Palazzo Haggi — Apt. 9 · 97 sqm · floor 4 · San Vito, Trieste

Same footprint, higher up — and that changes things. On the fourth floor of number 2, Via Benedetto Marcello, Apartment 9 distils Palazzo Haggi to its most balanced size: 97 commercial square metres holding an entrance hall, a living area with kitchenette, a master bedroom, a single bedroom and two bathrooms. The elevation earns its keep: more light through the middle of the day, more quiet away from the street, and a view over the rooftops of the old town rather than the frontage. It suits anyone who wants to live in San Vito without surplus space, or who is after an income unit that is simple to run.

Palazzo Haggi is one of the less predictable chapters of Trieste's architecture, designed by Ruggero Berlam: neo-medieval façades listed by the Soprintendenza and restored to their original colours, with projecting string courses, columns and capitals reinstated. The building has been fully renovated with seismic upgrading and an energy overhaul. Piazza Cavana is a five-minute walk, Piazza Unità d'Italia seven.

Services: a high-efficiency air-to-water inverter heat pump with a condensing boiler for hot water, underfloor heating, split cooling, rooftop photovoltaics and a hydraulic…