“Diagonale” Apartment in Genoese Palace Designed by llabb

This bright apartment is located in Genoese palace, which was built at the beginning of 1900. The structure of the building and the apartment’s spatial composition reflected the way of living of that time and did not meet the contemporary lifestyle. Therefore the owner commissioned the Genova-based architecture studio llabb to redesign it.

The former layout featured a spacious living area with valuable finishings, while the night area and service rooms were cut in small spaces. The living area faced north-west, overlooking the street, and the small bedrooms faced south, overlooking the city and the Portofino promontory.

For the new living room, the architects achieved a clear-cut space. The structure of the tailored library is made with bars used for concrete reinforcement, painted in white. The shelves are made in natural oak wood. The light blue color guides and highlights the insertion of antique dark wood furniture.

The passion of the clients about antique furniture is also seen in the main bathroom, where an old table once used to make cheese is rethought as a vanity unit. In the bedrooms, the high-quality historical finishing is preserved to strengthen the two souls of the project: one more conservative and one more progressive.