Palazzo Gabriele

Palazzo Gabriele presents as two conjoined bodies, developed around a square staircase hall. The masonry is a continuous, visible fabric of stone and regular brick courses, honest and unrendered. The principal block is defined by squared stone quoins on the first order and banded rustication on the second; its central arched portal is flanked by simpler side entrances. Above, a balcony rests on stone corbels beneath a triangular pediment. The tower block, in contrast, is treated differently across its three storeys, offering a deliberate shift in rhythm. The roof is pitched or hipped, finished with terracotta tiles. This is a palazzo of clear, composed proportions, where the interplay of rustication, plain masonry, and the tower’s varied articulation creates a subtle, sober drama, a residence that states its presence through texture and mass rather than ornament.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.