Villa Scott, Art Nouveau villa in Borgo Po district, Turin, Italy
Villa Scott is an Art Nouveau residential building in Turin's Borgo Po district, completed in 1902. The facade displays loggias, oriel windows, and stained glass with extensive floral decorations spread across multiple levels.
Architect Pietro Fenoglio designed this house in 1902 for Alfonso Scott, a senior manager at the Turin-based automaker Rapid. The building was completed during a period when Turin was expanding as an industrial center and affluent businessmen were building grand residences.
The house brings together Art Nouveau decoration and Neo-Baroque details that reflect taste for European modern design from the early 1900s. Walking past it, you can see how an affluent family of that era chose to display their wealth and style through the building's ornaments.
The house sits at Corso Giovanni Lanza 57, roughly 20 minutes on foot from central Turin. It is a private residence visible only from the exterior, though visitors can appreciate its decorated facade from the street.
The building served as a filming location for Dario Argento's 1975 psychological thriller "Profondo Rosso," where it was used as a girls' college for the scenes. It remains connected to an important moment in Italian cinema history, though few visitors realize this.
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