The loft rises on the top of a 1958 building in the city center of Bergamo. It was originally composed by a masonry volume with a pitched roof made of tiles.

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Architects: Teka Studio

Location: Bergamo, Province of Bergamo, Italy

Lead Architects: Francesco Valesini

Area: 150.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Francesca Perani

Collaborator: Nadia Bratelli

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From the architect. The loft rises on the top of a 1958 building in the city center of Bergamo. It was originally composed by a masonry volume with a pitched roof made of tiles.

First Floor Plan

The renovation has modified the proportions of the original volume and the building system as well; the roof was completely re-built and both the windows system and the external walls changed with metal frames and coverings.
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The concept of this project starts from the idea of an explicit different volume layed on the last floor of the original building in a different period of time.

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The idea of the north facade completely made of glass comes from the context: looking towards the hill where the old city was built. The long glass facade becomes a big eye that allows every room of the house to look at the panorama.

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Detail

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