We were caught in the Italian architects’ typical contradiction: needing to be modern while having to look ancient. According to a local expression, we were asked to obtain capra e cavoli.
Stretching the norms, instead of proposing larger windows, the project raises the roof pitch a few centimeters, obtaining a continuos linear window invisible from the street. This window provides unusual views and works as an internal walkway for the family’s very shy cat – a real catwalk. (Unfortunately the cat was hidden during the photo shoot).
The rest of the apartment is basically an open space with yellow vaults connecting opposite garrets and a treadmill above the bathroom. A little terrace – for the cat, too – is obtained by moving one window inward.