A functional contemporary loft ideal for tourists

When Silvina Piedda made the decision to invest in a temporary rental department, she knew that the place to do it was Palermo. What he never imagined was the amount he was going to have to visit before arriving at this.

«It didn’t even find him and that’s it. One day I went here I went to see it, but I had to wait many months to finally sell it to me,» he recalls. The department was part of a projected development on the basis of a historical heritage building.

After the old French -style facade we find this loft where the industrial imprint is harmonized, careful work of the woods, classics of contemporary design and original brick sections.

«The facade could not be modified: that already gave him a charm that he did not find in the other departments he had seen,» he says. Interior designer and sculptor, PiRedda He received the unit in the perfect instance: just in time to do some interventions In the final stage of the work.

«The structural modifications were not so many, but they were fundamental details for me.» With small changes, and huge successes in designhe managed to give this Palemitano loft all the charm and comfort to do it a perfect refuge for tourists.

«The most critical point was the space under the ladder, which I ended up integrating the living room with a large custom armchair. I didn’t want to know anything with the idea of ​​a sofa-cama in the living room and, looking for variants, we arrived at this one.»

Understanding the distribution of the department and the use it was going to have, Piredda made the decision of convert one of the two full bathrooms into a toilette and take advantage of the remaining space to make a laundry room. Without more work than a PVC panel and a custom furniture behind (for cleaning items), the designer managed to completely change the functionality of the sector.

«It seemed to me that, because of the use that was going to be given, the dressing room was not so necessary and took light to the mezzanine. Instead, I chose to allocate those meters to a desk»

In the full bathroom, the Purastone countertop is held with a furniture with pvc rough wood. The original brick is exalted by lighting that arises behind the porcelain with the appearance of marble of the lift.

On the upper floor the original bath design was maintained, with brick walls and synthetic stone on countertops.