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Historic Italian Architecture Meets Contemporary Interiors

In the very heart of Piacenza, Italy, a 300 sqm residence inside a 19th-century palazzo has been transformed into a contemporary family apartment by La Casa di Babette, founded by architects Cinzia Russo and Fabio Inzani. The home belongs to an entrepreneur, three small children and a lively Labrador, so the challenge was to create an elegant interior that could also accommodate the energy of family life.

Historic Italian Architecture Meets Contemporary Interiors

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In the very heart of Piacenza, Italy, a 300 sqm residence inside a 19th-century palazzo has been transformed into a contemporary family apartment by La Casa di Babette, founded by architects Cinzia Russo...

The home belongs to an entrepreneur, three small children and a lively Labrador, so the challenge was to create an elegant interior that could also accommodate the energy of family life.

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In the very heart of Piacenza, Italy, a 300 sqm residence inside a 19th-century palazzo has been transformed into a contemporary family apartment by La Casa di Babette, founded by architects Cinzia Russo and Fabio Inzani. The home belongs to an entrepreneur, three small children and a lively Labrador, so the challenge was to create an elegant interior that could also accommodate the energy of family life.

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