This historic villa in the heart of Brianza reflects the timeless charm of the 17th-century homes of the aristocracy. Redesigned in the 19th century by architect Achille Majnoni, the villa strikes a perfect balance between architecture and landscape as it nestles in scenery of extraordinary beauty. Its classic Italian-style gardens, some of the last in Brianza, wend their way around boxwood mazes, majestic cypresses, ancient mulberry and cork trees, and charming statues that punctuate the spaces with refined elegance.

To enhance this historical heritage without altering its essence, the lighting design, realized by WAVE Light Studio, followed the principle of achieving total harmony with the location. The illumination, discreet and never invasive, integrates with the environment to elevate the architecture and vegetation, guaranteeing a perfect fusion between ambience and visibility.

Paths and greenery have been emphasised with small, compact lighting fixtures with customized finishes to help them blend in. For the light-coloured gravel path that leads to the villa, crossing the arched corridors of hornbeams and the boxwood mazes, Smoothy fixtures are used with honeycomb louvres to control glare. Their soft light guides visitors without creating visual interference and naturally emphasises the gardens’ perspectives and volumes.

In the courtyard, where ancient mulberry trees frame tables and seats, Smoothy fixtures are flanked by Spot fixtures in jasper green. The latter have been installed directly in the trees using the Tree Belt and blend harmoniously with the surrounding vegetation. To illuminate the hornbeams along the driveway, Spot have been used with 4-metre-high supports, hidden among the trunks with a customized dark brown RAL finish, to provide a discreet, natural lighting effect.

In the internal garden, the light from jasper green Ginko fixtures emphasises the curves and three-dimensionality of its sculptural bonsai pines without altering the space’s natural harmony. On the windows overlooking the courtyard, Lyss fixtures highlight their frames and architectural elements with precision, creating a refined play of light and shadow that emphasises their depth.

Finally, along the stone wall that borders the property, Litus ground recessed fixtures provide a grazing light that emphasises the material properties of the surfaces without being invasive, contributing to an elegant lighting solution consistent with the context.

 “In such a captivating residence, inspiration can only come from the place itself. We aimed to illuminate it discreetly – enhancing the site’s extraordinary beauty without altering its charm. Luce&Lights products were carefully selected for their anti-glare characteristics, the variety of finishes and the ability to customize every element, guaranteeing the best light output in harmony with the architecture and the landscape.”– Germano Monguzzi, CEO of WAVE Srl Light Studio.

The lighting of this villa in Brianza becomes a tale of light, guiding the eye and the emotions while honouring the site’s history and natural surroundings with timeless elegance.