Villa In Cernobbio Hill Lake Como

THE MILL HOUSE
Where history meets contemporary architecture on Lake Como
On the most exclusive slopes of Cernobbio, surrounded by greenery and overlooking Lake Como, stands The Mill House: a unique residence that embodies luxury through authenticity, design, and a profound connection with the landscape.
Just minutes from Villa d’Este, the center of Cernobbio, Como, and the Swiss border, this property represents an extremely rare opportunity in the international real estate scene: the restoration of a historic mill transformed into a contemporary villa of the highest caliber.
The property is nestled within approximately 3,000 square meters of terraced gardens, featuring fruit trees, local stone, ancient dry stone walls, and native vegetation that naturally draws the gaze toward the lake.
What makes The Mill House absolutely unique is the stream that runs through the property, the same one that powered the original mill for centuries. Today, water continues to be the heart of the project, accompanying the spaces with its sound, its reflections, and a suggestive natural pool that offers an authentic and timeless experience of well-being.
The project, designed by Studio MAD COMO, is not a simple renovation, but a refined contemporary architectural project capable of preserving the building’s historical memory while reinterpreting it through a simple, elegant, and material language.
The stone walls interact with large glass surfaces, Corten steel, and natural materials, creating a perfect balance between tradition and innovation. Every design choice was conceived to enhance the continuous relationship between architecture, light, and nature.
The spaces are designed to offer a top-notch living experience: dramatic living spaces, a private spa, a spectacular panoramic rooftop pool, rooms carved into the natural rock, and large openings that dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior.
The entire project is based on three identifying elements:
Stone. The memory of the place is preserved through the restoration of the original structures, enhancing their authenticity and character.
Water. Symbol of the ancient mill, it becomes the protagonist of the living experience, creating continuous dialogues between nature and architecture.
Rock. The new volumes fit into the landscape with absolute respect, creating exclusive spaces perfectly integrated into the natural environment.
The Mill House is designed for an international clientele seeking iconic, unique properties that combine privacy, beauty, and heritage value.
Rovenna represents one of the most authentic and private locations on Lake Como. Here, time slows down, nature dominates the landscape, and silence becomes a privilege, yet it remains just minutes from the area’s most prestigious destinations and major international connections.
Over the centuries, this place has fascinated scholars and travelers. As early as the 16th century, Paolo Giovio described these slopes as lands of extraordinary fertility, while Giambattista Giovio, in the 18th century, celebrated the quality of the crops that made this part of Lake Como famous.
Today, that same story lives on in a new form.
The Mill House is not simply a villa.
It is an architectural work destined to become a new benchmark for contemporary luxury on Lake Como.
A unique property where memory, material, and landscape blend together in an unparalleled living experience.
Some of the published images are photorealistic renderings and represent the project once completed.
The asking price refers to the delivery of the fully finished, turnkey property.
Over time, this particular and unique residence has inspired several historical quotations written by the Como scholar Paolo Giovio in his work Paulii Iovii Descriptio Larii Lacus, written in 1537 and published in Venice in 1559: ”Just above Cernobbio, on the gentle slopes of the very high Mount Bisbino, one can see Piazza, Rovenna, and Toldino, which enjoy meager but excellent-quality wheat crops.”
And as recently as 1795, Giambattista Giovio wrote in his work Como and the Lario: ”Wheat is harvested here, with grains so beautiful and large that it is readily cooked in soup like farre and barley.”
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