Description by architect:
The main entry is a very small foyer which creates a sense of compression before entering the main gallery, where the living spaces, kitchen, dining and living, are separated from the master bedroom by a lacquered block. In the drop between the two different ceilings, a video projector is inserted to play images on the wall above the kitchen. To allow the maximum projection surface, the upper kitchen cabinets are hidden behind the wall and slide down with a motorized system. The other characteristic element in the main space is the staircase, which is an assembled steel beam with open treads made by a cantilever steel plate covered in wood. Canadian maple has been carefully selected for the hardwood floors, and since maple wood isn’t stable with radiant floor heating, the floor planks were custom built with 2.5mm Canadian maple top and back layers on a particle board. The 20cm width of the floor planks modulate the position of all the elements, from the walls to the millwork. The floor planks also runs up the master suite wall, which is lit by an upper light cove.

Architect: JM Architecture
Location: Milan, Italy
Collaborator: Pietro Borzini
General Contractor: Molteni Enrico & C., Giussano, MI
Steel & Glass: Fratelli Ronchetti, Cantù, CO
Millwork: Fumagalli-Annoni, Mariano C.se, CO
Corian: Andreoli SNC, Cesano Maderno, MI
Home Automation: Domus Project, Carugo, CO
Photographs: Jacopo Mascheroni / JM Architecture