If design and art makes part of your life, this is the place to be in Tuscany!
An industrial hangar build amid the Tuscan countryside, views on the medieval ruins of Montelifré and 2 km away from the small town of Montisi, set in the municipality of Montalcino: that’s what it was.
But the hangar became more since his building in the late sixties: Austrian sculpture Reinhold Traxl, made it his home and studio in 1999…and that’s where the hangar’s real story begins…
Being artist but also architect, together with his friend Peter Thurner, an Austrian architect, he created a ‘box’ concept , where big glass openings could be closed by movable, transparant iron curtains. They pulled in the outside landscape by creating terraces, which protect the residents from rain and sun.
It is very rare to find such a modern interpretation of living in the Tuscan countryside, the more while it isn’t disturbing nature, but even bringing honour to it.
In 2013, Reinhold Traxl sold his ‘atelier-house’. However, also the new owner is a person with an open spirit and the same vision on ‘living’, and together with Johny Thielens, he continued the project started by Reinhold.
So, ‘art-hangar’ remained a place for artists, for dreamers, for people with an open mind, in a word: for people daring to leave the beaten path…
An open living area from 140 sqm with a central open fireplace, is definitely not something you come across every day in the Tuscan countryside. Windows from 4 by 4 meter, which bring in nature and natural light, are surely one of the things that makes this space so unique to spend your vacation in. Further there are art pieces and design furniture through the whole loft and garden. A fully equiped, almost professional kitchen, as well as an outside BBQ is also at your disposal. The two bedrooms have each their own ensuite bathroom with big rain showers. Further there is an outdoor shower, washing machine and dryer, several private spots to dine outside in the garden, as well as a sauna placed in one of the containers. Art Hangar is also the perfect spot for organising business riunions or...big parties...
