Located in Rome, Italy, Casa Città Giardino is a house designed in 2024 by PAROS architettura. The project aims to respect the original elegance of a Liberty villino. A dialogue between past and present, where architectural elements from the 1920s are carefully preserved and contemporary solutions are inserted with sensitivity and discretion.
In Cesena, Italy, Piraccini + Potente Architettura has transformed a disused mechanical workshop into a contemporary house that creatively balances the living and working needs of a family of three. Designed in 2022, the building combines work spaces like offices and yoga studios with family areas, responding thoughtfully to the presence of a five-year-old child, who can move safely and independently in the home environment.
Situated in Milan, Italy, Apt. Pisacane features a renovation of a 1904 apartment by Valencia Biscottini. The designer introduced a contemporary style while preserving original details, such as elaborate ceiling frames and opulent hardwood floors, as well as restoring windows. The approximately 160-square-meter apartment now boasts a transformed central hallway emphasizing light and spatial flow, with colorful custom furniture creating a vibrant atmosphere in the historic shell.
Studio Didea has refurbished an apartment in Palermo, Italy, that celebrates its occupants’ contrasting professional backgrounds while highlighting its original decorative elements. The home is called Casa Florio – a portmanteau of its owners’ surnames Savarino and Lupo – nodding to entrepreneur Emanuele Savarino’s tech company SaLu Suites Systems, run with his wife, Floriana Savarino. The couple commissioned Palazzo Malaspina owners Fabio Rocca and archiphilosophy to look after their holiday let and digital detox retreat.
Casa Draghi by IN-NOVA STUDIO is located in Parete, Italy. Designed in 2025, this apartment underwent a complete transformation to adapt to modern living while preserving its historic essence. The renovation balances contemporary functionality with respect for the building’s history, using details like Vienna straw and glass to reflect its past.
Set on the stunning isle of Ponza, Casa a Ponza is a skillful apartment masterpiece by Carla Bruzzesi, crafted in 2025. This delightful dwelling embodies the elegance and purity of classic Italian craftsmanship, highlighting charm of Ponza.
Studentato S4 is a newly refurbished ENEL office building located on Piazza Indipendenza in the 19th-century area of Florence, Italy. Mappern Architetti’s rehabilitation added more terraces and renovated the travertine cladding and frames on the building’s facade to highlight significant architectural elements.
Students’ rooms range across five levels, organized for privacy, while common areas on the remaining four levels include a lounge, gym, and study rooms. A spiral staircase connects these elements vertically.
Casa ID is a contemporary apartment located centrally in Casamassima, Italy, designed in 2019 by (dp)ª STUDIO. The project transforms a paused endeavor into a modern living space, showcasing a simplistic exterior with a flowy interior, sculptural furnishings, and ample natural light. It highlights the balance of comfort and elegance while maintaining the identity of the original structure and integrating with the well-rooted environment.