Architect Roberto Palomba describes his firm's approach to renovating the Palazzo Daniele hotel in Puglia, Italy, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards.
Palazzo Daniele, which was named Hotel of the Year at the 2019 AHEAD Europe hospitality awards, is a nine-suite boutique hotel housed in a 158-year-old palazzo located near the southern tip of the Salento peninsula in Puglia.
The project was also awarded for its guest rooms at the a ceremony that took place in London in November.
Palazzo Daniele by Palomba Serafini Associati was awarded Hotel of the Year at the 2019 AHEAD Europe awards
The renovation of the building was handled by Palomba Serafini Associati, the architecture practice that Palomba runs with his partner Ludovica Serafini. Rooms and public spaces host the hotel owner's art collection. A number of frescoes on the walls and ceilings were restored during the renovation.
As part of the renovation, the studio restored frescoes on the walls and ceilings
"When we found the building it was in a very bad condition," says Palomba in the video interview, which was shot by Dezeen at White City House in London.
"The whole renovation was quite complicated because we had to save some parts of the paintings on the walls or on the ceiling."
Palomba Serafini Associati took a sparing approach to furnishing the space in order to draw attention to the building's historic structure.
The designers took a minimalistic approach to furnishing the int...