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The Arthouse is a unique and very special historical property in the heart of Guardia Sanframondi's well-known medieval quarter: it sits along the picturesque and green Via Dietro Gli Orti, and its windows and balconies take in a priceless panoramic view.

The house sits within the stunning south-facing facade of Guardia's old town, and is a perfect blend of history, art, ecology, character and potential. It is built into the rocks and crystals of the hillside, and has both positive energy, and a built-in intelligent architecture which works symbiotically with the seasons.

The neighbourhood is very quiet and peaceful, with birdsong and gentle waterfall ambience, alongside the perfumes of the gardens below. Life here has an air of paradise about it, and a new owner can also benefit from the wider quality of life in this friendly market town.

The Arthouse contains impressive stucco details from the old private chapel and confessional, and has been lovingly restored by hand over the past decade, bringing out the original features and making it a profoundly comfortable, functional and atmospheric space. It also has myriad features that make it a dream home: alongside the view, the big sunny windows and the south-facing aspect, it has 10 rooms, 2 balconies, entrances on the top and bottom streets; it covers 2 floors and 2 half-floors.

The top entrance on the Strada F M Guidi is through a shared corridor with 2 next-door households (only one of which is inhabited), and down beautiful marble steps. This top entrance has two double-doors off it, into the two separate sides of the Arthouse (separated by the corridor). On the right as you come down is the set of 3 rooms and the larger balcony, and on the left you enter the kitchen and on into the rest of the house - which exits at the end onto the lower Via Dietro Gli Orti, where the lemon tree and wee street garden are.

The lower big old wooden doors are at the front of the old stable, and through a particularly low door which connects this with a second cantina/ cellar, containing the second bathroom with vintage bathtub. Both these spacious rooms on the lower street have vaulted-ceilings, and are much cooler in the summer as they benefit from the geothermal ambience that is inherent to its positioning. When you know how to work with the eco-system of the house, you can keep the rooms a comfortable temperature no matter the heat of August, and maintains a cosiness also in the short winter months. There is a large stove and water-heater above, which sit in the space under the cherub-angel stucco arch at the back of the kitchen: this can provide ample heat for the top of the house on that side, throughout the cold months. There's an additional electric water heater above the bath downstairs. The rooms on the other side - currently used as bedroom and art studio - do not get sufficiently cold to require heating other than passive solar, which is harvested simply by opening the windows during the middle hours of the day.

Most of the floors are tiled, as well as most of the walls in the kitchen and first bathroom. There are 4 sinks, 2 toilets, one open-style shower, and the afore-mentioned bathtub. The two balcones both have double-doors - one set full glass, the other half-wood half-glass, and one balcony is covered above. The owner has a variety of flowers, herbs and vines growing on the balconies and in the street bed - some of which provide shade to keep the chapel room cool in summer.

Over the past 13 years, the rooms have been used for myriad projects: a flourishing art studio; a highly successful B&B, artist retreat and workshop location; a filming and photoshoot location; and the owner has run a multitude of pop-up shops, exhibitions, installations, meetings and community regeneration events. It is a very versatile space with all the rooms having multiple possibilities.

It is being sold by the artist who was protagonist in attracting an international community to Guardia, and in the consequent rejuvenation of the old town. The owner is moving on, as they want a smaller house with more land

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The Arthouse

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Reference:ICA28488 (Not Available)
Location:Guardia Sanframondi
Province:Benevento
Region:Campania
Property TypeHouse
Number Bedrooms3
Number Bathrooms2
Floor Area140 m2
LandArea: 140 m2. Garden
ConditionNo work required.
Access RoadTwo entrances with intercom
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