Stories
12 stories since 2014
12 stories shown
2026
7 stories
A hundred Room Beats later: seven years of bands, broken strings, borrowed amplifiers and one upright piano that nobody has ever managed to tune
Seven years, a hundred bands and one piano that nobody has managed to tune. Marta looks back at the nights that made the series, from the first concert for eleven people to the evening the police came to listen.
Live music
6 min
The chesterfield: a biography
It came from a hotel in Parioli in 2015. It has hosted 4,000 bottoms and two marriage proposals.
House stories
4 min
How Boban painted the hallway in nine nights
The mural started as a sketch on a napkin during a Room Beats.
Art
5 min
Un'estate a Vieste, in Italian
Il primo anno della casa in Gargano, raccontato da chi l'ha aperta.
Gargano
7 min
Inspiration Day 2026: what we heard
Twelve talks in one day, from urban beekeeping to leaving a bank job at 50.
Talks and Inspiration Day
8 min
Five Sunday lunch recipes for twenty people
Tested on residents, approved by members. Quantities included.
Food
9 min
Podcast, episode 12: the night shift
Three residents who work at night talk about living in a house that never sleeps.
Podcast
42 min
2025
2 stories
New house rules for 2026
Quiet hours, guests and the dishwasher: what changes from January.
News
3 min
Teatro in cucina, in Italian
Come si mette in scena uno spettacolo in sei metri quadri.
Theatre
5 min
2024
1 story
Working from the window
A remote worker on two years of video calls with Trastevere in the background.
House stories
6 min
2019
1 story
Workshop week, in photos
Ceramics, bookbinding and a very ambitious bread course.
Talks and Inspiration Day
2 min
2014
1 story
The first night
October 2014: eight strangers, one apartment, no furniture yet.
House stories
5 min
