They left for city. Offspring came back to restore farmstead

It's the story of millions of families who fled to cities for work generations ago, then feeling the call of the old land. The Laboroi family returned to the Graian Alps to revive their old intergenerational barnhouse.

In 1940, the Laboroi family moved into a housebarn in Italy’s Graian Alps that was big enough for the five family members, as well as their goats, cows and chickens and hay. Being able to fit everything under one roof was a luxury that meant no one needed to go outside to work with the animals during cold, snowy winters.

Eighty years later, the Laboroi’s still live in the mountains - unlike many other farmers from the area who moved to the city in the ‘60s and ‘70s -, but they wanted to restore the original stone housebarn which had been covered in cement plaster by the previous generation. Andrea Laboroi and architect

Davide Querio decided to turn the abandoned stables into bedrooms and open up a huge picture window in the former hayloft to provide the living room with a view of the alps, valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, and even a waterfall.

[MartijnDoolaard]

Love it. Light is everything, very clever.

[liciabonaduce]

Gracie del video, mi ero scordata quanto era bello a locana, e la montagne, quando ero giovane andavamo fino an nivolet,

[quessbonn]

THIS KIND IS MY DREAM HOUSE..! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!

[rolandlingkit]

I love everything i see in the video. It's a paradise.

[theCosmicQueen]

love all that stone, in those old villages and farms. people should do more of this in our country in the hills. As DIY.

[inyobill]

Fantasic job revealing the beauty of those stone walls.

[Bai_L]

WOW!!! Thanks for this fascinating house and the fascinating history & culture behind it!

[Woopwoopwill]

I just started the video and already I'm sold.
Isn't this just so immensely Beautiful 👍🏻💖💖💖👀

[kerylcooper]

Speak of a dream home you have one thank you for the wonderful journey ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏼👍🏼Mesa, Arizona 🍀🍀🇺🇸🛐✝️

[Helyob.castenelli]

The views are majestic and the house, well. I want to live in it now...

[sandrachank]

Just so beautiful.. To combine the stone with smooth modern convenience....done with thoughtful respect for the buildings rustic beauty. Great success.

[annabella]

just beautiful brings back my childhood memories in italy, my zio did this too his place is just gorgeous

[joseguillermoovazquezherna]

Nononono, hermosa casa, que buena visión, amazing hoyse, beatiful!!!.

[pattyflagler]

“There is a future with the past.” I love this.

[jeanadamsick]

ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO, KIRSTEN!!!! Do take care. Fl., U.S.A.

[graemeneale]

A very tastefully executed rendition of their original ancestral home.

[hennessyfaust]

this is one of the most beautiful things i´ve seen in a while... the area, the house, nature, the mountains... reminds me of my time in swiss alps :D thx for sharing...

[odetakaniauskaite]

"there is a future with the past" I really liked that ❤️ couldn't be more true

[roidroid]

i love that idea of just... oh my land is full of rocks, ok i will spend some years building a gigantic building & home outof those rocks, Tada!
I wonder how many man-hours their grandparents (& family/community?) spent building that original home outof nothing. So inspiring, we could do anything with time.

[janetleeharrison]

They put a LOT of thought into this! Wow, modern upgrades, respect to the history, AND the views of the Alps. I think perhaps the grandparents would have approved of their efforts 100%.