AECCafe: Home With a View in Rome, Italy by Maurizio Giovannoni

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Home With a View in Rome, Italy by Maurizio Giovannoni

January 13th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Maurizio Giovannoni

The attic is located in the Monteverde Vecchio district, an area characterized by the presence of prestigious villas and buildings that enjoy a 360 ° view of Rome. It was this view, together with the tranquility of a residential neighborhood, that convinced the two young owners to move away from the chaotic old town where they lived.

The state of the places presented itself with a rather binding distribution system; a supporting wall separated the small rectangular hall from the rest of the house, a spiral staircase was positioned almost in the middle of the entrance and on a long and narrow corridor all the other rooms of the house overlooked.A classic vintage apartment.

Image Courtesy © Stefano Corso (Camera42)

Architects: Maurizio Giovannoni
Project: Home With a View
Location: Rome, Italy
Photography: Stefano Corso (Camera42)
Collaborator: Alessandra Mancini
Intervention Area:
- Inside: 140 m²
- Terraces: 90 m²
Year: 2018

Image Courtesy © Stefano Corso (Camera42)

Once entered the impact was “oppressive” because of the red tapestries of the period that covered ceilings and walls, the entrance ceiling very low and coffered, all lit by a single window.

The project has maintained more or less the original distribution, but the demolition of some portions of partitions has allowed to focus the attention on what was the most “sacrificed” area and difficult to enhance; thanks in addition to a window “stolen” from the adjacent room, the light was allowed to enter and illuminate the environment completely.

Image Courtesy © Stefano Corso (Camera42)

The separation of the kitchen from the dining room has been planned, but using a window frame to avoid abrupt interruption of visual continuity. The corridor has been shortened but made more functional thanks to the insertion of wardrobes and flush-fitting doors, interrupted only by a vertical niche that houses an exhibition bookcase.

The rest of the house has remained essentially unchanged, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. In the structurally lower area of the master bedroom an ad hoc walk-in closet has been created.

Image Courtesy © Stefano Corso (Camera42)

The mood of the entire house was born after several meetings with my clients; my passion for color and ornamental wallpapers has been softened by their minimal, sober and very close to an industrial style with some Nordic imprint. So we kept on the shades of gray and other light colors.

In all “user centered” projects, listening and diverging opinions generate a stimulating creative process.Home with a view is perhaps the one among my projects that best represents this fusion: here in fact, the absolute white of the entrance / lunch I added colors such as pink, ocher and turquoise Mom Family, which dominate the scene.

Image Courtesy © Stefano Corso (Camera42)

These colors give an anticipation of those dominating in the sleeping area; the corridor is characterized by a sage green, then goes to the blue and black of the “SPA” bathroom with the Mipa claddings that reflect the tradition of the Marmette, finally arriving at a powder pink in the master bathroom, characterized by a decidedly vintage flavor thanks to the 80’s collection of Ornamenta.

All the supplies such as the bookcase, the bathroom furniture, the dining table and the hardware have been designed ad hoc, creating the uniqueness required by a sartorial design that distinguishes Hometelling: houses such as custom-made clothes.

Image Courtesy © Stefano Corso (Camera42)

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Tags: Italy, Rome

Categories: House, Interiors, Renovation, Terrace

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