In the Laziale countryside of Italy, Set Architects were commissioned to renovate a private house. The building, defined by the typical characteristics of small-town rural architecture, was transformed to meet the demands of contemporary living.

From the outside, the façade treatment features different plaster textures, enriched with small recesses that, like a drawing, define the new volume. Inside, the floor plan has been redesigned to allow greater fluidity of spaces and enhanced natural light.

The ground floor is distinguished by the continuity between the living room and the kitchen, where the kitchen service elements run along one wall of the living room, and then connect with an oak wood island to a concrete pillar left exposed: a contrast between austerity and material softness which recalls some details now common in Nordic architecture.These, however, are juxtaposed with a more Mediterranean feel, thanks in part to the juxtaposition of colors and textures.

In fact, the oak furniture contrasts with the rest of the house. The white microcement floor gives brightness to the rooms and, together with the lights, curtains and furnishings, contributes to a domestic and cozy atmosphere. 
The staircase to the second floor is left exposed, fitting into the living room as a monolithic object, to which a slender steel railing is attached.

With the same juxtapositions, the upper floor arranges the sleeping area, generally returning the feeling of continuity with some elements of rural tradition, but interpreted in a contemporary key.

The project, in its simplicity, shows how the house completion project manages to fit into the rural context, reinterpreting conventional elements through targeted design choices, generating new spatial and physical relationships.