Martino di Napoli Rampolla opened Numeroventi, a guesthouse and residency in the center of Florence, after living among the creative class in Barcelona and noticing the “lack of a contemporary connected community in Florence” by comparison. Back in Barcelona, Rampolla met designer Andrew Trotter through his project called Openhouse (then a gallery and store, now a print magazine) and called on him to design the interiors of Numeroventi. Architect Gianni Emillani renovated the 16th-century building, which is located inside the Palazzo Galli Tassi, a history with ties to Michelangelo and a ownership by affluent Florentine families and an eccentric entrepreneur. Trotter designed the interiors with midcentury vintage sourced from all over Europe with select modern designs. Here’s a look inside.
![the floors are newly installed oak. rampolla had to fight for bright white wall 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-1-733x1099.jpg)
![lofted mezzanine floors and bathrooms were added to the five apartments. trotte 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-2-733x1106.jpg)
![a midcentury wall mounted storage system in one of the apartments. the green in 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-3-733x488.jpg)
![the original fresco ceilings contrast with the newly painted white walls. 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-4-733x1106.jpg)
![in the open living room, the chairs are vintage from ox mobiliari in barcelona 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-5-733x486.jpg)
![a midcentury desk with a michael anastassiades ic t\2 table lamp. 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-6-733x1105.png)
![the decor is kept spare; spaces were designed as an antidote to fast paced livi 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-8-733x486.jpg)
![wool blankets were designed with the lottozero textile center during a residenc 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-9-733x484.png)
![the bright sofa is the muuto rest \2 seater sofa. artwork above is by kreshnik 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-10-733x486.png)
![each guest room is kitted out with a kitchenette. this one has custom wood cabi 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-hotel-italy-2-733x1100.jpg)
![the extension of another kitchenette with a cart. rampolla and trotter found an 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-11-733x1102.png)
![the charm of disparate elements—midcentury vintage, farmhouse furniture, 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-hotel-italy-1-733x489.jpg)
![the floors are a gray resin made by local artisans. the stone beneath the windo 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-12-733x1106.png)
![one of the living room apartments with an original marble fireplace, vintage it 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-design-side-chairs-733x485.png)
![a large antique armoire was brought up to one of the mezzanine bedrooms. the ru 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-13-733x489.jpg)
![the apartment on the third floor has recently functioned as a gallery space (it 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-14-733x489.jpg)
![the vintage chairs are from antwerp and the coffee table is the normann copneha 33](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-15-733x1100.jpg)
![one of the florentine families who lived in the palazzo had frescos painted thr 34](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-16-733x489.jpg)
![numeroventi restored and painted the wire bench and made the wood side table cu 35](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-17-733x1100.jpg)
![stairs from the courtyard up to numeroventi. it’s documented that a piec 36](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-18-733x488.jpg)
![potted plants and a midcentury desk at the entrance. 37](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/numeroventi-andrew-trotter-interiors-19-733x1100.jpg)
For another one of Andrew Trotter’s projects, see our post A Modern Masseria in Puglia with Traditional Influences.
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