Sophistication between classic and contemporary
Original elements, recovered and redrawn, dialogue with bespoke furnishings and iconic pieces, creating a refined balance between past and present.
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A 1930s Milanese flat that rediscovers its soul without imitating itself. Casa Bolle starts from the discovery of original stylistic details hidden under successive layers — coving between walls and ceilings, mouldings, arches — and reinterprets them in a contemporary key, turning them into the leitmotif of the new language. The coving becomes an iron door for the kitchen, a fixed unit for the bow window, geometry for the boiserie. Timeless design pieces (Zanotta, Cassina, Flos) dialogue with Bisazza cementine and reinterpreted arches, in a balance that AD Italia selected among the most interesting projects.
The style. The renovation project of this charming Milanese flat started from a decidedly different state of affairs, which however let some stylistic features typical of early-1930s flats surface beneath the changes made over the years — features then reinterpreted, and which indeed gave the starting point for the design of many elements of the home. For example, the living-area ceilings all had coving (a rounded join between wall and ceiling), which was the first inspiration for the design of the kitchen’s iron door and the shape of the bow window’s fixed unit. The ceiling mouldings, present also in the drawings of the building’s own façade, were taken up in the design of the wall boiserie, reinterpreting all these classic elements in a decidedly contemporary key.
The kitchen. The kitchen is divided from the living area by an iron-and-glass wall made bespoke by the blacksmith. Painted black, it pairs with other black details of the home, such as the Reale table by Zanotta, Cassina’s Superleggera chairs and the Flos light above the hob. The kitchen has a back wall fitted with a central niche, enhanced by a decoration made with Bisazza cementine, which are also taken up in the flooring. At the centre of the kitchen, a bespoke island houses an induction hob with integrated extractor hood.
The bow window. The living room has a real bow window, enhanced by a bespoke unit with a bench and integrated bookcases. It is symmetrical with the entrance arch and the dining table, helping to create aesthetic vistas depending on the point of view.
The living-area bathroom. It is separated from the living room by an ante-bathroom accessed through a flush door integrated into the boiserie, so it is almost invisible. The shower wall is decorated with Mutina tiles, Puzzle series.
The entrance. The entrance was conceived by dematerialising the bedroom doors, which are all flush, and enhancing the arch that leads into the living room, set into furnishing that also houses the secret bar unit. In the play of arches there is also a full-length mirror of the same shape.
Bedroom. The master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom. It has an L-shaped wardrobe system that opens at the corner with two bookcases at 45° to allow entry into the room. The bathroom door is hidden within the wardrobe doors facing the bed. The strong character of the Tecnografica wallpaper used as bathroom cladding, in contrast with the simplicity of the wardrobe, creates a pleasant surprise effect. At its far end, the wardrobe system turns into a suspended writing desk.
This home was also included in the house selection of the prestigious architecture magazine AD Italia; you can find the full link to the article here.
