ITALY, TUSCANY, PISA, ORCIANO PISANO
LOCATION
Orciano Pisano is in the Pisa hills area, about 20km from the city and the sea. It is one of the ever decreasing number of rural areas left in Tuscany that has successfully remained untainted by large scale tourism.
Situated just a few kilometres from the sea, the area is characterised by rolling hillsides, rows of cyresses and wheat fields that take on different hues to match the changing seasons, never eliciting the same emotion twice from the beholder.
Orciano Pisano itself is a small hamlet of just 600 inhabitants. The local economy is based mostly on the production of cereals and wheat.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
I Fienili di Orciano is a residential complex that extends across a total area of more than 10,000m2 of land and is located on an incline that affords wonderful views over the Orciano Pisano hills.
The complex blends perfectly with the surrounding countryside, set against a terraced backdrop and uniting architectural experimentation with time-honoured tradition.
Indeed, the complex provides extremely refined architectural and residential solutions, very far removed from an approach to design and construction that relies on prevailing or passing trends.
The complex comprises a total of 14 small villas, ranging in size from 80 - 120m2, each sufficiently isolated from the other to ensure privacy, yet all well integrated with each other and with the surrounding environment.
The intention is to achieve a design that allows residents to look out from the ground floor towards the countryside - as if, indeed, the countryside were an extension of the building. In this way, the landscape becomes the stunning central feature of this, a form of architecture that is all about transparency, light and air.
STYLE AND FINISHES
There are four types of villas available, all of which are variants of a single design: a home composed of two sections, which speak two opposite yet complementary languages - one for the daytime, the other for the night time.
The latter element reinterprets the local rural building traditions, as is clear from the choice of external finishes and, particulary, from the square, hayloft-inspired roof and large open spaces screened off by brick 'vents' and enclosed by large windows.
The former element is profoundly modern in style. It is a white parallelogram, one side of which - the most panoramic side - is separated from the landscape outside by nothing but a large window. The design of this area is open plan, and accommodates all of the features of the daytime life of the house.
EXTERNAL AREA
In front of the large window of each of the villas, there is a hayloft with wooden floor, which can function almost as a second - and completely outdoor - living space.
Further on, there is another space, this time with a stone floor, whereas the rest of the outdoor space is taken up with the garden, fields and trees.
The surrounding area also includes a public car park with play area.
Property Information
- Freehold
- 14 independent villas
- Modern build with farmhouse characteristics
- Large panoramic windows
- Partially decked garden
- Private pool and garden
- Taverna or cantina included
- Garage
- 30 mins from Pisa airport
VILLAS FOR SALE (PLEASE NOTE PRICES INCLUDE THE AGENCY FEES)
Type D
Semi-detached villa
Ground and first floor
Large light living room with fireplace
Kitchen
2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
128m2
garage
garden
terrace
private pool
Euro425,000
Type C
Detached villa
Lower ground and ground floor
Large light living room with fireplace
Kitchen
2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
104m2
garage
garden
terrace
private pool
Euro570,000
Type B
Detached villa
Lower ground, ground floor, first floor
Large light living room with fireplace
Kitchen
2 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
198m2
large garage
garden
terrace
private pool
Euro650,000
Distances
Pisa (nearest airport) 30km
Florence 80km
Siena 97km
Lucca 52km
Volterra 48km
San Gimignano 61km
sea 21km
Train station 13km
Golf course 31km
Thermal baths 13km
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