Tahiti is an architecture and interior design project for an apartment located between Pigneto and Torpignattara, a vibrant Roman neighborhood currently buzzing with creative energy and young talent.
The client, a young advertising professional, desired a welcoming home with a “pop” character, capable of reflecting a dynamic spirit and, above all, a deep desire to inhabit a positive place—a refuge in which to unplug and regenerate after intense workdays and the stress of the city. The project faced a complex spatial challenge: the apartment’s original layout, located in a pre-1939 building and deeply altered by subsequent internal renovations in the 1970s, was narrow, cramped, labyrinthine, and suffocated by old wallpaper and later additions that fragmented both the pathways and natural light.
The design response consisted of a radical transformation of the space. By tearing down almost all the internal partition walls, the floor plan was freed, creating a large, fluid open space where the living area and the kitchen communicate without barriers. Serving as a visual common thread and a luminous canvas for subsequent color explosions is the white terrazzo floor, a refined material choice that pays homage to Roman construction tradition while expanding spatial perception.
The kitchen stands out as the first visual focal point of the living area: a large, full-height pink block topped by an open structure with colored profiles, which harmoniously interacts with a pristine white central island, a natural wood dining table, and an enveloping ochre-yellow sofa in the living room. Positioned on the opposite side of the room, the large custom-made living room bookcase faithfully echoes the grid design and geometric cleanliness of the kitchen-bookcase. This play of mirroring references, emphasized by the pink profiles that reshape the main wall of the living room, establishes a continuous and coherent visual dialogue that holds the entire open space together.
The sleeping area is divided into two separate zones, where color ceases to be a simple decorative coating and becomes a structural element of identity. A distinctive feature of the project involves the bathrooms, both entirely tiled with small tiles punctuated by contrasting colored grout, which transform the surfaces into geometric graphics. The yellow master bathroom thus takes the shape of a true monochromatic box, bright and brilliant, enveloping the shower area and washbasins in a totalizing visual experience.
On the other side of the apartment, the space intended for the daughter was conceived as a small light-blue dependance. Here, powder-blue geometric details define the desk and a cozy alcove for the bed, optimizing volumes with intelligence and a tailored sensitivity. This independent section is completed by the second bathroom, a fresh environment dominated by deep green and also characterized by the geometric interplay of ceramics and colored grout, which recall the oval mirror and the chromatic details of the adjacent rooms.
Every home is an island, a unique and autonomous microcosm custom-designed around the needs and emotions of those who live there. This intervention demonstrates how contemporary interior design can break down the rigidity of old historical layouts, transforming a fragmented apartment into a fresh, playful domestic manifesto with a sophisticated pop sensibility.
