The place was originally deemed for residential use and presented a nonfunctional arrangement of the space. The assignment was to design a workplace, so the project aim was to change the use from residential to commercial, develop a new planimetric structure and redesign systems and furniture. This is a wide area but lacking in natural enlightenment. This peculiarity suggested a planimetric structure designed to take advantage of size and shape of the space and to use backlit partitions made of iron and glass to divide the space and to capitalize on the light coming from the windows. A series of different materials was used to mix together high quality finishing elements [parquet, glasses, wallpaper] and rough materials [iron, cement, unrefined plaster].
The project direction was: to control the contrast.
Girders and coffered ceiling suggested to design a lighting system using drywall boxes with backlit plexiglass. The electrical system was realized using external steel tubing.
