15th-Century Apartment in Rome Converted Into a Modern Bachelor Pad
Some apartment hunters would be overjoyed to find a 15th-century unit in Rome with a kitschy 1960’s gold bathroom by famed Italian interior designer Renzo Mongiardino, but jet-setter Francesco Bandini is certainly not among them. Searching for a place of his own after living in his parents? traditional home full of wood paneling and floral patterns, Bandini envisioned an ultramodern bachelor pad ripe for chic parties. The place he found boasted an ideal location just a stone?s throw from the city?s iconic Spanish Steps and offered three full stories of space to work with. Only thing is, its interiors were stuck in decades past.
Mole and Bandini spent the next four years overseeing the installation of custom steel surfaces on every floor, ceiling, and wall in the 3,444-square-foot apartment. All of the older elements were torn out and replaced with complex new arrangements of gleaming metal, complemented every now and then with a bit of wood or glass. The ?experimental? floating staircase, which Bandini refers to as his ?personal catwalk,? took six months to build by itself. Angular elements jut out of the walls and floor to offer built-in furniture and storage, including bookcases and strikingly abstract kitchen counters. All that shiny steel could easily result in a space that feels like an industrial freezer. While the look might leave lovers of more traditional interiors feeling cold, it definitely exudes its intended effect. Natural light comes streaming in throu...
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