Casa Harmonía | Punto Zero

Rome / Italy / 2026

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Located in Monteverde, Rome, within a 1950s residential building, Casa Harmonía by Punto Zero reinterprets an apartment originally defined by a long distribution corridor and fragmented into a series of separate rooms.


Driven by the desire to radically transform the space, the architects reworked the original layout into a “sequence shot” — a continuous spatial narrative composed of a generous living area with an aquarium-like open kitchen overlooking the lounge, a dedicated work-study area, and a sleeping quarter enriched by integrated storage solutions.


“The house now embraces and enhances the strong and distinct personalities of its owners: a contemporary, fluid and functional space, defined by continuity and by sequences unfolding into one another.”


The living area takes shape as a large rectangular environment organised through a fluid succession of functions: the study, the soft lounge area centred around the sofa, and the dining area adjacent to the kitchen — all aligned along a visual axis directed towards the terrace, immersed in a landscape of cacti and succulent plants.


The former corridor — incorporating technical compartments — is filtered from the living space through a curved volume clad in lacquered wood boiserie composed of large black rounded slats. This architectural element functions simultaneously as a storage unit on one side and a TV wall on the other.


The dining area opens onto the terrace, conceived as an additional outdoor room, characterised by a checkerboard flooring in compacted stone, composed of large squares alternating Roman red and pale green tones.


Particular attention was devoted to the colour palette in order to define and spatially articulate the interiors.


“The clients’ creative personalities led us towards a stimulating dialogue and a continuous search for synergy between materials and colours,” explain the architects at Punto Zero.


In the living room, the grey ceiling extends downward vertically onto the kitchen storage wall and pantry area. Here, a lightweight glazed structure — composed of slender black “French-style” iron profiles — acts as a filter while maintaining visual continuity with the rest of the space.


The lead-black tone of the large central furnishing element stands out against the sister-laid oak parquet flooring, establishing a dialogue with the surrounding walls, alternately grey like the ceiling or rendered in nuanced “off-whites”.


The bedroom, by contrast, was conceived as a chromatically immersive environment: a deep blue envelops nearly all the walls, against which the exposed reinforced concrete beams and butter-coloured ceiling emerge distinctly.


The main bathroom is brighter and more vibrant: pink “mortadella” marble terrazzo flooring climbs onto selected walls in eco-mortar finishes, while an acid pistachio green defines the shower area like a telescopic frame.


The small guest bathroom, instead, is conceived as a monochromatic “bunker box”, finished entirely in concrete-grey tones across both walls and ceiling.


 


Project Type: Interior renovation. Concept, developed and construction design, site supervision, interior design.
Photography: Carlo Oriente
Styling: Alessandra Orzali
Size: 162 sqm
Client: Private


Suppliers: Custom joinery by Falegnameria Gaudenzi; iron kitchen by Sartori Arredamenti and tall wooden kitchen units by Di.Va. Arredamenti; untreated natural oak parquet by Garbelotto; terrazzo flooring by La Pietra Compattata; windows and frames by Tecnoart.


Furniture: Nemo wall lamp “Lampe De Marseille”; bespoke joinery designed by Punto Zero Srl; bespoke ironwork designed by Punto Zero Srl; Kriptonite “K2 System” bookcase; Franca&Allegra “Tacco” coffee table; Miniforms “Soda” coffee table; Cassina “Capitol Complex Chair”; Carl Hansen & Son “CH30P” dining chairs; Carl Hansen & Son “CH338” dining table; Normann Copenhagen “Bell Lamp”; Pianca “Trama” bed; Flexform “Wing” sofa; Miniforms “Coque” entrance mirror; vintage aqua-green parchment console by Aldo Tura (1970s); Tolix “Flap Desk”; Hay “Result” chair; Cielo washbasin and Gubi mirror in the master bathroom; woven chair from the Marni Market 2012 series.


Artworks:
Eric Stafanski, “lets quit our fuckin jobs and go dancing” (corridor)
Luke Chiswell, “Not Far” (pink painting in the living room)
Kate Boxer, “Come here” (wolf artwork)
Kyveli Zoi, “Now I’m ready” (left artwork in dining area)
Christabel McGreevy, “Oil of tears” (upper right artwork in dining area)
Wilma Johnson, “Rubber gloves” (lower right artwork in dining area)


 


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Nel quartiere Monteverde a Roma in un palazzo degli anni ‘50, Punto Zero ha reinterpretato una casa originariamente segnata da lungo corridoio distributivo e frazionata in diverse stanze.


Con il desiderio di rivoluzionare lo spazio, gli architetti hanno lavorato sulla divisione originaria, trasformandola in “piano sequenza” fatto da un ampio living con cucina acquario a vista sul soggiorno, una zona studio lavoro, una zona notte con diversi spazi contenitivi.


“Ora la casa accoglie ed esalta le forti e diverse personalità delle committenti, uno spazio contemporaneo e fluido, funzionale, continuo e fatto di sequenze che si inseguono”.


La zona giorno è un grande spazio rettangolare organizzato in una successione fluida di spazi: lo studio, l’area morbida del divano, la zona pranzo, limitrofa alla cucina; il tutto seguendo un cono visivo orientato al terrazzo, in una selva di piante grasse e cactus.


L’ex corridoio - con vani tecnici - è filtrato dal living attraverso un volume curvo, realizzato con boiserie di legno laccato in grossi grissini neri, che funge da armadio contenitivo da un lato e parete TV dall’altro.


Il pranzo si affaccia sul terrazzo, pensato come un’ulteriore stanza ma all'aperto, utilizzando una pavimentazione a scacchiera in pietra compattata, a grandi scacchi alternando un rosso romano e verde chiaro.


Particolare attenzione è stata riservata alla palette colori per caratterizzare e gestire spazialmente gli ambienti.


“Le anime creative delle clienti ci hanno condotto verso uno stimolante lavoro di confronto, in una costante ricerca di sinergia tra i diversi materiali e colori” - spiegano gli architetti di Punto Zero.


Nel living, il grigio del soffitto continua, calndo verso il basso in verticale, sulla parete contenitiva e dispensa della cucina; qui una struttura vetrata leggera – in sottili profili di ferro nero “francese” funge da filtro, pur consentendo continuità visiva con il resto dell’ambiente.


 


Il colore nero piombo del grande mobile centrale si staglia sul parquet di rovere montato a sorella e dialoga con le pareti attorno, ora grigie come il soffitto, ora con varide sfumature di bianchi sbagliati. 


La camera da letto è pensata invece come uno spazio cromaticamente avvolgente, un blu scuro avvolge quasi tutte le pareti, su cui si differenziano le travi in cemento armato e il soffitto color burro. 


Il bagno principale è invece più acceso e luminoso: un pavimento rosa “mortadella” in graniglia di marmo, risale in alcune pareti in ecomalta; il verde pistacchio acido definisce il campo della doccia come un cannocchiale.


Il piccolo bagno ospiti è invece una scatola, effetto “bunker” in grigio cemento lungo tutte le pareti e il soffitto.

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    Located in Monteverde, Rome, within a 1950s residential building, Casa Harmonía by Punto Zero reinterprets an apartment originally defined by a long distribution corridor and fragmented into a series of separate rooms. Driven by the desire to radically transform the space, the architects reworked the original layout into a “sequence shot” — a continuous spatial narrative composed of a generous living area with an aquarium-like open kitchen overlooking the lounge, a...

    Project details
    • Year 2026
    • Work finished in 2026
    • Total area 162 m²
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Apartments / Interior design / Residential renovation
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