If you were to happen upon Casa Crotta as you wandered the area, you might not pay it much attention. But step into the home itself and a flood of interior delights will greet you. This house re-creation by Massimo Galeotti, was formerly known as Dalle Crode, and is assumed to have been utilized as a hunting lodge in the 17th century. Previously owned by a noble family known as the Crotta’s, it immediately offers notable lineage and intrigue.
Nestled in the hills of Italy’s Treviso, Arfanta, present day Casa Crotta is a rural building that sits alongside a common roadway, yet offers visual appeal beyond it’s unassuming exterior.
A restoration project that beautifully turned this hunting lodge into a comfortable dwelling space with elements of natural wood throughout, terracotta flooring in much of the main living space, and a stone stairwell leading to a striped painted floor within the second storey bedroom.
The bathroom is a surprising splash of varying blue tiles, and even more delightful still is the wooden staircase leading to an attic room left open to be utilized as the owner sees fit …with the finishing touch of a pergola utilized as a garage and storage space out back.
Clearly there is no need for trophy antlers here, as this hunting lodge turned home is enough of a trophy as it stands!
Architects: Massimo Galeotti Architetto
Photography: Francesco Castagna
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