exposed column takes center stage inside studio traccia’s renovated 1970s flat in rome

quattro spazi by studio traccia, a 120 sqm renovation in rome

Multidisciplinary Italian practice Studio Traccia reveals Quattro Spazi — a transformation project for a 120 square-meter apartment in the EUR district of Rome. Tucked within a residential building from the 1970s and recently documented by architectural photographer Flavia Rossi, the uplifted apartment has witnessed a targeted demolition throughout its domestic spaces, exposing a structural element in the living room, previously hidden within a wall and which the studio has meticulously highlighted and brought back to life.

highlighting an exposed structure with concrete and wood

During the restoration process of Quattro Spazi, the team at Studio Traccia delineated four areas with a new parquet floor design, while a fixed concrete table, symbolizing conviviality and sharing, wraps around the column like a parasite, transforming it into the new focal point inside the apartment. Two walls – designed for domestic functionality – dictate two thresholds: the entrance to the private bedroom and the entrance to the house. The walls engage with different uses (kitchen/living room), clearly enclosing the living room and nudging the resident towards the more external spaces. 

Materials, meanwhile, are laid bare, exposing their natural physicality. The wooden and concrete columns and tables are further accentuated by the peach-like wall coating on opposite sides of the living area at Quattro Spazi. The project ultimately reflects ‘a new spatial conception, articulated through the dynamics of contrasts and harmony of domestic elements, in the hope that its inhabitants can coexist in a delicate composition equilibrium of matter,’ comments Studio Traccia. 

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project info:

name: Quattro Spazi 

location: EUR district, Rome 

architect: Studio Traccia | @studiotraccia

photographer: Flavia Rossi | @fro.ssi