House of Dust (architecture)

The project was designed and built between 2012 and 2013 in a 115 m² apartment in the Ludovisi neighbourhood of Rome. Early coverage highlighted the project’s material experimentation and its reinterpretation of historical forms. ==Design==

House of Dust explores the relationship between proportion, materiality and memory. A vaulted ceiling finished in rustic earth-toned plaster evokes primordial caverns and Renaissance grotesques, while a sequence of elongated arches conceals doors and storage elements. The intimate rooms are characterised by pale pink walls and a pink glass doorknob marking the transition to the private areas. ==Reception==

The project has been widely discussed in international design and architecture media. Dezeen described the interior as an exploration of colour, texture and classical references. AIT Magazin noted the project’s engagement with the architectural history of Rome and its atmospheric qualities. The interior was also featured in Casamica (Corriere della Sera), which emphasised its symbolic and material approach. The project was later included in the Phaidon volume ROOM: Inside Contemporary Interiors, which presented it among notable contemporary interior works and as emblematic of the 2010–2015 period. House of Dust has also been cited in surveys and lookbooks on contemporary uses of colour and plaster, including Dezeen’s selections of pink‑hued interiors and exposed‑plaster residential spaces. International trend‑forecasting agencies have also referenced the project in analyses of emerging aesthetic, material and colour tendencies. WGSN included it in the “Data Divination” chapter of its macro‑trend report for Autumn/Winter 2015–16, while LS:N Global discussed it within the design‑direction study Anti‑Materials. Texworld’s Spring/Summer 2015 trend book featured the project in the section “Architectural Cocoon”, and the Noroo Pantone Colour Institute included it in the “Floating & Ambiguity” chapter of its colour‑forecasting volume Cover All 2018–2019. ==Exhibitions==

Elements of the project were exhibited in Rooms. Novel Living Concepts at the XXI Triennale di Milano (2016). ==See also==