CASA BOTTEGA: A BALANCE BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL RECOVERY & CONTEMPORARY LIVING

The interiors of the Casa Bottega project are balanced with a clever play of contrasts of light and dark, coolness and warmth, inside and outside, and closed and open, especially in the penthouse.

Here light becomes a catalyst for the contemporary atmosphere of the project. Through large perimeter openings, skylights and glass walls, light invades Casa Bottega, illuminating its oak floors, and warming the grey concrete structures and elegant stainless steel kitchen, which represents the heart of the home, looking out onto the garden terraces.

The sleeping area is more confidential, with its diffused but more intimate lighting. Two portholes in the ceiling and the grazing light from the floor-level window create a soft, refined atmosphere, which envelops the master bedroom and bathroom.

The shower area directly looks over to the double bedroom, and is an essential, linear volume, served by a wall shower column chosen from FIMA’s wellness solutions. The wall solution has an adjustable shower head, and detachable hand shower in a matt black finish. The controls chosen are those of the MAXIMA collection, a classic series with a cross-shaped profile, revisited in a modern key.

The astute selection of FIMA’s Maxima taps and fittings is also seen in the washbasin area, with a three-hole wall solution and dual sinks, exalted by Venetian terrazzo effect tiles.

Then, a Maxima three-hole surface-mounted tap solution, in a white finish, has been opted for in the bathroom on the first level of the penthouse, inspired by the portico of nearby St John’s Co-Cathedral. Here, once again, the space largely reflects the delicate transition between the historic building and the contemporary penthouse, with clearly salvaged elements, such as the opus incertum, or crazy paving, marble floor.