Palazzo Haggi — Apt. 9 · 127 sqm · floor 5 · San Vito, Trieste

Apartment 9 crowns Palazzo Haggi: fifth and top floor, 127 commercial square metres, the largest plan in the development and a penthouse in the full sense. You step into a living area of roughly 38 square metres — a single, open room for living and entertaining — off which two bedrooms and two bathrooms are arranged. The centre of the home, though, is outside: a terrace of about 48 square metres with views over the sea and the city, outdoor space that at this height in the historic centre is genuinely rare. Top floor means light from every side and nobody above or across.

The building was designed by Ruggero Berlam, behind some of Trieste's most recognisable architecture. The neo-medieval façades — projecting string courses, columns, capitals — are listed by the Soprintendenza and back in their original colours, with the historic stone entrance hall and staircase restored. Behind the period front sits a building rebuilt from the inside out, fully seismically upgraded and energy-retrofitted. The district is San Vito, five minutes on foot from Piazza Cavana and seven from Piazza Unità d'Italia.