In the heart of one of the few surviving corners of historic Recco—a small coastal town on the Ligurian Riviera just east of Genoa, in Italy—a restoration project transforms a fragmented property into a single, expansive residence. The pre-existing park— overlooking the Baia dei Frati (Friars’ Bay)—drives the entire intervention: a still-intact natural system that guides every design decision toward an organic balance between architecture and landscape, favoring continuity, restraint, and a deep dialogue with place over iconic gestures.
Client
Private
Design Team
Design coordination, architectural project, interior design project, planning and site supervisor: Giordano Hadamik Architects + gosplan
Design leaders: Nadine Hadamik (GHA), Lorenzo Trompetto (gosplan)
Design team: Daniele Giordano (GHA), Nicola Lunardi (gosplan), Veronica Rusca (gosplan), Marina Mori (gosplan), Selene Vacchelli (gosplan)
Landscape coordination, garden project, planning and site supervisor: caarpa
Landscape design leaders: caarpa (Marta Carraro, Francesco Forni)
Landscape design team: Pietro d’Albertis (caarpa), Mauro Di Domenico (caarpa)
FF&E, bespoke furniture design, styling, and artwork: studio.skey (Sophie Scott, Georgina Key)
Consultant
Structural designer: Signorelli Evaso Moncalvo ingegneri associati
M&E designer: studio tecnico Taccini
Home automation design: Studio tecnico Montemarano Pietro
Lighting design: Gemma Scartabelli
Quantity surveyor: Roberto Ombrina
Photography
Anna Positano, Gaia Cambiaggi – Studio Campo
Companies
General contractor: Filva Srl Brescia
Landscape contractor: Filva Srl Brescia, Florovivaistica Pareccini Andrea
Security and building automation: Gammalta Group Srl
Mechanical plant facilities: Climatique Srl
Electrical plant facilities: Il Punto Luce Srl
Pool and spa contractor: Water and Wellness Srl
Movable floor pool system: Twinscape Group Ltd
Doors and windows: Thema Srl
Bespoke furniture: Busnelli Corporate
Products
Resstende Srl (blinds), Marmo Botticino (marble floors), Calce del Brenta (interior finishes), Stone spa (cardoso stone), ITLAS Srl (timber floors), Natural oak (timber walls), Lualdi Spa (interior doors), Lutron (home automation), iGuzzini (lights), Quadro Design (taps), Fakro (skylight), Technogym Spa (gym equipment), Iroko (external timber), Radici Terra (carpet), Tubes (radiators)
