Luzzatti Home Refurbishment by Balance Architettura

The introduced project is the final result of a refurbishment of a solitary-family household developing in a residential area of the town centre of Cuneo (North of Italy). The house is a mansion of the Italian typology termed “dei Ferrovieri”, which commencing in 1908, the State Railways Social Protection, started to populate Italy and the spots adjacent to the historic facilities by way of this making marketing campaign, Then, subsequently, all these structures have been incorporated in the metropolis tissue. The setting up in query is from 1921, it is a preserved and sure property by the Committee of Architectural Heritage which protects its facades and exterior visual appeal. It is, consequently, to be regarded as an inside design intervention.

The 1st alternative we took and needed to stay adherent to from the starting was the upkeep of the roof composition. It was an essential affliction for us. We wished to continue to keep the inner spirit of the time, preserving the genuine wood beams. Their overall look is an essential element of the style areas, and their artisanal affirmation would be hard to be replicated with freshly produced beams.

The up to date element is provided by the very dark coloring which provides a individual natural environment and generates an alteration of the habitual notion of the ceiling. We have been also interested in the appearance of the unfinished finishings. For two causes, the 1st is to preserve the historic memory of the home, the next cause is that we think the un-concluded aspects transfer an genuine, correct, and additional hospitable truly feel. There are portions of the current wall which are on sight, portions with even the authentic 1920s wallpaper, and parts of the wall with vintage bricks only painted with white grout.

The staircase is a sheet metallic element micro-perforated, it is an object that challenges gravity, and is effective on transparency. e It stands up many thanks to its shape and its material’s qualities, it only has lateral assist and thus it is really sound. Parallel to the structural facets, there are household furniture and outfitting, which convey our way of developing. The objects, built by us, merge with the rest of the making. The kitchen area, the loos, and some storage partitions are in birch and they are in harmony with the products utilised for other portions of the dwelling.

Architects: Equilibrium Architettura [BLA] Area : 355 m² 12 months : 2021 Photographs :Beppe Giardino