Renovated attic in the Province of Bologna. Light & Colours between shades of white

The renovation of an attic in the foothills of Bologna, where the light filtering through the numerous windows and the predominant white of the cladding and furnishings make the space extremely bright and dilatatory

The bleached wooden floor, the roof panelling treated with light grey and ochre glazing and the white walls create a box that acts as a passepartout where both the custom-designed furniture and the industrial furnishings stand out

The centre of the house is a large open space where the living area and the kitchen overlooking the dining area are located. The kitchen, as well as all the customized furnishings are designed as a functional and plastic block that blends in with the context. Each fixed furniture, matt white lacquered, has been handcrafted by the carpenter according to a specific project and set into the architectural volumes, following the slopes of the roof. A few pastel shades break up the general tone of the environment

In the bathroom, a mosaic with small hexagonal tesserae in antique pink was chosen for the floor, a redesigning of the old wall coverings of the villa and wall stuccoes in grey-blue; in the bedroom, a wall was laid in brickwork face to face, only shading the colour with slight veiling of white, as a trace of the original artefact

For the general lighting of the house an informal solution was chosen, using electric cables and the black festoons of the pendant lamps to create a sort of subtle aerial decoration