10-02-2022

Atelierzero & Tommaso Giunchi design Volumes, an interior design project in Monza

Atelierzero, Tommaso Giunchi,

Sara Magni,

Monza, Italy,

Th Atelierzero & Tommaso Giunchi architectural firms have designed the renovation project of a small loft housed in a farmhouse in Monza. A carefully conceived project, where every little detail was planned to bring to life new spaces for the clients, a young couple. Revisiting the traditional theme of the mezzanine, the architects were able to expand the available space by nearly half, inserting new volumes dedicated to specific functions.



Atelierzero & Tommaso Giunchi design Volumes, an interior design project in Monza

In Monza, in an old renovated farmhouse, the Atelierzero & Tommaso Giunchi architecture studios created the interior design project for a small loft. Originally configured as two rooms, the architects completely transformed the small apartment, with a carefully conceived project, where every little detail was planned to bring to life new spaces. Revisiting the traditional theme of the mezzanine, the architects were able to nearly double the available space of just 53 square metres, inserting new volumes dedicated to specific functions.
The apartment, in fact, had an internal height of 4.50 metres, with large windows overlooking the street. This allowed the architects to expand the 53 square metre space, adding a mezzanine offering an additional 27 square metres. The upper level houses a double bedroom, the guest room/study and a walk-in closet. The new rooms are all enclosed in distinct volumes, characterised by unusual architectural and structural qualities. Speaking of the project, the architects explain that "the residence was conceived as a real urban space, in which several functional volumes have been inserted that dialogue with one another, while maintaining the unity of the overall space".
In fact, while the mezzanine corresponds to a floor plan where the functions are well defined and enclosed in specific and recognisable volumes, the lower floor is characterised by a freer floor plan. On this level, we find the living area with the entrance, the kitchen and the bathroom. As the architects explain, the distribution of the rooms, on this floor, revolves around a central element made of wood. A custom element – the architects explain – "made up of a sort of large piece of furniture equipped with various useful compartments: a wardrobe for coats, an open compartment for books and objects (on the living room side), the freezer-refrigerator unit and the oven (kitchen side)". A visible presence from the three different rooms (entrance, living room and kitchen) and therefore designed to fulfil the different functions necessary.
From the living room, a staircase with built-in storage provides access to the mezzanine and to the various rooms: the guest bedroom/study, the master bedroom and the walk-in closet, enclosed in the three volumes.
These spaces, although distinct and offering different characteristics, retain a close dialogue and a visual connection with the loft’s living area, accomplished through a game of different views and transparencies, thus maintaining the overall unity of the living space.
For the mezzanine volumes, which appear suspended in the living area, the architects chose to use translucent or semi-transparent materials such as perforated sheet metal for the volume of the guest room/study and polycarbonate for the walk-in closet. Moreover, as the architects explain, the walls of the volumes made of these materials "guarantee a visual permeability and allow natural light to invade every corner of the loft".

(Agnese Bifulco)

Images courtesy of Atelierzero & Tommaso Giunchi, photo by Sara Magni

Project Name: Volumes
Project location: Monza, Italy
Type: Private residence
Design team: Atelierzero & Tommaso Giunchi
Area: 53 + 27 m2
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Photos: Sara Magni - https://www.saramagni.it

Furniture
Kitchen: Valcucine
Stools: Hay - About a Stool
Chairs: Vitra - Eams Plastic Chair
Table: Vitra - EM
Living room furniture: USM Haller

- Suspension (living room): Luceplan - Mesh
Arm lamp dining area: Nemo - Potence Pivotante
Table lamp (living room): Menu - JWDA Table Lamp
Table lamp (studio): Artemide – Eclisse


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