Mezzanine loft in a former workshop in Porta Romana

The ceramics workshop that closed in the 1990s left a plan without walls: 140 m² with a six-metre ceiling, grid-paned industrial windows and a polished concrete floor. The living room and the steel kitchen share the space with a full-height bookcase.

On the mezzanine, the study looks down on the living room; the bedroom is on the ground floor next to two bathrooms. Air conditioning, independent heating and a garage space in the shared courtyard. Porta Romana is among Milan's liveliest districts: markets, galleries and neighbourhood shops a few minutes away.