Villa Appia Antica 2/2
We are in Rome, in a villa within the Appia Antica Park.
The project involved a complete redistribution of the interiors, designed from scratch at the request of the clients, a couple with two daughters. The layout places the sleeping area and the spacious, convivial dining/living area—with an open kitchen—on the lower floor, while the living room is located upstairs, accessible via a resin-clad staircase and a custom-made central bookcase.
On the villa’s lower floor, an amaranth-colored partition|storage wall defines the functions between the three bedrooms and the living area, highlighting the entrances with frosted glass doors. The house fully reflects the personality of its owner—a woman of remarkable character, a traveler, curious and eccentric. The goal of the project was to interpret and translate this into architecture. The result is an eclectic composition in which the spatial distribution merges seamlessly with the interior design.
Every room features a vibrant touch of color, whether from Farrow & Ball paints or from wallpapers. The home is conceived as a wunderkammer in constant evolution, enriched journey after journey. Memories of travels to the East blend with iconic design pieces, such as Jaime Hayón’s large paper lamps, Flos’s Glo Ball lights, and Lago’s Air dining table.
Project by architects Mohamed Keilani and Claudia Famiglietti
www.mohamedkeilani.com
www.claudiafamiglietti.com
Published in AD Italia
Working with Edi, who captures light, colour, and architectural shapes with a curious eye and an intelligent objective, has helped me in various occasions, to read the achievements of my projects in a new way: unexpected. In short, with the help of Edi, I discovered the quality of my work that I did not expect. This has brought value to my being as an architect under two points of view. The first, more immediate, is the one tied to having, at my hand, marvellous portraits of my homes, divided into overviews and details. The second, more important and profound, there has been a concrete tie between my project and the photography, that since the beginning, has generated emotions and finally, even a friendship. Edi is my photographer and she is also my friend. Choosing a good photographer is important, and I suggest you do it following not only the strict objective of professionality, but also using your emotions and the sentimental affinity with the person that you have chosen.