TRA is an ?interactive device? designed by CMQ architettura which questions the traditional living habits, offering an alternative way of inhabiting a domestic space of an historical Milanese building of the early twentieth century. TRA, in particular, is a project which allows the conversion of an apartment into a polyfunctional space: an office, which hosts a local communication agency able to integrate the main living functions and facilities to be rented eventually as a B&B for short-term periods. Photography by Elisa Galluzzo

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The modular inhabitable-wall, called TRA, which in italian means ‘in between’, takes inspiration from CUB-8, a design system developed by the italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti in 1967: in particular his project consisted in a functional, flexible and modular element conceived for a domestic space. TRA is based on the same principles but, differently, adapts itself to a space which is polyfunctional according to the contemporary needs. Enabling both a domestic and office scenario, the element generates a constant shift between the collective and the private spheres. Collecting internally different functional spaces and services, the inhabitable-wall optimises the space around, making it flexible and reconfigurable. TRA, indeed, hides at its core a kitchen, a wardrobe and several containers and bookshelves usable in both sides. Looking at the elevation, the device appears as a simple and flat element, conc...