VDR27

In the foothills of Bologna, between the avenues surrounding the historic center and the hill of the San Michele in Bosco complex, lies a piece of the “garden city” built in the 1930s.

Here, in a condominium of only four units, a total building renovation involving the top floor and attic has been carried out. The intervention includes the construction of a new roof structure, entirely made of wood and more energy efficient, and the fusion of the attic floor and the apartment located on the lower level, through the demolition of the late-concrete floors and the construction of new ones made of wooden beams and planking.

The interior spaces have been divided into four zones: the large living area overlooking a corner terrace, the high-ceilinged bedroom area, the master bedroom area, and the “play” attic area open to a new slotted terrace.

Wood, ceramics, stone, rough plasters, brick masonry painted white, will enter in happy contrast with the frames of the doors and the existing arch, with the warm and material resin of the attic, with the natural wood of the new staircase: not a “loft,” but an apartment with a “shabby” soul, dominated by light, views of the hill and the historic center of Bologna.