The building, located between industrial buildings in the Ostiense area of Rome, has been totally renovated. The new owners wanted to create two-room apartments on the lower floors and a large apartment with penthouse for their family. The view of the majestic Roman gas meter, a remnant of industrial archaeology of the 1930s, inspired the iron structure of the cylindrical external staircase with elevator, which serves as an entrance for homes.

The large open plan apartment is conceived as a loft. The multifunctional living area is illuminated in its entirety by large wrought iron windows throughout the northern facade of the apartment.

The painted brick interior walls give continuity of material and color, clearly identifying the new addition. The exterior walls in dark white plaster and the exposed brick facing of the penthouse, highlight the new apartment and create a dialogue with the historic houses and the surrounding historical structures, celebrating the tradition of an ex-industrial district in strong evolution.