Via del Santo is a historic stretch in the center of Padua that connects the city's three main squares with the Basilica of the same name. Many of the buildings facing this street date back to the sixteenth century. Inside one of these buildings is the apartment that underwent a renovation.

The numerous layers uncovered during the initial demolition work guided the design solutions, which prioritized revealing the history of the building over imposing a preconceived design. Within the same space, elements dating back to the fifteenth century coexist with additions from later periods, including more recent interventions from the early twentieth century. The project aligns itself with these historical events, without necessarily trying to dominate the past.

Following this approach, the walls, freed from more recent cementitious plaster, reveal courses of bricks in various arrangements, overlaid with fragments of frescoes and different layers of lime plaster from later periods. Removed reed ceilings expose beams and boards from various eras and styles.

Demolitions and additions made to the existing structure serve the functional and energy redevelopment of the living unit. The necessary additions are often visibly monomaterial: old and new always relate in an unhidden manner, with an evident lack of continuity.