Office for sale 419 sqm excellent condition, Torino

Palazzo Martini di Cigala was built in 1716 based on a design by Filippo Juvarra, the great architect who was the main architect behind the development of Turin, the capital of the new Savoy State. Author of Palazzo Madama, the Royal Villa of Stupinigi, the Basilica of Superga and the church of San Filippo Neri, among other things, Juvarra was appointed First Court Architect in 1714. The Palace was commissioned by the banker Carlo Francesco Martini Cortesia, president of the Senate, awarded the title of Count of Cigala by Vittorio Amedeo II, then curator of the taxes of the Savoy State.

Overlooking Piazza Savoia, a stone's throw from Via Garibaldi, Palazzo Martini di Cigala is located in one of the most fascinating areas of the center of Turin. Strategically connected to Porta Susa Station and the subway, the heart of the city is within walking distance: the secret charm of the Quadrilatero, the shopping of Via Garibaldi, the regal Turin of Piazza Castello, the international flavors of Porta Palazzo; all for an unforgettable living experience.

Among the most prestigious examples of noble civil architecture of the 18th century, Palazzo Martini di Cigala constitutes a new residential typology for the time, functionally aggregated to the internal courtyard, completely consistent with the needs of the aristocratic class. The Turin taste of those years in fact favors buildings that give importance to the main reception and representation spaces, such as the entrance hall and the entrance hall and the internal Court of Honor. The restoration of Palazzo Martini di Cigala is today a sensational opportunity to relive the ancient glories with all the comforts of contemporary living. In the heart of Baroque Turin, apartments of great prestige will be created, in an architectural setting of extraordinary charm.

The Palace is composed of three building blocks arranged in a U-shape, with the main front on Via della Consolata; to the south it overlooks Piazza Savoia and to the north Via San Domenico. The building body is crowned on the three fronts by a cornice on stucco brackets. The facades on Via della Consolata and Piazza Savoia are enriched by notable architectural divisions: a string course separates the base part, up to the piano nobile, and on it are set pairs of pilasters that gather in the central part of the two fronts, to underline their grandeur.

The high main entrance portal on Via della Consolata, with rusticated jambs, reaches the string course and is surmounted by an elegant balcony supported by carved stone corbels.

The piano nobile

On the piano nobile, on the second level of the Palace, many rooms retain the prestigious original decorative apparatus. Ceilings with barrel and pavilion vaults decorated with gilded stucco; painted boiseries and precious decorations on the walls, on which rest gilded wooden consoles with marble tops. Council Room, Louis XV Room... these are some of the names of the rooms, where precious fixed wall mirrors, eighteenth-century doors with relief decorations surmounted by overdoors with paintings depicting allegorical scenes and landscapes make these rooms unique and extraordinary environments.