Serenity reigns at Porto Ercole’s La Roqqa resort

The Porto Ercole resort previously referred to as Don Pedro – through which guise it was the vacation spot for locals celebrating birthdays, weddings and different life milestones – is now owned by a Swedish firm, coincidentally named Erqole, and has been reborn as La Roqqa, a classy five-star named after the close by historical fort, Rocca Spagnola.

La Roqqa, Porto Ercole, by Studio Palomba Serafini

Architects and designers Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba of the Milan-based studio Palomba Serafini have introduced their luxurious contact to the property and blended it with Tuscan parts and retro nods to the Sixties dolce vita. Because the façade was protected, the duo refreshed it with one of many permitted paint colors, selecting the shade closest to that discovered on outdated Tuscan homes.

Within the foyer, the unique Nineteen Eighties design particulars have been changed with a central staircase that acts as an ornamental sculpture, in addition to a sensible addition. The low arches add one other attribute element of native Tuscan houses and cut up the open-plan area right into a small ceramics retailer and two lounges accessorised with design icons corresponding to ‘Arco’ and ‘Toio’ ground lamps from Flos, a ‘Utrecht’ armchair by Cassina, and the standout piece, Gaetano Pesce’s vivid crimson ‘Up’ armchair.

To deliver a softness to the mission, curved partitions and extra arches have been added to the impartial hallways that hyperlink the 55 visitor rooms and suites, the place Serafini and Palomba’s pared-back luxurious comes into its personal. Naked partitions are painted in lime plaster utilizing the advanced ‘nuvolatura’ approach and in one in all three colors impressed by the earthy blue water, inexperienced forest and terracotta buildings surrounding the resort.

For the flooring, the studio sourced a up to date reinterpretation of conventional terrazzo from Italian tile knowledgeable Mipa, which continues into the bogs together with the color theme.

Furnishings are stored to a minimal – suppose a custom-made desk and small bedside desk – and are crafted in wooden so as to add heat. Within the suites, there’s area to be barely extra ornamental, but the identical design codes apply, with impartial tones and a desire for clear strains and tactile supplies, corresponding to textile sofas and marble and wooden furnishings.

Up on the mezzanine terrace and rooftop restaurant, Sixties-inspired geometric tiled tables custom-made by Vietri Scotto proceed the classic vibes and complement the blue and terracotta outside furnishings, whereas additional away from the resort, visitors will be capable of lounge on the equally fashionable Isoletta Seaside Membership, located on the one sandy seashore on the peninsula.

La Roqqa is positioned at By way of Panoramica, 7, Porto Ercole, laroqqa.com