Italian architecture office La Macchina Studio has renovated a 1950s apartment in Rome, revealing original terrazzo floors and adding bold colours.
Set in the Italian capital's Appio Latino quarter, the mid-century one-bedroom apartment already had Venetian stone floors.
The original terrazzo floors have been restored
La Macchina Studio uncovered them and enlisted local craftsmen to restore the terrazzo, while the apartment was transformed into a "surreal set where reality and fiction coexist in a quasi-theatrical scene".
"With Retroscena, we wanted to enhance the irreverent and surreal nature of the architectural story," said studio founders Gianni Puri and Enrica Siracusa.
"It is inextricably linked to its photographic alter-ego by playing with colour contrasts, graphic motifs and unexpected incursions." Pops of primary colour stand out against white walls
Walls and certain elements have been painted bright white, to create a neutral backdrop for the graphic pops of colour.
An arched doorway and a low, midcentury-style cabinet in the living area are painted a matching bright blue.
A blue-painted wooden doorway leads to the bedroom
A pair of zesty lemon-yellow fabric curtains can be pulled across to separate the living area from the kitchen diner and screen off the door to the balcony.
The arching doorway juts out almost a metre from the wall, screening the kitchen furniture from the view of the hallway. The blue-lacquered wood marks the entra...