• House by the Bailucchi

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Photography: Anna Positano, Gaia Cambiaggi | Studio Campo 
10 / 02 / 2021
Flooded by reflected light from the sea, this is an apartment designed by Luca Scardulla and Federico Robbiano (llabb) for a young couple. 
Berlin gallery owner and music lover, he is of Italian origin, but grew up in France. She, of Sicilian origin, is a freelance graphic designer working between Barcelona and London. At the highest point in the historic center of Genoa, they found the place where to build the base for their family.

The apartment consists of two floors, the merging of two distinct units of which the one on the upper floor is an attic set back from the edge of the building. The entrance is on the first floor, where the bedrooms are located. The biggest challenge of the project was to connect the two levels of the building: the space was small and the difference in level was substantial - 4.20 meters. The architects introduced some oak steps that lead to a concrete platform and that are one of the central points of the apartment's design. From here, a light metal structure directs us to the upper floor.

The living room, on the upper floor, is quite wide and the landing of the stairs is located precisely in the center. To the left is the dining area and to the right is a reading space and the living room, with a small door leading to the “studiolo”: a very small room that occupies part of the terrace. The L shape of the plant and the sloping roof produce dynamic and intense geometries. The openings of geometric shapes in the walls follow the spatial flow, developing a keen curiosity about what is behind: be it the kitchen, the “studiolo” or a painting.

The entire living room overlooks the extensive terrace. Protected from the cold winds of the north, it opens to the hill of Castello on one side and the port on the other. The sounds of the city that most people know do not arrive here, leaving space for the hubbub of the port, its hectic energy, its cranes: the ever-active heart of Genoa.

The apartment, in all its spatial complexity, is dotted with works of art from the young collection's private collection, making it look like something between a house and a small inhabited gallery. Here, the theme of preservation is confronted with the dynamics of contemporary art that is intertwined with everyday life. 
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  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
  • House by the Bailucchi
For more information, visit llabb website.
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