Classic revisited
In Milan, an apartment with terrace in a building from the early 1900s was renovated with design and style choices that reclaimed its history, bringing it into relation with the present.
The initial step was to buy the property, about 140 square meters on the first floor of a historic building. Actually, the owner wanted to be on a higher floor but the fact the apartment had a 50 sq. meter terrace was the deciding factor. Everything else about the apartment was just what he wanted: a square floor plan, symmetrical, with dual exposure. A 1972 renovation had erased all traces of the 18th century. Removal of a false ceiling brought quite a surprise. Underneath were all the o...