Made in Italy design meets the spirit of the American West Coast, where in Santa Monica an original residential project designed by the Roman architect Livia Tomiselli of LTA+D has seen us collaborate in the search for the most suitable material.
Facing the bay, pampered by the waves of the Pacific, the three-level villa occupies a residence from the 1940s, of which they wanted to keep the original elements mixed with surprising furnishing solutions for the interiors in accordance with the passion for the art of owner.
In the name of the most exclusive artisan know-how, Pearl Gray stone was chosen as the most used material for floors and walls, changing finishes and combining them, both for interiors and exteriors. Different formats and thicknesses have been processed not only with particular machinery, but often manually to obtain unique pieces. With the same characteristics, the management and realization of the sumptuous kitchen project, using materials that do not present problems in contact with acids, proposing a Breccia Imperiale selected from several blocks and tested with numerous acidic substances.
The fireplace cabinet cladding is refined and has a particular design, selecting several blocks of Gray Stone with different colour tones combined with “open book”.
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Location: Santa Monica
Arch. Livia Tomiselli LTA+D for the interior design
Whipple Russell Architects for the building project
Interventions
Research and selection of materials
Material sampling at the Studio
Tests on materials for acidic absorbents
Development of installation schemes in collaboration with the Studio
Supply materials
LTA+D
Studio

LTA + D is an architecture and interior design company based in Rome and specialized in residential and commercial.
Our aim is to provide inspiration to conceive a project and care to deliver it.
Is putting all our knowledge and expertise towards the design and construction of architecture of excellence.
We believe architecture is a fundamental force shaping the lives of people and we want our impact to be positive.
We beleve that in order to deliver and guarantee profesional services it is foundamental the development of professional synergies through an integrated and coordinated design approach that inludes structural design, landscape design, lighting design, furniture design, acoustic, sustainable design and so on.
The goal is to keep the project under control in all its aspects: aesthetic, functional and economic.
And it is precisely by combining aesthetics, creativity and tecnology with the passion for materials and design, that LTA + D specializes also in interior design in accordance with the needs, cultures and desires of its refined international clientele.
The synergy between technical solutions, Italian craftsmanship and design is reflected in environments that combine innovation, tradition, custom-made furnishings, exclusive finishes.
Developing a unique and exclusive concept for each client is fundamental for the studio, which coordinates the design process, and all the following phases, to ensure that the result is an added value compared to the simple sum of its parts.
Through the partnership with LTA + D Italia, the studio also offers a direct supply service of Italian and European materials and products, guaranteeing its customers a “turnkey” service.
LTA+D
Studio

LTA + D is an architecture and interior design company based in Rome and specialized in residential and commercial.
Our aim is to provide inspiration to conceive a project and care to deliver it.
Is putting all our knowledge and expertise towards the design and construction of architecture of excellence.
We believe architecture is a fundamental force shaping the lives of people and we want our impact to be positive.
We beleve that in order to deliver and guarantee profesional services it is foundamental the development of professional synergies through an integrated and coordinated design approach that inludes structural design, landscape design, lighting design, furniture design, acoustic, sustainable design and so on.
The goal is to keep the project under control in all its aspects: aesthetic, functional and economic.
And it is precisely by combining aesthetics, creativity and tecnology with the passion for materials and design, that LTA + D specializes also in interior design in accordance with the needs, cultures and desires of its refined international clientele.
The synergy between technical solutions, Italian craftsmanship and design is reflected in environments that combine innovation, tradition, custom-made furnishings, exclusive finishes.
Developing a unique and exclusive concept for each client is fundamental for the studio, which coordinates the design process, and all the following phases, to ensure that the result is an added value compared to the simple sum of its parts.
Through the partnership with LTA + D Italia, the studio also offers a direct supply service of Italian and European materials and products, guaranteeing its customers a “turnkey” service.
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