The latest on a series of remodeling works on a semi-detached house, this time the house is extended with a modest rear volume (1.4m in depth), not to create a new room but to improve the circulation around and the connection between the living/dining areas of the family house. At the same time, the size and proportion of the patio were imperative to retain as much as possible, thus requiring the new volume to be kept as compact as possible. More than an extension, the intervention reads as a tectonically autonomous piece - formed by a cantilevered concrete frame on a single support over a diaphanous glazed envelope. This concrete frame is then revealed as extending into the middle of the house, acting as the main support around which the kitchen, dining and family snug revolve.

Photography:  Lorenzo Zandri