Villa for sale - 6977 Ruvigliana, Via Massago

The villa, located in Lugano Castagnola, on the slopes of Monte Brè, 475 m above sea level and 225 m above lake level, was built in 1965 and renovated between the 80s and 90s.
The land on which the villa and its annexes stand has a surface area of approx. 2400 sqm, of which the villa covers an area of 555 sqm and the annexes another 245 sqm for a total of 800 sqm of occupancy index.
The villa develops a surface area of 1500 sqm for a total volume of 7650 cubic meters. The rustic annexes + garage develop a surface area of 500 sqm for a total volume of 1955 cubic meters. The terraces and annexes develop a further volume of 1270 cubic meters, therefore the total volume is 10875 cubic meters.
The villa is developed on two upper master floors and a lower one, called the winter garden, with two intermediate floors of master services (fitness) and technical staff.
The main entrance is located on the master ground floor, from a private road that flanks the house on the north side. At the downstream end of the property, there is another entrance to the property, via a staircase in the park, which leads to the winter garden floor, the elevator, the other garden accesses and the services.
The master area, articulated on two floors, consists of two lounges, a dining room and five large bedrooms with their bathrooms and dressing rooms, kitchen, office, services, service apartment, guest apartment and attic.
The fitness floor includes two saunas, two Turkish baths, two Kneipp showers, two services, the gym, the bar, the pantry and the changing room. On the upper service floor, in addition to the villa's systems, the staff area, the ironing room and the laundry room, there is a further apartment.
The winter garden is a unique structure of its kind in Ticino, of great architectural beauty. Its original function was to raise the construction of the villa by 8 meters, making it the highest and most dominant on the hill of Castagnola and isolating it completely, like a castle, from the other neighboring properties. Currently this environment has been completely renovated, with high quality interior finishes and is a private venue for artistic events, art exhibitions, concerts.
For all the finishing elements, top-quality materials have been used, from marbles to stones, from antique woods to boiseries, from fireplaces to antique glasses.
An internal staircase and an elevator connect all floors, but each floor can be isolated at any time and made independent with existing separate access and stairs.
Apart from the existing one, there is already an approved project for an indoor swimming pool, pool house, a large hobby space and a new lounge at the master level in place of the approx. 100 sqm patio, with accessories, a second elevator and new hanging gardens. The villa currently has 5 external parking spaces + garage.