THE FUTURE OF THE VILLA ASQUER PARK
Since Francesco Morelli’s company, Diana Sei, bought the estate at the end of the 1960s, the park has undergone a deep transformation process that took it from a set of ruins surrounded by a pine forest and overgrown fields, to the park we see today. Francesco Morelli’s incessant work was driven by an aesthetic vision and a desire for harmony that would find their embodiment in the park and be transmitted to the people who visited it.
Transforming this space was a personal project for Francesco Morelli, founder of the Istituto Europeo di Design – a school founded on the idea of concrete, transformative creativity. This same energy and design vision is what enabled him – year after year, decade after decade – to give life to a place purposefully permeated by beauty. This beauty was not end to itself or intended for personal use – it was conceived in the spirit of giving something back to all its future visitors.
Following its Founder’s passing, the Francesco Morelli Foundation took over the complex and, driven by Diana Sei, will take the Villa Asquer project to completion and share it with the local population and anyone wishing to immerse themselves and experience this unique place.
In short
“Over the years when Francesco Morelli oversaw its planing and building, the site became a place whose ultimate goal is to create harmony, generating positive feelings and lifting spirits.”
“Over the years, the priority was always to create a place of beauty rather than following the principles of speculation or economy. ”
“Choosing to incorporate nature into the project made time and continuous care non-negotiable elements.”