This article was originally published on Domus 341 / April 1958
Some years ago we published the first version of this flat, furnished and lived in by the architect from Milan, Marco Zanuso, found right under the roof in an old house: its distinguishing feature, the varying floor levels, and the very long continuous window – a window-slit – overlooking the sky and the towers of the Castello Sforzesco.
![Appartamento a Milano di Marco Zanuso, Archivio di Domus, 1958 Appartamento a Milano di Marco Zanuso, Archivio di Domus, 1958](/content/dam/domusweb/en/from-the-archive/2016/08/18/living_in_a_loft/domus_06_zanuso.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
Left: The living room: a part of the furniture has been there for some time; the floor is covered by a yellow coco coir mat, matching the ceiling moulding. In the photo on the right, the living room wall towards the master bedroom
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