Instead, they recommended it to their clients who had fallen in love with it, as the architects knew they would. While the design team was considering other projects when they discovered the house in Puglia, they decided not to purchase it for themselves. It was abandoned in the early 1960’s, and we lovingly brought it back to life. ‘ We found out that the building was originally a school for girls, and had quite a history with the locals. ‘ It was quite unusual to come across a building that had the style of a masseria, but the size of a small villa,’ studiofounder Andrew Trotter explains.

This area is typically dotted with small lamias, which are stone sheds used to store equipment, and large masserias, historic farmhouses which were once owned by wealthy landowners. Studio Andrew Trotter’s Casolare Scarani is found in the countryside of Puglia. Images © Salva López | Scarani: the farmhouse villa The two friends resolved that the house be sensitively revitalized through a modern lens to become a serene retreat in the Italian countryside.

‘ The house was beautiful, old, with so much character, and not too big.’ Trotter tells designboom.Īlthough the house had been neglected for years, it had an undeniable charm with its rusticated stonework and dramatic interior vaulting. The project came about after the architect and his friend discovered the historic house by chance while driving through Carovigno, and recognized it from a listing. Barcelona-based Studio Andrew Trotter unveils a newly completed renovation dubbed ‘Casolare Scarani,’ located far out amongst the countryside of Puglia.

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