CASA CCA - MILAN
THIS THREE STOREY HOUSE, ORIGINALLY BUILT CIRCA 1900, HAS BEEN STRIPPED BACK, REBUILT, AND RADICALLY RECONFIGURED TO SUPPORT MODERN FAMILY LIFE WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE TEXTURE OF ITS PAST.
NOW HOME TO A FAMILY OF FOUR, THE BUILDING ALSO INCLUDES RETAIL TENANCIES AT STREET LEVEL. A FINE-GRAINED URBAN STRATEGY THAT REFLECTS THE MIXED-USE NATURE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND THE BUILDING’S ORIGINAL TYPOLOGY.
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THE RESIDENTIAL SPACES OCCUPY THE UPPER TWO FLOORS, WHICH HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REIMAGINED AROUND A VERTICAL SPINE THAT CARRIES LIGHT, MOVEMENT, AND AIR THROUGH THE CORE OF THE HOME.
ON LEVEL ONE, LIVING SPACES STRETCH OUT WITH GENEROUS PROPORTIONS AND A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE OUTSIDE. THE PLAN IS FLUID, OPEN, AND TUNED FOR FAMILY LIFE, NOT FORMALITY.
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ABOVE, THE PRIVATE ZONES TAKE ON A MORE DYNAMIC STRUCTURE. TWO BEDROOMS, A RUMPUS ROOM AND TWO BATHROOMS ARE ARRANGED AROUND A DOUBLE HEIGHT VOID THAT PUNCTUATES THE PLAN WITH A SENSE OF ARCHITECTURAL DRAMA. THE VOID IS NOT JUST A LIGHTWELL. IT IS A MOMENT OF BREATH. A SPATIAL INTERVAL THAT BREAKS THE BUILDING OPEN AND CREATES A VERTICAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN LEVELS.
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THE CHILDREN’S BEDROOM IS POSITIONED ON THE EASTERN SIDE TO CATCH THE EARLY LIGHT. THE PRIMARY BEDROOM FACES WEST, SET BACK AND MORE SECLUDED. IN BETWEEN, A GLASS BRIDGE CUTS ACROSS THE VOID, NOT JUST AS CIRCULATION BUT AS A GESTURE. A LINEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN GENERATIONS, FRAMED BY LIGHT AND STRUCTURE.
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MATERIALITY THROUGHOUT IS A BALANCE OF RESTORATION AND NEW INTERVENTION. ORIGINAL TEXTURES MEET CONTEMPORARY INSERTIONS. TIMBER, BRICK, CONCRETE, AND STEEL ARE LEFT EXPOSED WHERE POSSIBLE, WITH NEW SURFACES CALIBRATED TO COMPLEMENT, NOT COMPETE.
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THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE RENOVATION. IT IS A VERTICAL REWRITE OF A CENTURY-OLD STRUCTURE. A FAMILY HOME THAT OCCUPIES THE PAST WITHOUT BEING DEFINED BY IT. THE RESULT IS A HOUSE THAT LIVES IN SECTIONS, FLOWS IN PLAN, AND BREATHES IN ELEVATION.
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LOCATION MILAN (ITALY)
COMPLETED 2018
BUILDER IMPRESA DF
PHOTOGRAPHS AC STUDIO
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