When your heart is at the sea and your head is in the city, the home can only be blue
A project without traditional walls, where storage and architecture coincide, leaving colour and light the task of defining the rooms.
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A young Milanese couple whose heart is at the sea and whose head is in the city. Casa nel blu dipinto di blu was born from a clear design choice: no traditional walls, only furnishings that divide the rooms and can be redrawn in the future without building works. Petrol blue becomes the chromatic leitmotif running through the whole home: in the tile grouting, on the iron-and-glass kitchen door, on the furnishing accessories, even on the bed headboard. Two bathrooms with opposite concepts — one scenic in bronze and platinum, the other neutral for daily use — and an L-shaped kitchen that leaves the window light free.
No walls. The sleeping-area/living-area division is made of walls built into the furnishing, directly on top of the finished floor. This way, one day it will be possible to reconfigure the spaces without major building works. Only the core of the bathrooms is built in traditional masonry, so the systems are well embedded in the walls and safety is ensured in case of future leaks.
The colours. The base colour is tied to a variation of petrol blue. It is present in many details of the home, from the furnishing accessories, to the tile grouting, to the paint of the kitchen door.
The doors. The sleeping-area doors are made of laminate, like all the boiserie, but marked by the note of colour. The handle is a walnut groove running to the floor. The door dividing the kitchen from the living area is instead in iron and glass. It is an optimal solution to avoid reducing the spaces’ brightness while closing the living room off from odours and noise.
The bathrooms. The home has two bathrooms and a laundry. The bathrooms are tied to two completely different concepts. The first bathroom, in the living area, is conceived with a minimal set of elements (washbasin and sanitaryware) and an important scenic effect, emphasised by the presence of mirrors, the Lea Ceramiche City tiles in bronze finish and the two-tone Roll washbasin by Flaminia with platinum external finish, drawn by a false ceiling with a continuous light groove.
The sleeping-area bathroom. It was conceived entirely on the wishes of the clients, a young Milanese couple. The shower is in continuity with the floor and is emphasised by the London Art wallpaper on the back wall. The rest of the bathroom is deliberately neutral, the cladding is Dechirer by Mutina, paired with a large mirror that reflects the wallpaper of the bedroom headboard. The two washbasins are at two different heights to make them comfortable for both to use.
The bedroom. The bedroom has a headboard built into the furnishing with a milled LED strip that, as well as providing the room’s ambient light, emphasises the wallpaper. The walk-in wardrobe is made in the home’s colours, and has a frosted-glass door that lets light through but removes the feeling of mess that clothes can give.
The living room. In the living room there was a pillar that divided the space. We used it as the pivot of an iron-and-wood structure which, together with the television unit, thus divides the dining area from the relaxation area, with sofa and armchair. The wall behind the sofa is a shelf bookcase.
The kitchen. The kitchen develops in an L, leaving the space towards the window wall free, to give continuity to the living-room window wall. There is a small island with a tiled top that acts, as well as storage, also as a snack table.
