Palazzo Rosso alla Statua in Palermo is an elegant 1930s building, a representative example of the eclectic architecture that, even at that time, set certain bourgeois residences apart, following the city’s first experiments in eclectic style at the end of the 19th century. The strict heritage restrictions imposed by the Superintendence required La Leta Architettura, the studio founded by Giorgio La Leta, to approach the renovation of a 170-square-meter apartment with a careful balance between historical preservation and contemporary functionality.

It is often said that constraints can fuel creativity. In this project, without altering the floor plan, La Leta revitalizes the living area by relocating the kitchen from a service space to the last of three interconnected rooms, which include the living and dining areas. In the sleeping quarters, a master bedroom is accompanied by two additional bedrooms and an impressive, fully equipped walk-in closet.

The furnishings avoid any eclectic references to the exterior architecture, favoring elegant minimalism, while the lighting—comprising exposed tracks with directional spots—integrates unobtrusively into the generous volumes and original stucco decorations. The choice of materials emphasizes wood and stone, reaching its fullest expression in the spacious bathrooms, where a private interpretation of luxury is revealed.