Maximise the spaces
Bologna, IT
Private house
A penthouse in a 1960s building located in the historic city centre, completely reinvented.
Location:
Bologna, IT
Dealer:
Custom Italia srl | customitalia.it
Architect:
ARCH. GABRIELE EVANGELISTI | www.decoi-architects.org | www.gabrielevangelisti.org
The architectural project focuses on removing perceptual and functional barriers to maximise space, making it open and multifunctional.
The centrepiece of the home becomes a glass box, acting as a bridge between the open-plan day area and the sleeping zone: the traditional brick wall that divided the kitchen from the living room has been replaced by a full-height system of sliding glass panels, which can also open at the corner.
Typologically, the heart of the house undergoes a radical transformation in meaning: from kitchen to professional studio. The character of openness and transparency, the ability to modify its permeability, the omnipresent visual connection, and the merging of living and working functions transform the glass box into the new heart of the home — both physically and semantically.