A contemporary renovation of an apartment in a historic 18th-century house in Bergamo, Italy, by Studio Capitanio Architetti.

Description
The restoration project of the main floor apartment in a mansion, dating from the beginning of the 1700s and located just outside Bergamo, reinterprets the interiors of the historic residence with respect for its history.
The project, curated by Studio Capitanio, denotes a minimal approach sensitive to the rich architectural and pictorial layout; pure lines run along the airy rooms bringing harmony to the coexistence of past and present.
Details aimed at comfort and at elegant and functional reception, suited for everyday living, enrich the almost-four metre high ceilings and wide spaces. The distinguishing element of the large central room is the graphic piece by the artist Carlo Spini, a central figure in the transformation of visual arts in Bergamo during the 1970s. The geometric representation develops through pure lines that recall the distinctive features of the historic architecture that surrounds it: the use of fresco technique on the ceilings and the marble terrazzo flooring.
Within this space, a sitting room area, the new fireplace becomes the focus point around which a wooden bookcase develops with essential lines to collect the entire family library. The environment is completed with a careful selection of iconic objects: lounge and footstool by Charles and Ray Eames and a silver Catellani & Smith St...