Italian studio AIM has designed a compact, multi-level condo inside in Milan organised round a floor-to-ceiling Verde Alpi marble partition.
Created in collaboration with native marble artisans Bianco67, AIM Studio used the wall to divide the varied features of Inexperienced Nest, aiming to create a chic backdrop for a dynamic home expertise.
“The design problem [for] Inexperienced Nest was to mix the compact dimension of the dwelling with the will to create inviting, useful and consultant areas nice to dwell in always of the day,” AIM Studio informed Dezeen.
“We have been in search of a single gesture to characterise the condo [and were] impressed by the thought of an imposing wall [running] by way of the guts of the home,” the studio continued. “This large ingredient, each due to its strong presence and its intrinsic magnificence, is the focus on which the whole design revolves.”
The marble partition was constructed as a permeable threshold between the condo’s decrease degree dwelling areas and a staircase resulting in the liveable roof terrace above.
Designed as a single, fluid space, the principle lounge and bed room may be separated by full-height ribbed glass doorways.
AIM Studio sought to satisfy the sensible necessities of small-footprint dwelling by utilizing the Alpi marble to hide a sequence of deep storage compartments.
“Greater than a monolith, the amount is an inhabited wall whose thickness is constantly perforated, crossed and interrupted to host the totally different features of dwelling,” AIM Studio mentioned.
“[It] was designed as a treasured shell however [leaves] nothing to likelihood when it comes to containment and administration of the area. Each compartment, each opening, has been designed [for utility].”
Behind the marble partition, the staircase to the rooftop terrace was accomplished with a central lightwell to attract pure mild into the area under.
The studio additionally built-in massive home windows into the principle dwelling space to encourage an interaction of sunshine on the reflective marble floor and to evoke a chiaroscuro-like impact.
Tucked right into a nook of the lounge, the kitchen was demarcated by suspended travertine joinery and an embossed mirror function wall.
Impartial-toned fixtures and restrained furnishings items have been chosen to steadiness the condo’s trendy aesthetic and emphasise the drama of the inexperienced marble.
“We conceived this undertaking as a seek for authenticity; a minimal however on the identical time welcoming and useful design created by way of pure, treasured [and] timeless supplies.”
“We hope that this seek for authenticity might be perceived by those that will inhabit these areas and that it’ll translate into household atmospheres and chic, however convivial, environments.”
Based in 2012 by Claudio Tognacca in Milan, AIM Studio has initiatives spanning throughout structure, inside design and product improvement each in Italy and internationally.
Different not too long ago accomplished initiatives in Italy embody Antonino Cardillo’s design for “a miniature palazzo” residence close to Lake Garda and Humbert & Poyet’s inside conversion of a Sixteenth-century Milanese chapel right into a Beefbar restaurant.
The images is by Simone Bossi
