Casa LB by Studio Rossettini Architettura
Casa LB turns a modest 1960s bifamily structure in Padova, Italy into a clear, contemporary house for one family. Studio Rossettini Architettura refines the original shell with a rational layout, generous daylight, and interiors tuned for art and daily life. The result keeps the existing volume while shifting the atmosphere toward a quiet, precise domestic setting grounded in concrete, white walls, and carefully placed wood.
Light draws the eye through a sequence of rooms, catching on concrete underfoot and white walls that frame the garden beyond. A darker threshold at the entry heightens that first glimpse of depth.
This is a single-family house carved from a 1960s bifamily shell in Padova, reworked by Studio Rossettini Architettura as a clear, neutral interior. The project respects the original volume while recasting the layout around a measured interplay of daylit rooms, built-in furniture, and art. Interior character comes less from decorative moves than from a restrained palette that holds together everyday routines.
At ground level, the plan follows a simple idea: a day area that unfolds from entrance to kitchen, dining, and living. Structural constraints of the old building guide the new order, so walls that once locked rooms into boxes now stand free from the perimeter. This shift lets the family read a continuous sequence from front door to the last room while still finding distinct corners. Circulation loops around the main volumes, letting movement feel natural and unforced.
Neutral Box For Art
Interior surfaces work like a quiet backdrop for the client’s collection, with white on walls, ceilings, and window frames providing a single calm field. Black elements in furniture, lighting, and bath fixtures cut that whiteness with clean lines, lending rhythm without weight. A concrete floor runs throughout the living areas and anchors the rooms with a cool, continuous texture. Color then arrives through artworks and movable pieces, which can shift over time without disturbing the underlying order.
Wood As Measured Warmth
Natural wood appears sparingly yet decisively, tempering the monochrome without softening its clarity. Two matching solid blocks in timber act as quiet anchors, one as a pedestal near the entrance, the other as the first movable stair tread. Their mass gives the concrete floor a tactile counterpoint. The stair handrail and the deep lining of the porch skylight repeat the same wood tone, drawing the eye along paths of touch and light.
Daylight Through The House
Natural light carries much of the interior’s character, shifting over the day from the restrained street front to the open southern garden. Toward the main garden, large fixed glazing panels frame the planted exterior like a living surface and pull brightness deep inside. Freed interior partitions stop short of the envelope, so views slide past corners and give each room a sense of extension. Even circulation bands benefit from this transparency, gaining borrowed light rather than relying solely on fixtures.
Hidden Corner For Play
Upstairs, the night area keeps the same disciplined palette, but a small surprise shifts the mood. Between bedrooms, a concealed shelf door opens to a net stretched in the void, a suspended nook for children. This intimate volume feels both separate and part of the house, borrowing light while staying physically apart from daily routines. The element shows how a reserved interior can still hold moments of play when material control stays constant.
From street to garden, the house holds its original outline while the interior reads as new. White planes, concrete floors, and measured wood pieces work together as a steady backdrop for art and family life. As daylight moves across those surfaces, the remodeled rooms reveal a quiet range of atmospheres without ever leaving that restrained palette.
Photography by Andrea Ceriani
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