August 12, 2009

house of the week 35: Villa Malaparte


The Villa Malaparte built between 1938 and 1942 on a high promontory in Punta Massullo, on the eastern side of the Isle of Capri, Italy. The house is a red masonry box with reverse pyramidal stairs leading to a roof sundeck patio. Designed by architect Adalberto Libera for the poet Curzio Malaparte sits on cliff 32 meters above the sea overlooking the Gulf of Salerno.

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  1. Anonymous10:24 AM

    OMFG. This is one of the greatest!

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  2. melon8:00 AM

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  3. Anonymous7:01 PM

    that plan shows a large room open on one side... but I can't tell from the photo where that room is located. Can you post more images, or plans/ sections? (guess I'll Google-hunt this myself). I like that movie clip too, btw... added it to my netflix queue.

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