benedikt Bolza with his wife, Nencia, and their five children at his family's sprawling Umbrian estate, Castello di Reschio, where he rebuilds and manages centuries-old stone houses for clients.\nFor his own home on the site, Benedikt completely remade the interiors and added a glass atrium, visible here, to enclose the building's courtyard.\nThe architect designed most of the drawing room's furnishings, including the wood-and-brass console, the sofa, and the cast-bronze cocktail table.\nIn the dining alcove, the banquette and oak table were custom made.\nA sitting area in the kitchen is outfitted with built-in sofas, a table fashioned from an antique door, and a floor of flagstones salvaged from nearby stables; the shelves are lined with jars of peeled tomatoes from the family's garden.\nThe kitchen's massive oak-top island features sink fittings by KWC.\nA 1950s table sits at the base of the home's main stairwell in a former courtyard, now enclosed in glass.\nA custom-made chaise longue in the study.\nIn the double-height master bath, Benedikt designed the mirrors, heated copper towel racks, and travertine-top washstands, the latter equipped with Lefroy Brooks fittings.\nOne of the guest rooms is appointed with a vintage English brass bed.\nBenedikt designed the twin steel beds in this guest room, and Nencia hand-painted the floor.\nAnother guest bath, clad in mosaic tile, also features Lefroy Brooks fittings.\nA guest bath has a concrete-and-resin shower with Lefroy Brooks fittings; the stone sink is antique.\nThe children's playroom.\nThe garden room is highlighted by original limed-oak beams and a mantelpiece crafted from reclaimed sandstone.\nOne of the fa\u00E7ades, which overlooks walled gardens, features a gridded brise-soleil that Benedikt created to filter sunlight entering the master bath."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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