In fact, the clients’ request was to completely rebuild the apartment. From D001, the furnishings were recovered but little remained of the original layout: only the old terrace, which has now become a small interior courtyard with a fireplace. The layout of the house originates from what is now the central axis, bare concrete pillars from which the apartment is split in two, open as a butterfly. Muted and organic colors, materials and silhouettes give this residence a warm atmosphere. An almost imperceptible overlapping of geometric patterns in different load-bearing elements of the house, such as walls and columns, make the simplicity of this project quietly refined.

Wood, in a single type of heat-treated oak, reigns as the protagonist. The room, larger and extended as a result of the expansion, needed warmth. Instead of expanding the space, OM created a slatted system, valuable in its construction and development, that tightens the space around it in the different rooms; OM compares the use of this system to the treatment of wool in a sweater. The aesthetic of the house remains clean and not overloaded with elements; those present, entirely custom-made by OM. A unique type was used for each material, maintaining visual consistency in the spaces. In the careful definition of ‘normal’ details, the house is almost reminiscent of a Swiss watch: its preciousness is found, precisely, in the system of slats that conceal and mark out useful elements, such as storage units, walk-in closets or sometimes new rooms. An elegant system concealing complex mechanisms and gears.

An extra detail: the shower with a view of the historic center of Vertova, a small village in the upper Bergamo area.