Antique wood

A growing family sets out the necessity of enlarge their home of three rooms and 85m2 by adding a second apartment, originally with two rooms and 60m2. The main premise to keep in mind is that the family has to be able to keep on living in their own home during the construction course.   The morphologic analysis of the original apartment emphasize that the night space presented a functional distribution of three rooms and two bathrooms, with minimum circulation area and a suitable size. Furthermore, day space presented an excessive fragmentation and a smaller size. That’s why it is chosen to keep the night space and remodel and enlarge the day space, excluding the kitchen.   Second apartment was divided in several tiny r... More

A double –height loft, an intervention where works have already started, a young family and their home renovation.This project is focused on reorganizing the open-plan living space, enhancing its verticality and preserving the layout of the rooms - bathrooms excluded.Fulcrum is the living zone, a convivial area organized around a fireplace that separates the dining area from the study.The kitchen island is characterized by an iron pergola introduced to rebalance the double height.On the opposite side the study, overlooked by a bookcase and separated by a wide 4 panel door in iron and glass. A wood & iron staircase connects the floor with the mezzanine used as a TV area.Reclaimed fir wood, oak, iron, glass and st... More

The story of the design and the nature of the space revolve around the conceptual character that generated the project: Mamizza. She is no longer a person we would anticipate, she is a modern figure, with contemporary twists, but who still makes the same notorious Neapolitan pizza. It is this join between traditional and modern that makes a key element of the design. Pieces made of aged wood prevale, and together with ceramics and metal they generate elements with well defined lines. The color scheme is similar to the ones of traditional Neapolitan restaurants.Coming to spatial perception, two distinct main areas are established through the use of different formal approaches: the bar – that is actively engaged in customers’ use, and the piz... More

The house bordering with an abandoned runway in the village called Aviators More