While it’s core dates from the 16th century, Palazzo Capponi also includes wings added in 1950s when all the palazzo’s original interiors were also removed. With little of the Palazzo’s original interiors remaining, the owner continued traditions custodians of Italy’s grand buildings have followed for centuries—commissioning the pioneering architects of their time to create captivating interiors showcasing the expertise of skilled craftsmen working in the finest materials.
Rome’s architects of the Renaissance & Baroque aspired to the air, the skies, and the heavens. In designing the 2025 hotel conversion of Palazzo Capponi, the architect started where Baroque architects ended—at the vaulted ceilings. If walls are not parallel, the vaults above distort. The architect evolved this concept, creating vaults that intersect at angles, generating moments of wonder.
As regulations dictated the interiors walls could not be altered, a second skin was meticulously crafted, creating a cavity between the existing structure and interiors to house the services for each room. Only a few centimetres in width, this cavity extends centuries in time, continuing the palazzo’s 500 years of reinvention.
