VVE460
CATANIA, ITALY
2024

+ DOMENICO MARASCO, ANGELO SANTANGELO

VVE460 IS A PROJECT THAT TRANSFORMS AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY LIBERTY BUILDING APARTMENT, INTO A HOSPITALITY SPACE.

THE INITIAL LAYOUT, CHARACTERIZED BY A NARROW ENTRANCE AND A SEQUENCE OF INTERCONNECTED ROOMS, HAS BEEN REIMAGINED. OLD DOORS HAVE BEEN PRESERVED AND REPURPOSED AS WARDROBE FRONTS RECESSED INTO THE WALLS, INTEGRATING THE HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO A NEW SPATIAL CONCEPT.

IN EACH ROOM, AN ARCHITECTURAL PARTITION ENCLOSES THE BATHROOM SPACE, WHILE LEAVING THE ORIGINAL VAULTED CEILINGS EXPOSED.

THE VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL FOCAL POINT OF THE PROJECT IS A RED VOLUME AT THE ENTRANCE, DEFINING THE RECEPTION AND KITCHEN AREAS.

THE ORIGINAL SICILIAN CEMENT TILES HAVE BEEN RESTORED. INSPIRING THE PROJECT’S COLOR PALETTE, AND FURTHER LINKING THE NEW SPATIAL CONFIGURATION TO THE BUILDING’S HISTORICAL ROOTS.