Excerpt: LBA is a residence interior by the architectural firm Balance Architettura. The intervention is a recovery of an attic of a building in Turin whose final intention of the client is the primary use for Airbnb. The project thus becomes an opportunity to create an environment that can accommodate future tenants in the best possible way and simultaneously give them a moment of relaxation and peace. The building structure in reinforced concrete becomes the central project element.
Project Description
[Text as submitted by architect] The intervention is a recovery of an attic of a building in Turin whose final intention of the client is the primary use for Airbnb. The project thus becomes an opportunity to create an environment that can accommodate future tenants in the best possible way and simultaneously give them a moment of relaxation and peace. The building structure in reinforced concrete becomes the central project element.
A big window with a spatial subdivision function between the sleeping area and the living room is close to it. It amplifies the spaces and allows a 360-degree view of the whole house. A green volume hides the bathroom and a technical volume inside. Thanks to the wide Velux and the two newly built dormer windows, the environment is enriched with a previously lacking light.
Hybridizing the existing structure, two metal beams are inserted instead of the previous beams in reinforced concrete to increase the height from the ground and allow an easier passage. The heating distribution pipes further characterize the intervention by moving themself freely within the volume of the house.
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