The renovation of this house focused on two specific objectives: transforming the façade to completely change its image, and expanding the architectural program at the heart of the dwelling —the living-dining area with an open kitchen— by adding a TV room/study.
A clear intention was to intervene in the original state of the house as an opportunity to enhance the spatial quality of the rooms on both floors. The pretext of introducing new openings for natural light and ventilation generated a new aesthetic and formal experience, with the sequence of spaces and the inhabitant’s journey serving as the guiding axis of the project.
The first design gesture was to give unity and strength to the upper floor through a structure composed of metalwork and prefabricated panels, forming a projecting volume that retreats in a zigzag pattern to sculpt light and shadow. A new shared terrace frames the sky, while a mysterious opening peers toward the street. The grated terrace —made of Irving panels with an uncommon industrial language for a residential typology— also provides comfortable access to the rooftop and filters rainwater and sunlight down to the garden area at the entrance.
The terrace on the renewed façade is connected to a bedroom and the new studio that emerges at the double-height core of the house. The mezzanine is built with an IPR steel structure, iron railings, and pine wood beams. Perimeter furniture was custom-designed to display art, technology, and the client’s treasured memories —achieving a warm and personalized balance in this renewed interior space.