In the heart of the historic center of Rome, stands a 55 sqm apartment, designed with the dual fun ction of a holiday home and pied-à-terre for the owners, the environment embodies the harmonious synthesis between the historical heritage and the contemporary, result of careful renovation in a 17th century building. The entrance, the living room and the kitchen come together in a single open space, finished with a blue and cream white hexagonal grit flooring, creating a dynamic visual dialogue between kitchen and living room in contrast to the continuity and homogeneity of the resin flooring of the corridor and the bathroom, giving it a touch of modernity. The historic brick vaulted ceilings of the building have been entirely restored, testifying to the au thenticity of the time, while the iron joists were colored taking up the same coloring of the resin f looring of the corridor and the low band of the wallsThe walls of the bathroom were made in a curved shape, aiming to create a visual continuity with the supporting wall of the condominium staircase.