Blink and You Might Miss the Subtle Beauty of Alessia Mosci’s Upcycled London Flat
The creative director and co-owner of MWAI repurposed as many materials as she could to turn an old apartment building into her own refined residence.
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Fittingly, Alessia Mosci calls the remodel of her London flat a "creative adaptation." After all, the architect’s approach was an exercise in resourceful constraint: how to adhere to "simplicity of form and craft" while applying an upcycling ethos. "There is a tendency to just take everything out and start fresh," says Alessia. "But we tried to work with the building whilst making the changes that we wanted."
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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