Interior Design & Art Direction Square meters don't always count. That is, there are small spaces that, if well thought out, can appear large to us. In these cases it is by intervening on the floor plan or by selecting the right finishes and furnishings to transform delimited spaces into airy and spacious environments. So it was for the project of this apartment in Milan, of about 60 square meters. The original floor plan consisted of a long dark corridor, 2 small bedrooms, a tiny kitchen and a small bathroom. The aim was to obtain as much air as possible by ensuring that certain areas of the apartment could at the same time enjoy the necessary privacy. The result is an environment in which the minimal, essential and clean Nordic style finds its exaltation. For a sense of peace, tranquility, completeness. And of breath, air, space.

The masses have been reduced to a minimum: the only real wall is that of the bathroom while the only solid block is the volume that acts as a fireplace. The bedroom has been separated from the living room by a glass partition that can be closed by a covering curtain. The lights are linear, the overall dimensions of the furniture reduced to a minimum: it is their shape that fills and modulates. Homogeneous finishes. A single color, light taupe, covering the walls of the entire apartment allows the wooden elements or the black lines of the profiles to reveal themselves in the essential purity of their forms.

Glass, versatile and multifaceted, an element capable of separating without setting limits or barriers, has been used here to sublimate the volumes and together with the curtain and the other important theme of the line, it creates surprising scenographic effects in the living room. The long wall of the living room is entirely occupied by the bookcase, in natural walnut, coordinated with the kitchen and the entrance door. Containers and shelves create depth. They convey materiality and that balanced contrast that warms.

The sense of openness and airiness is completed thanks to the presence of windows, opening and contact with the outside, which here become places of action, operational: the kitchen sink has been inserted in the niche of the window. The peninsula, located between the wall of the kitchen area and the living room, lends itself to multiple functions: it is not only a dining table but also a work or support table. It also contributes to keeping alive the theme of communication and fluidity, of spaces as well as of the elements present in them. It is a way to create interaction, new habits, new lifestyles, to feel ourselves present and in communication with them.