Loft Tre Lune (three moons)
This project is characterized by a contemporary approach emphasized by eclectic notes meant to recall the owner’s character.
The loft in its original state was a single 44sqm room of a traditional
rectangular shape, deep and narrow, with a dividing wall between the
bedroom and living area. As a first step, it was decided that the
heaviness of this element should be cleared replacing it with an L
shaped beam, purposely left in raw iron, surmounted by a methacrylate
panel, much lighter to the eye than the existing wall, yet at the same
time functional, maintaining a slight separation between the two
environments.
A mezzanine placed diagonally to the apartment’s layout serves as a
support to the bedroom and becomes a seat / bookcase in the living area.
The rigidity and monotony of the long narrow room is thus made more
plastic and dynamic. The mezzanine vas made of OSB (Oriented Strand
Board), poor material but at the same time suitable for structural
features, painted only with white water base paint, revealing the
characteristic texture of the material.
The walls and ceiling were painted white, leaving almost as a single
note of colour the bright yellow vinyl flooring around the mezzanine
with its strong and eclectic, character
The discovery of 1920s wall paintings on the walls stirred the desire
to emphasize them by means of three large coloured surfaces which, on
the neutral background of the wall, appear like large moons surrounded
by the pure white that dominates the room.
The same principle of maintaining and boosting pre-existing features
was applied to the front wall, where the front door was deliberately
left unfinished to highlight the successive layers of decoration
accumulated over the years.
The lights used for the bedroom, also a minimalist space steeped in
an atmosphere of neutrality, further increase the feeling of being in
the presence of lunar elements.
The aim of the project in this environment with monotonous features
was to create a space that, with the help of small touches, materials
and light, would be as expressive and exciting as possible, a sea of
tranquility away from the chaos and turmoil in which daily life plunges
us.
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