Italy / Tag

Passo Passo turns an early 20th-century gatehouse in Como, Italy into a compact house by Parentesi Studio for a young couple who joined the work on site. The project keeps the villa entrance intact while reworking interiors step by step, pairing restored elements with measured contemporary interventions. Across basement, two main floors, and a newly usable attic, it traces a precise balance between memory and present-day living.

La Marea sits among the rolling fields of Magliano in Toscana, Italy, a contemporary country house shaped by Special Italy – Special Umbria. Open volumes, stone walls, and a sunlit palette give this rural retreat a distinctly modern edge while keeping its footing in the landscape. Inside, the studio layers warm textures, generous furniture, and vivid color so long days drift easily between interior rooms and outdoor terraces.

Casa GK+G reworks a 1970s apartment in Milan, Italy with a confident, graphic hand. Studio Moodular leads the transformation, pulling color and geometry into everyday rooms while keeping the bones calm and livable. The project leans into a bright, contemporary attitude that suits city life without losing warmth.

Casa A is an apartment by Pierattelli Architetture in Florence, Italy, set inside the nineteenth‑century Palazzo Stefanelli. Within this storied envelope, the studio completes a full interior restyling that honors historic craft while asserting a clear contemporary voice. The result is a luminous home arranged around a sociable living room, with refined finishes, calibrated color, and a measured collection of Italian furnishings guiding the mood and daily rhythm.

Retreat in the Heart of the Dolomites is a two-level retreat in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, by Parisotto+Formenton Architetti. Set within a historic ciasa, the project balances local building heritage with a quietly contemporary interior palette shaped by wood, light, and crafted pieces. The result reads as a measured Alpine home, made for unhurried days and clear mountain air.

Apartments and Lofts in Former Factory project brings five single-level homes to Trento, Italy, with Burnazzi Feltrin Architetti guiding a nuanced conversion from workshop to dwellings. The real estate typology focuses on loft living, split between two apartments with separate bedrooms and three open-plan lofts, each oriented for light and privacy. Industrial traces meet new material discipline and color, creating rooms that feel gathered over time yet rigorously composed.

Casa in Isola sits on the third floor of a 1960s building in Milan, Italy, and reads as a measured rethink of urban living. Nube Architetture transforms a one-bedroom apartment into a more capable home in 2024, adding a second bedroom and bathroom without dimming the rooms that matter. The result preserves the building’s easy proportions while recutting the plan for daily life and light.

Home in Bailucchi anchors a two-level apartment on Genoa, Italy’s highest historic hill, where the city’s first stronghold once stood. Designed by llabb, the residence unites two former units into a split-life arrangement with sleeping rooms below and an attic-like living level above, tuned to sea light and port views. It’s a home that doubles as a lived-in gallery, shaped around daily rhythms and a clear sequence.