The Super Super Attic

Location: Rome
Area: 200 Smq + 200 Smq
Client: Private
Project time: 2016

What made this project truly special, in our view, was the opportunity to renovate a 200-sqm apartment arranged over two floors and surrounded by a magnificent 200-sqm terrace, overlooking an elegant residential area of the capital. A truly “super” penthouse, admired for its elegance and its enchanting panoramic views.
The two terraces form a “C” shape, almost entirely embracing the apartment. Their continuity is interrupted on one side by the windows of the communal stairwell and on the other by the lift shaft wall located on the opposite side. The terrace perimeter follows an irregular line defined by recesses and projections, perfectly suited to being furnished with large planters filled with decorative vegetation and screening plants. A semicircular platform—resembling a small “landing pad”—is embedded into the north corner of the building’s main façade, breaking the otherwise orthogonal outline of the perimeter.
This space, flush with the terrace flooring and projecting beyond the lower façade, provided a wonderful opportunity to create an intimate corner furnished with bespoke sofas arranged around the curved parapet—an ideal place to converse pleasantly, suspended twenty-five metres above the ground.

The outdoor area also includes a dehors structured with a tension system of steel cables supporting sliding awnings adjacent to the lounge area.

The apartment, being spread across two floors, features a staircase that strongly characterises the environment thanks to its composition: made of wood with steel tie rods and enriched by a curved glass element, it lends the space modernity and lightness while connecting the two living rooms of the home.

A recurring element throughout is the burgundy colour that defines the interiors: in the lower-level living room, burgundy forms the backdrop of a plasterboard wall with integrated LED lighting; on the upper floor, the same colour enhances a four-leaf folding lacquered wood wall that separates the dining room from the kitchen.

On the opposite side of the apartment, a large wood-burning fireplace warms the living area, furnished with a six-seater taupe-coloured L-shaped sofa. The parquet flooring and cable-mounted spotlight system also contribute to adding warmth to this distinctive Roman home.

All the rooms have been furnished to maintain a constant visual connection with the outdoors; the layout of the sofas, tables and the kitchen area relates directly to the terrace, ensuring that the interior and exterior dialogue with one another, offering the entire space quality and beauty.