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PERCHED AT THE CROWN OF A HERITAGE BUILDING DATING BACK TO 1902, THIS TWO STOREY PENTHOUSE RESIDENCE STRIKES A PRECISE BALANCE BETWEEN HISTORIC GRAVITAS AND CONTEMPORARY CLARITY.

 

THE RENOVATION, NOW FULLY REALISED, STRIPS AWAY SUPERFLUOUS DETAIL TO REVEAL A HOME THAT IS BOTH ARCHITECTURALLY DISCIPLINED AND UNMISTAKABLY PERSONAL.

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THE LOWER LEVEL FUNCTIONS AS THE CORE. OPEN LIVING AND DINING SPACES UNFOLD INTO A STREAMLINED KITCHEN WHERE MINIMAL FORMS MEET TACTILE FINISHES. A SINGLE BATHROOM IS DISCREETLY INTEGRATED INTO THE PLAN, WHILE THE MASTER BEDROOM OFFERS A CALM, GROUNDED RETREAT FROM THE PUBLIC PROGRAM.

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UPSTAIRS, TWO ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS AND A SECOND BATHROOM ARE TUCKED BENEATH THE ORIGINAL ROOFLINE, CREATING A MORE INTROSPECTIVE ZONE THAT STILL MAINTAINS THE LIGHTNESS AND VOLUME OF THE OVERALL DESIGN STRATEGY.

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THE INTERIOR LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT IS MINIMAL BUT NOT AUSTERE. A MONOCHROMATIC PALETTE ALLOWS NATURAL LIGHT TO SCULPT THE SPACE, WHILE SELECT PIECES OF ECLECTIC FURNITURE AND ARTWORK INTRODUCE MOMENTS OF DISRUPTION AND CHARACTER. THESE ELEMENTS ARE NOT DECORATIVE AFTERTHOUGHTS, THEY ARE INTEGRATED, CURATED, AND ESSENTIAL TO THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE SPACE.

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THIS IS A PENTHOUSE THAT UNDERSTANDS ITS CONTEXT BUT REFUSES TO BE DEFINED BY IT. IT IS AT ONCE RESTRAINED AND EXPRESSIVE, HISTORIC AND FUTURISTIC, PARED BACK YET HIGHLY INTENTIONAL. A RARE EXAMPLE OF HERITAGE REINTERPRETED THROUGH THE LENS OF CONTEMPORARY MINIMALISM, WITH JUST ENOUGH EDGE TO FEEL ENTIRELY OF THE NOW.

 

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LOCATION                         MILAN (ITALY)

COMPLETED               2023

BUILDER                               BIOLCHINI COSTRUZIONI

PHOTOGRAPHS   SJ

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