The warm embrace of wood and metal

In a villa surrounded by greenery, the interior furnishings are characterized by the elegant combination of dark wood and metal inserts.

Project: Studio Arch. Mario Cassinelli
Year: 2022/2023
Site: Bergamo

At the entrance, a hanging rack in the niche anticipates and denotes the style of the living area, characterized by full-height thermo-treated oak furniture with linear brass inserts that enrich and enhance the nature of the wood.
The living area opens up in front of a glass wall that illuminates upholstered furniture in light tones and an equipped wall that alternates with a backlit bookcase. The parts with doors recall the style of the entrance’s furniture while the bookcase is interesting in which very thin bronze painted shelves are inserted which, with uneven lengths, create dynamism between the vertical and oblique volumes.

We also find wood on the floor with a warm-toned parquet that alternates with the veined white of the Carrara marble that characterizes the bathrooms and the basement staircase. The bathroom serving the living area takes up the material fil rouge of the adjacent room, while the one on the lower floor is characterized by a light-colored cabinet with recessed handles, a white solid surface top that contrasts with a dark-toned floor.

Light/dark play also in the night area where the combination of wood and metal remains but changes appearance preferring the solid colors of ivory white in the master bathroom and black in the bedroom furnishings. These lose their austerity with a play of primary colors found inside the bedside tables and in the circular recessed handles of the chest of drawers. The metal, on the other hand, becomes black iron and underlines its industrial imprint with visible welding.
The maximum expression of the material is found in the aerial staircase that goes to the mezzanine where there is a walk-in closet with folding doors covered in black iron combined with a matt lacquered chest of drawers.

An important role within the environments is played by artificial lights. The false ceilings have linear and symmetrical cuts capable of diffusing soft light throughout the living area. In the bathrooms and bedrooms, the light points have been carefully chosen, to have the best lighting without losing the charm of the atmosphere.