During the sixteenth century, the progressive use of light coaches and, by the end of the century, of carriages, gave increasing importance to the role of stables and remittances in noble residences. Renaissance treatises approach the theme of the stable from functional, technical and spatial distribution viewpoints, with recommendations for promoting equine health and creating minimal inconvenience for the palace’s inhabitants. In sixteenth–century Rome, stables were generally located on the ground floor at the back of palaces, but could also found at basement level, in separate structures (size of property permitting), or in an exterior building in proximity to the main residence. The rapid rise in the use of coaches and carriages resulted in an urgent need for adequate space to accommodate such vehicles within the residences, lodge the personnel, and stable mules, and saddle and workhorses. Other requisites were open space in front of the palace entrances for maneuvering the vehicles, and a courtyard with porticoes for mounting and dismounting the carriages. The need to enter the palace in a carriage required modifications to some older buildings (e.g., the enlargement of portals or reorganization of the system of access), and brought about the development of innovative infrastructures designed to meet the demand for the luxuries of modern living.