Some walls were demolished to enlarge the living area and rethink the spatial layout, breaking up the corridor. This gesture allowed light to flow between the living room and the adjacent rooms, mediated by two large glass doors with blue enameled handles from the Goffredo Reggiani factory. The palladiana floors were preserved, and during demolition, inserts were designed: in the living room, a line of composite marbles on the footprint of the demolished wall forms a decorative motif; in the bathroom, half of the original black marble floor was retained, while the rest was covered in ceramic. “Threshold” spaces were highlighted with strategic voids to showcase objects with a specific meaning: a marble shelf above the passageway to the sleeping area gains importance when adorned with a pair of English ceramic dog figurines, the new guardians of the home.

The custom-made steel kitchen, suspended on floor-to-ceiling posts and floating above the original brick-colored terrazzo floor, is a prototype designed by Federico and created in collaboration with “Officina 84”, taking inspiration by the “puntello bookcase” model. Facing it is the red lacquer Olinto cabinet, designed by Kazuhide Takahama in the 1960s, now filled with Giulia’s ceramics. The chosen color scheme emphasizes the ceilings, leaving the walls white—blank canvases for furniture rich in character: the large bookcase by Osvaldo Borsani, the Strips sofa by Cini Boeri, armchairs by Shiro Kuramata, and lamps by Ettore Sottsass and Verner Panton. The only exception is the bedroom, where chocolate-colored walls envelop the homeowners in a cozy and dreamlike atmosphere.