A three-storey rationalist villa in the Lido di Ostia area of Rome, designed by the architect Adalberto Libera as part of a residential scheme promoted in the 1930s.
At a glance
The building stands in Lido di Ostia, Rome’s seaside district. It is one of the villas designed by Adalberto Libera for the development of the area in the 1930s, and is documented as a private dwelling in architectural and library records.
Key facts
- Where: Via San Fiorenzo, Lido di Ostia, Roma
- What: Villa
- When: 1932
- GPS: 41.7258, 12.2894 · Open in Google Maps
History
In 1932 the Società Immobiliare Tirrena launched a competition reserved for Roman architects for the design and urban arrangement of fifteen small villas on a trapezoidal lot on the Lungomare Duilio in Ostia. Adalberto Libera took part and was awarded recognition for his contribution. He produced, among other projects, the Villino Tipo B, which was built at Via San Fiorenzo. The building was later described as having three storeys, with two apartments on each level and an external finish in plaster. A restoration of the Villino Tipo B was completed in 2007, overseen by the Department of Architecture of the Università degli Studi Roma Tre through an agreement between a private company, the condominium and the university department.
What you see
The photograph shows a white three-storey villa with a flat roof. The façade is punctuated by small balconies supported by cushion-shaped brackets. On the upper floor, a deep loggia opens towards the street. A low fence and shrubs separate the building from an empty asphalt parking area.
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Nearby
- Lido di Ostia — the surrounding seaside district
- Lido di Ostia Theater — a cultural venue in the same area
- Lega Navale Italiana headquarters, Lido di Ostia — a nearby institution on the waterfront
- Villino Douhet — another rationalist villa in Rome
- Villino Favaloro – Museum of Photography — a historic villa reused as a museum
Sources
- Biblioteche di Roma, Occhio al territorio: i villini di Adalberto Libera: competition details, construction year, location, building type, restoration year and responsible institution
- Archweb, Villas in Ostia type “C”: context of Libera’s rationalist villas in Ostia
- Elle Decor, Ostia Lido, from J-Ax to rationalist architecture: Libera’s villa types and the 1932 competition
- Stefano Vigolo, photographs and notes to the editorial staff (2026): identification of the subject. Not a published source
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