Updating a 12th-Century Palazzo, Where the Walls Had Secrets
Matteo Rocca and Ronan Dunphy peered into the gloom on the second floor of the 12th-century palazzo in Genoa, Italy. This had once been the grandest part of the seven-story palace, with the highest ceiling, the tallest windows and the most elaborate painted decoration. It was here, on the “piano nobile,” or noble floor, that…