Casa #A157 — Home no.11
The monthly magazine "Home" chose house #A157 for its "purist" character and its "Japanese minimalism" for the November 2017 issue. A 13-page article that best describes the choices made by Studio Didea in carrying out the project. The love for Japanese minimalism, together with an innate aptitude for the art of hospitality, is the underlying reading of the project.
Thanks to a design carefully crafted in every detail, from the accessories to the furnishings, a home was created that is able to change and adapt to the different moments of the day. The living area, as a single large open space, embraces the kitchen, the dining room and the lounge. In the kitchen the island dominates, a large black chromed body housing the cooktop and the work and support surface, while the recessed sinks and shelving are positioned in the wall structure. The play of spaces hidden behind flush-to-wall doors returns in various points of the house, serving the double function of storage and housing for technical systems.
Minimal spaces, furnished with few, select elements that reaffirm the intimate atmosphere already introduced by the warmth of the parquet floor. The sober minimalism is maintained in the master bedroom, reserved for the bed and two simple nightstands, and in the bathrooms, essential in their dimensions and in the choice of materials. Accompanying every design choice is the carefully studied presence of technological solutions and tools that optimize the use of the home, while also becoming genuine design features.