Before & After: A Remodel Drags This Italian Apartment Out of the ’60s

In Brescia, Italy, an apartment’s outdated floor plan and worn finishes are exchanged for a streamlined layout and artisanal details.

According to architect and furniture designer Alessandro Preda, founder of the Brooklyn-based architecture and interior design studio Alepreda, walking into this 1960s apartment building located in the historic center of Brescia, Italy, felt like entering a time capsule. "Nothing seems to have changed since the building’s completion," says the firm.

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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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