"We are in the Testaccio neighborhood, in a building from the early 20th century, along Via Marmorata, a street named after the large deposits of marble and stone that arrived by river or land and were piled up in this place, awaiting sale or processing, since the time of ancient Rome. The renovation focused on redefining the services and a new overall concept to make the spaces more functional and meet the needs of the new client.
The essentiality of the lines characterizes the interior design, maintaining the original conformation of the apartment, marked by a central load-bearing spine. The intervention began with the restoration of the exposed vaults. We developed the general layout starting from a distributive filter that clearly divided the living area and the two separate suites: one private and one for representation.
One of the primary objectives was to maintain the sense of color. A single horizontal line at the height of the passageways, draws the space through the use of two different textures: a more material grain in the lower part, and a finer one towards the top. Architecture and furnishings merge, creating open and bright spaces in a sober and relaxing atmosphere.
The extremely functional kitchen blends in with the walls thanks to the custom-made coating on the doors, made with the same plaster as the walls, as well as the equipped wall that, silently, contains the fireplace and TV inside. The minimalist poetic lights by Davide Groppi articulate the space. The marble furnishings in the choice of the vintage table and the Salvatori-designed coat racks color the scene.
To maximize the presence of light, the interior fixtures were made of frosted glass, as was the dividing wall between the bathroom and the representative suite. The only element of contrast is the wooden floor which, with force and elegance, gives depth to the environment.
The artworks by Roberta Morzetti, (Morfea_22 and C5 C7_19), the Persian calligraphy of Ghazaleh Monshizadeh, together with the furnishings from the 'Oh my lab' workshop, focus on a vintage/contemporary mix. These choices allow the project to live not only in the division of spaces and in the 'storytelling' of the material texture, but in the relationship between past and contemporary that comes to life and vibrates in the brightness of the new spaces."
