In the seaside neighborhood of Castelletto, a Genoan penthouse reflects the travels, memories, and objects collected by its owners over the course of their lives. \u201cEntering this apartment was like listening to a story and watching it slowly turn into a home,\u201d says architect Giulia Grillo, who helmed the apartment’s transformation. \u201cThe words of the clients were my starting point: every anecdote, every memory became a living element of the project.” Rather than simply reworking the interiors and materials, Grillo\u2019s task was to give physical form to a lifetime of experiences.<\/p>\n The homeowners with architect Giulia Grillo (right) and their beloved dog.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The apartment looks out over the city, its slate roofs set against the glittering sea. The constantly changing panorama follows the rhythms set by the light. Here time seems to slow, the sounds of the city recede into the distance, and every window becomes a subtle threshold: between inside and outside, between domestic intimacy and urban life.<\/p>\n It was a perfect spot for the owners, who were not looking for a place to put down permanent roots. Instead, they wanted a space that reflected their lives, which are constantly in motion. Having spent years dividing their time between Venice, Germany, and England, they chose Genoa as a place to rest. Here, they wanted a pied-\u00e0-terre that is as much emotional as functional\u2014a temporary refuge that reflects their identities.<\/p>\n In the living room, the walls are painted with Farrow & Ball Green Smoke in Modern Emulsion finish. The vintage sofa is upholstered in Leli\u00e8vre Velours Nabab velvet, and it sits atop an antique Bessarabian kilim rug (provenance London, 19th century).<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the seaside neighborhood of Castelletto, a Genoan penthouse reflects the travels, memories, and objects collected by its owners over<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6159],"tags":[6294,6293,6291,6295,6296,6292,6297],"class_list":["post-18082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-cabinet","tag-curio","tag-genoan","tag-inspired","tag-owners","tag-penthouse","tag-travels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18082"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18084,"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18082\/revisions\/18084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartbizearnings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Finding room for travel stories<\/h2>\n
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