Villa Necchi Campiglio

Last updated
Villa Necchi Campiglio
Villa Necchi Campiglio 20220818-174847.jpg
View of façade from garden showing main entrance, swimming pool, and veranda (partially obscured by foliage)
Villa Necchi Campiglio
Interactive map showing
the Villa Necchi Campiglio's location
LocationVia Mozart, 14
Milan, Italy
Coordinates 45°28′06″N9°12′06″E / 45.4683°N 9.2018°E / 45.4683; 9.2018
Built1932–1935
Architect Piero Portaluppi
Tomaso Buzzi (post-war renovations)
Architectural style(s) Rationalist [1]
OwnerFondo per l'Ambiente Italiano (FAI)
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Villa Necchi Campiglio is a historic residence (house museum) located at via Mozart, 14, Milan. It was built between 1932 and 1935 as an independent single-family house designed by Piero Portaluppi, an important Milanese Rationalist architect, and is surrounded by a large private garden with a tennis court and swimming pool. [2] This was the second swimming pool ever to be built in Milan after the municipal one, and the first to be built on private land. [3] [1]

Contents

Among the personalities who were hosted there were Henry of Hesse, set designer for the Teatro alla Scala, who was housed during his stays in a room called the Prince's Room in his honor. There was also the Princess' Chamber, reserved for Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, a good friend of the Necchi sisters.

History

Nedda Necchi's bedroom Villa necchi campiglio, appartamento di nedda necchi, camera da letto.jpg
Nedda Necchi's bedroom

The region where the villa is situated, although adjacent to the city center, was predominantly occupied by private gardens and orchards by the end of the 19th century. Its construction commenced in 1890–92 with the establishment of the Institute for the Blind, and continued following the inauguration of new streets – Mozart, Serbelloni, and Barozzi – subsequent to a 1907 agreement between the Milan Municipality and Countess Antonietta Sola-Busca, owner of the Serbelloni palace and garden. The areas around Via Mozart, which bisected the Serbelloni garden and were entirely verdant, began to be developed from 1926 according to a subdivision plan formulated by architect Aldo Andreani.

This central yet serene and tree-lined area attracted Angelo Campiglio and the Necchi sisters, originally from Pavia, who sought a residence in Milan. After acquiring the land around 1930, the architectural design of the new home was entrusted to Piero Portaluppi, and its construction took place between 1932 and 1935 by the Gadola Firm. The house was envisioned as an elegant yet comfortable dwelling, modern in both style and facilities, as evidenced by the inclusion of an elevator, a dumbwaiter, intercoms and telephones, and a heated swimming pool. [4]

Beginning in 1938, and for the next twenty years, the Necchi Campiglio family engaged architect Tomaso Buzzi  [ it ] to redesign the exterior and subsequently the furnishings of some rooms in a style inspired by 18th-century art, which was softer and more elaborate compared to the original minimalism of Portaluppi's spaces. [1]

Winter garden or green room (enclosed veranda) Villa Necchi Campiglio - the green room.jpg
Winter garden or green room (enclosed veranda)

During World War II, the family evacuated to their villa in Barasso, Varese, and their Milanese home was requisitioned, becoming the headquarters-residence of Alessandro Pavolini. After the fall of the Salò Republic, it was occupied by the British and later served as the residence of the Dutch consul; the family regained possession after a few years.

Angelo Campiglio passed away in 1984; sisters Nedda and Gigina died in 1993 and 2001, respectively. Without heirs, the sisters were concerned with finding a suitable purpose for the house, ultimately bequeathing it to FAI (Italian Environmental Fund). [5] The villa underwent restoration under the direction of architect Piero Castellini. The works required over three years and an expenditure of approximately six million Euros. Upon completion, the villa was opened to the public in May 2008. [6]

Necchi Family

The owners were prominent members of the cultured Lombard industrial bourgeoisie, and their lifestyle is reflected in the building, designed and constructed without budget constraints, showcasing the emerging architectural style (Italian Rationalism), the spacious and bright rooms, the furnishings, decorative arts, and the advanced and daring craftsmanship of the artifacts.

The Necchi Campiglio family – specifically sisters Gigina (1901–2001) and Nedda Necchi (1900–1993), and Angelo Campiglio (1891–1984), Gigina's husband – were active in entrepreneurship between the 1920s and late 1960s, particularly in the production of enameled cast iron and sewing machines (the renowned Necchi  [ it ] brand).

In 2009, Luca Guadagnino 's film I Am Love was filmed at the villa. The movie, which narrates a fictional story, features the wealthy Milanese Recchi family living in the mansion, a name evidently inspired by the villa's original owners. [7] The house also features in Ridley Scott 's 2021 film House of Gucci . [8] [9] [1]

Publications

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Via Monte Napoleone</span> Shopping street in Milan, Italy

Via Monte Napoleone, also spelled Via Montenapoleone, is an upscale shopping street in Milan, Italy, Europe's most expensive street and the second most expensive street in the world after Fifth Avenue in New York City (2023). It is famous for its ready-to-wear fashion and jewelry shops, and for being the most important street of the Milan fashion district known as the Quadrilatero della moda, where many well-known fashion designers have high-end boutiques. The most exclusive Italian shoemakers maintain boutiques on this street.

The year 1935 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fondo Ambiente Italiano</span> Italian national trust

The Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) is the National Trust of Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Formello</span> Comune in Lazio, Italy

Formello is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. It is located southwest of the Monti Sabatini, within the Regional Park of Veii. The communal territory sits on large deposits of tuff, which is intensively mined in the area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Villa del Balbianello</span> Villa in Lenno, Italy

The Villa del Balbianello is a villa in the comune of Lenno, a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy, overlooking Lake Como. It is located on the tip of the small wooded peninsula of Dosso d'Avedo on the western shore of the south-west branch of Lake Como, 1500 meters east from the Isola Comacina. The villa is famous for its elaborate terraced gardens.

<i>I Am Love</i> (film) 2009 Italian film

I Am Love is a 2009 Italian romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino, set in Milan around the year 2000. Tilda Swinton plays a rich industrialist's wife who has an affair with a chef. It is the first installment in Guadagnino's self-described Desire trilogy, preceding A Bigger Splash (2015) and Call Me by Your Name (2017). Producers Swinton and Guadagnino developed the film together over an 11-year period. The film's soundtrack uses pre-existing compositions by John Adams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Villas and palaces in Milan</span>

Villas and palaces in Milan are used to indicate public and private buildings in Milan of particular artistic and architectural value. Milan has always been an important centre with regard to the construction of historical villas and palaces, ranging from the Romanesque to the neo-Gothic, from Baroque to Rococo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porta Venezia</span> Quartiere of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

Porta Venezia is one of the historical gates of the city of Milan, Italy. In its present form, the gate dates back to the 19th century; nevertheless, its origins can be traced back to the medieval and even the Roman walls of the city.

Riccardo Beretta is an Italian artist born in 1982 in Mariano Comense, Como, Italy. He lives and works in Milan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casa degli Omenoni</span>

Casa degli Omenoni is a historic palace of Milan, northern Italy, located in the eponymous street of Via degli Omenoni. It was designed by sculptor Leone Leoni for himself; he both lived and worked there. It owes its name to the eight atlantes decorating its facade, termed "omenoni", which were sculpted by Antonio Abondio, most probably on a design by Leoni. Lions are a recurring theme of its decorations; in particular, a large relief placed under the cornice depicts two lions tearing a satyr into pieces. The overall style of the palace and the decorations have been noted to include several references to the art of Michelangelo. The internal courtyard, modified in 1929 by Piero Portaluppi, has a colonnade with metopes and triglyphs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neoclassical architecture in Milan</span> Medieval artistic movement

Neoclassical architecture in Milan encompasses the main artistic movement from about 1750 to 1850 in this northern Italian city. From the final years of the reign of Maria Theresa of Austria, through the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and the European Restoration, Milan was in the forefront of a strong cultural and economic renaissance in which Neoclassicism was the dominant style, creating in Milan some of the most influential works in this style in Italy and across Europe. Notable developments include construction of the Teatro alla Scala, the restyled Royal Palace, and the Brera institutions including the Academy of Fine Arts, the Braidense Library and the Brera Astronomical Observatory. Neoclassicism also led to the development of monumental city gates, new squares and boulevards, as well as public gardens and private mansions. Latterly, two churches, San Tomaso in Terramara and San Carlo al Corso, were completed in Neoclassical style before the period came to an end in the late 1830s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Piero Portaluppi</span> Italian architect (1888–1967)

Piero Portaluppi was an Italian architect. He is known for his prolific output, having designed over 100 buildings in Milan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Villa dei Vescovi, Luvigliano</span>

The Villa dei Vescovi is a Renaissance-style, rural palatial home located in the neighborhood or frazione of Luvigliano, within the city limits of Torreglia, province of Padova, region of Veneto, Italy. Initially built for the archbishops of Padua, the villa is now owned by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), and the grounds and frescoed rooms are open to visitors and guests.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albergo diurno Venezia</span> Public bath in Milan, Italy

The Albergo diurno Venezia is a structure built under Piazza Oberdan in Milan, on the western side towards Via Tadino.

Domitilla Harding is an Italian designer and artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Castellini Baldissera</span> Italian family originating from Milan and Brescia

The Castellini Baldissera are a historic family, originating from Milan and Brescia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palazzina Appiani</span> Building in Milan, Italy

Palazzina Appiani is a historical building located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built as the entrance hall of the arena at the beginning of the 19th century by the French, who occupied Milan in 1796. Its original function was to be the official gallery and guest residence to host Napoleon's family during his public appearances. It is located in Parco Sempione, the biggest park in the city, which also comprises the Sforza Castle and the Arch of Peace. Adjacent to the Arena Civica, the Palazzina is now entrusted to FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giuseppe Palanti</span> Italian painter

Giuseppe Palanti was an Italian painter, illustrator, and urban planner, best known for his portraits, notably of Mussolini and Pius XI. He had a long collaboration with Teatro alla Scala in Milan, creating costume, set design and advertising material for multiple opera productions. He was also a major contributor towards the development of the seaside resort Milano Marittima.

Villa Martuzzi or Villa Martuzzi-Ripanelli is a rural palace house located in on the Via Emilia Piacentina, in the neighborhood of Collina di Campiglio, just outside of the town of Vignola, near Modena, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bicocca degli Arcimboldi</span>

The Bicocca degli Arcimboldi is an aristocratic villa built in the second half of the 15th century as the country residence of the Famiglia degli Arcimboldi. Once situated in a totally rural area not far from Milan, it is now located within the homonymous district, in a now totally urbanised context.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Frearson, Amy (2022-06-07). "The story of Villa Necchi Campiglio, featured in House of Gucci". ELLE Decoration. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. "Villa Necchi Campiglio". Case Museo di Milano (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. "Scopri Villa Necchi | FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano". fondoambiente.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  4. "Villa Necchi Campiglio: 5 curiosità sul capolavoro di Portaluppi". Architectural Digest Italia (in Italian). 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  5. "Discover Villa Necchi Campiglio". Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  6. "Villa Necchi-Campiglio, un gioiello ritrovato – ViviMilano". web.archive.org. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  7. "I Am Love a Milano". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. "I Beni del FAI scelti come location cinematografiche | FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano". fondoambiente.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  9. Appert, Caroline (2021-11-14). "Le iconiche ville italiane che fanno da sfondo al film House of Gucci". Architectural Digest Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-23.