BSJ15 Borgo San Jacopo Room
Hospitality & Living
Florence | Italy
2021
Architectural Design
Pino Brugellis
Photo
Leonardo Morfini
Client
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In the heart of the Florence Oltrarno area - the coolest district in the world according to the major international tourist guides - and only 50 metres from the Ponte Vecchio, BSJ_Borgo San Jacopo Room is a perfect blend of history and contemporaneity, art and architecture, knowledge and digital technology. A unique place of hospitality and welcome offering all the comforts to nourish both body and mind.
Situated within a historic 14th century building on the corner of the medieval street Via Toscanella, B SJ_15 has been totally renovated inside without losing any of its peculiar historical elements and creating an original place of hospitality with shared spaces and rooms allowing for total and utter privacy. The resort occupies the first 2 floors of the building. Through the large entrance halls with terracotta floors overlooked by a wooden ceiling finely decorated with geometric and floral motifs, you may access the concierge where, through the windows, you can catch a glimpse of the small internal courtyard decorated with plants.
A stone staircase leads to the second floor where the lobby opens to the bedrooms: four suites with bright windows overlooking Borgo San Iacopo and the other charming rooms located around the internal courtyard along Via Toscanella. The balcony-terrace overlooking the small courtyard is adorned with climbing jasmine and fragrant essences are placed on the windowsills. At dusk the lights illuminate the climbers which create a magical atmosphere resulting from the dialogue between modernity and medievalism.
