Minimal living in a multi-level loft
Transforming a former factory into a functional house is the architectural equivalent of painting on a blank canvas. The wide, uninterrupted space gives a designer carte blanche to let their imagination run wild. For this one-time industrial building in Milan, the opportunities were endless.
At first glance, the open floors entirely in Cementoresina KK 67 may seem like a vast white box, but look closer and depth is obtained by playing with Decor in a palette of cold but delicate tones. By alternating shades of white KK 2 with soft mint green KK 33, subtle shifts in tone create contrast between the varying levels.
Or, more dramatically, differentiate open-plan space. Living and dining areas are split up with a strict border coloured in KK 20, creating rhythm and pace in this expansive open-plan home.
Though a continuation of the living room, the dining area decorated in Wallcrete Living KK 20, an elegant ash blue with tones of denim, feels as if it inhabits a separate world due to the spackled texture and sharp differentiation of colours.
Once a bustling industrial space, this loft in Milan was given a minimal-minded restoration when it was transformed into a private home. Large windows and skylights flood light onto the white walls and beams in Decor KK 2, highlighting the balcony in mint green KK 33 and chocolate floor in Cementoresina KK 83, allowing brighter furniture choices to pop against the neutral background.
In the bathroom, the concrete sink dialogues with the floor in Cementoresina KK 67, used throughout the house, and the darker mauve-hued walls decorated in Cementoresina Wall KK 138, which together create a more severe but at the same time private space.
