via Belpoggio 2

Built by a group of former ship captains native of - it seems - Lošinj, this apartments complex dating back to the 1920s impresses with its lure to the sea. Facing via Belpoggio and via Franca, two noble streets of Trieste adjacent to Borgo Giuseppino, it enjoys a wonderful view: from every room of this group of buildings, in fact, the Gulf of Trieste is perfectly visible.

The constant view of the sea, the width of the spaces, the style of the finishes, the presence of several terraces and verandas refer continuously to the idea of light, air, rationalism and cult of modernity typical of the artistic inspiration of the time.

It was a targeted, almost surgical project. The request of the customer was to modernize the bathrooms and redevelop the sleeping area of one of the apartments on the second floor of the residential complex: the apartment did not need radical interventions, but everything had to be brought into the contemporary times through a more targeted management of spaces and furnishings.

It was therefore decided to reduce the bedroom, oversized compared to the current standards, favoring a more integrated and organic solution as regards the house as a whole.

Inside the room-suite has been inserted a yellow-orange architectural backdrop that acts as the back of the bed. Behind this wall you’ll find, on the left, a walk-in closet - hidden but easily accessible – while, on the right, the master bathroom.

The master bathroom is a small jewel that integrates perfectly with the whole of the spaces and that recalls the spirit of the period of construction, in a contemporary key. The concepts of light and air constitute the core inspiration of its renovation, in which it has tried to maintain the idea of original lightness, while characterizing it with bright colors and materials of strong presence.

This room re-proposes the orange color of the bedroom wall, with the addition of precious stone coverings and furniture designed to measure: the Biancone of Asiago defines the floor and walls, while the walnut sink base houses a design piece by Finn Skodt & Studio Rapsel - a freestanding sink in polished stainless steel that recalls, with its vertical lines, the momentum and forms typical of futurism.

In the wall adjacent to the window, a technical counterwall was used to create a play of niches, by inserting holes of the same size of the window but with mirrored backdrops, which optically make the environment much more open and airy.

The LED lighting follows the outline of the mirror above the sink, making visible the light but not the luminaires.

Next to the "night suite" there is a guest bathroom where, vice-versa, it was chosen to preserve the flavor of the early last century through the recovery of the twenties’ pink ceramic sanitary, soap holders and hangers, in an almost conservative restoration work. These Deco style pieces, treated as spoils, were repositioned on a background of decorated tiles, reminiscent a grayscale wallpaper. The minimalist shower, with its essential lines, leaves room for those protagonists becoming a sort of showcase of old fashioned objects.