Atmosfere Romane Reimagines a Parioli Apartment with Minimal Poise
Atmosfere Romane unfolds inside a 1930s apartment in Rome, Italy, where Pelizzari Studio composes a quiet yet glamorous mood anchored by refined restraint. The project sits in Parioli and balances soft greys, sandy tones, and measured jolts of color across living, dining, and more intimate rooms. Calm meets charisma. Every move reads deliberate, from custom seating to storied Italian pieces placed with care.
Light pours across cappuccino-toned walls and settles on velvet and wood. It catches a mirror in the entry and trails toward a terrace beyond.
This apartment in Rome’s Parioli quarter is designed by Pelizzari Studio with a clear brief: an austere, Milan-leaning sensibility warmed by selective color and texture. The throughline is interior palette and furnishing—restrained tones, precision lighting, and a cast of Italian pieces that tip the mood from calm to glamorous without shouting.
Set the Tones
A soft field of greys and sandy hues grounds the rooms, with cappuccino walls alternating against deeper planes to stage art and furniture. This measured base lets sharper accents make their case, from aquamarine cushions to the aubergine of dining chairs that punctuate the otherwise quiet scheme.
Entry to Living
The threshold sets the character. A Giò Ponti mirror hangs above an old bench upholstered in rust velvet, a compact pairing that balances austerity with patina. In the living room, custom seating in Dedar ice-colored velvet meets armchairs with wengè armrests clad in shark-blue fabric, all resting on a grey knotted-wool carpet edged by a cream band that reads like a chalk line.
Compose with Light
Lighting works as both instrument and ornament. Over Carlo Mollino’s dining table, a Viabizzuno chandelier draws the eye and sets the table’s cadence, while Castiglioni’s Taccia lamp on a side table throws a soft, directional glow that skims fabrics and wood grain. The palette deepens at night—color slips into shadow; textures carry the room.
Rooms of Rest
The master bedroom leans into straw and powder blue on the headboard wall, a calm register that holds the day at arm’s length. Materials do the talking here, not pattern, allowing small shifts in tone to signal comfort and privacy.
Curve and Counterpoint
The study delivers the surprise. The building’s linear order eases into a curved wall that opens to the terrace, and a rounded sofa plays against the strict geometry of a custom bookcase. That contrast channels the project’s core energy, poised between minimal discipline and theatrical flair.
Back in the living room, sunlight thins across wool and velvet before the day cools. Furniture, color, and measured light hold their balance—an elegant arrangement tuned to Rome’s glow.
Photography by Giorgio Baroni
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