Maurizio Cascella loved his rental apartment in Rome so much that he stayed there for nearly 20 years. When he and his partner, Lorena Munoz, had their first daughter, Olivia, now 3, he approached his landlord about buying the place. After a long search, he found “a compromise that satisfied me,” he said — a 19th-century apartment near the Roma Termini train station that had plenty of character, with ornate plaster molding and parquet floors. Image Maurizio Cascella, an electronic music D.J., renovated an apartment in Rome with help from Emanuela Petrucci, an architect. Credit... Gianni Franchellucci“The thing that struck me about the new place was the strong resemblance to the old house,” he noted.

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Persons: Maurizio Cascella, Lorena Munoz, Olivia, “, Mr, Cascella, ”, —, Emanuela Petrucci, Gianni Franchellucci Locations: Rome, Roma