pop colors animate geometric interiors within renovated 1960s apartment in italy

A renovation in Forlì reinterprets a 1960s apartment while preserving its original character. Restored architectural elements, including a large window and a ceiling finished with exotic slats, are integrated into a new composition of colors, materials, and furnishings. A double-height living area becomes the main spatial focus, using natural light to heighten contrasts and intensify interactions between surfaces. Bespoke furniture functions as both practical objects and spatial devices, including an orange staircase that also serves as a sculptural bookcase and an entrance storage system that filters views between corridor and living area. The kitchen continues the same graphic approach with custom blue cabinetry, a stainless-steel worktop, optical-inspired floor tiles, and a glass-block wall that creates shifting reflections and geometric patterns.

"Located in the historic center of Forlì, 60s Style House reinterprets a 1960s apartment through a renovation that combines restored architectural features, bespoke furniture, and references to pop visual culture. Designed by Pier Currà Architettura for a young creative couple, the project transforms the existing into a sequence of spaces where color, geometry, and custom-designed elements become part of the architectural language. Rather than replacing the original character of the apartment, the intervention focused on preserving and enhancing its existing qualities."

"Original features, including the large window and the ceiling finished with exotic slats, were restored and integrated into a new composition of colors, materials, and furnishings. framed views establish visual continuity between the entrance and the living area. 60s pop references define the interiors' visual language. At the center of the home, a double-height living area becomes the main spatial focus of the project by Pier Currà design studio."

"Natural light entering through the large window enhances contrasts between surfaces and amplifies the interaction between colors and materials. Bespoke furniture elements are designed to operate simultaneously as functional objects and spatial devices: the bright orange staircase becomes a sculptural bookcase, while the entrance storage system acts as a spatial filter connecting the lower corridor with the living area. The kitchen continues the same approach through a combination of bold colors and graphic references."

"Custom-designed blue cabinetry is paired with a stainless-steel worktop, while optical-inspired floor tiles reference the visual language of 1960s and 1970s interiors. A glass-block wall filters natural light and introduces changing reflections and geometric patterns throughout the space. the double-height living area ce"

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