02/09/2026
Behind Villa Cielo.
In our latest case study video, ELE Design Manager, Annalisa Radicchi, walks through Villa Cielo, a full renovation for an Emirati family of six, built around one guiding idea: minimal luxury.
Working entirely within the villa’s existing footprint, our approach centred on warmth over excess; a restrained, neutral palette elevated through curated, design-led furniture, natural materials like travertine and wood veneer, and details worth lingering on, like the sculptural spiral staircase we preserved and reimagined as the home’s centrepiece.
Annalisa shares what it took to turn a family’s brief, a home for everyday life and space to host the people they love, into 650 sqm of considered design.
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