GreenSpace: Luxurious and Sustainable
Renovations in Tuscany

Stairwell

Most were built 100 to 200 years ago by the farmer-residents, who used such easily available materials as fieldstone, timber, and terra-cotta tiles. A typical Tuscan farmstead was made up of two or three buildings, Ross explains. “Historically, people lived in the top of the main house, and the bottom floor was for animals,” he says. Outbuildings were used for small animals, such as pigs and goats, or for hay storage.