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The apartment is located within a historical context of great value: Villa Plinianina was built in 1855 by the engineer Canzio Canzi. The villa is placed in the lake panorama of Como as one of the most celebrated examples of eclectic architecture in Venetian neo-Gothic style. Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato The flat is the holiday home of a young and dynamic couple who have identified Torno as their place. They love boating and enjoying the quiet of this little paradise which is perched on the shore of the lake and directly accessible by boat. Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato Beppe Brancato The projec... More

This spacious apartment is located within a residential tower that symbolizes the rebirth of Milan after the post-war period. Simone Bossi In addition to its external beauty, the tower is renowned for its innovative technical solutions and stands as an icon of modern architecture in the city, representing a landmark in the urban landscape.  Simone Bossi The interior renovation focused on preserving the structural framework while transforming the entire space into an ideal canvas to develop the project.A key element that was retained is a large bichromatic marble circle used as flooring in the living area, representing both a distinctive material and a significant symbolic form.  Simone Bossi Freed from the framin... More

The project involves the complete renovation of a former industrial warehouse, located in an area of Milan undergoing a significant urban regeneration.The site boasts unique features, including elongated spaces that allow an uninterrupted line of sight and zenithal lighting provided by various skylights.  Francesco Dolfo The narrow and elongated nature of this space has guided the internal layout, creating an enfilade.In sequence, starting from the direct street entrance, there is a guest room primarily used as a studio, a corridor housing the main internal access, laundry, and a shared bathroom, leading to the main living area.  The latter consists of a kitchen with a central island and a spacious dining area that opens on... More

The renovation of Mind The Value’s offices in Milan, a prominent company specializing in process optimization and information technology consulting, has brought about a remarkable transformation.The company acquired these offices during the pandemic, posing a significant challenge.The spaces had remained unchanged since the 1970s, featuring a dated and rigid layout. Sara Magni However, Mind The Value had a clear vision for its offices: it sought a cutting-edge space, equipped with the latest technologies, and comfortable for its employees.This transformation was a means for the company to translate its values into action and create a modern and inspiring work environment. Sara Magni The client has requested a space that al... More

A bourgeois apartment inside a rationalist building in Milan's Piazza Sant'Ambrogio that dialogues with different eras. Cristina Galliena Bohman Cristina Galliena Bohman The primary intention of the project was to distinguish the living area from the sleeping area, which appear both chromatically and formally different from each other. Cristina Galliena Bohman Cristina Galliena Bohman Cristina Galliena Bohman The atmosphere that pervades the living area is metaphysical, the round arches and flat backgrounds evoking timeless landscapes. Cristina Galliena Bohman Cristina Galliena Bohman Cristina Galliena Bohman At the entrance, it is the brick color that pervades the back wall, which opens instead on... More

The main theme of the renovation of this small apartment is rediscovery.In fact, during the demolition works, previously hidden elements such as the vaulted brick ceiling and the arches that characterize the living room came to light. The existing layout followed the typical ringhiera arrangement, with living and sleeping areas divided by the central core of services. Matteo Losurdo The project mainly focused on this core, significantly improving the distribution of spaces. Matteo Losurdo The real challenge was to create different moments and give dynamism to a relatively static layout. Matteo Losurdo Color becomes the main actor and is used in an architectural manner to give uniqueness and demarcate different areas. Ma... More

The project entails a complete renovation of a small apartment for a young professional. Simone Furiosi   The initial design approach involved the demolition of all existing walls that rigidly delineated the rooms.  Simone Furiosi Instead of doors, the spaces are now separated through ceiling lowerings, lines of color, and custom-made furniture.A perspective view encompasses the entire space in its entirety, from one facade to another.  Simone Furiosi Like small brushstrokes on a blank canvas, the color doesn’t define the main functions of the dwelling but rather the voids: the spaces traditionally considered liminal gain their own importance and become a series of chromatic and semantic references wi... More

The project involves the complete renovation of a large apartment.The demolition of existing walls has allowed for a proper balance between the sleeping area and the living area.  Simone Furiosi The living area has been opened up as much as possible, creating two conceptual and physical volumes that define different functions and add dynamism to the space.  Simone Furiosi The first volume houses the kitchen, which can be completely isolated or connected to the dining area through full-height sliding doors.  Simone Furiosi The second volume delimits the opposite side and provides access to the more private part of the apartment, including a bathroom, a single bedroom, and a master bedroom with an ensuite bath... More

The renovation project of this elegant house in the center of Milan involves the preservation of period elements while integrating them with new design elements. The central core of the house is the hallway with the coffered ceiling that generates spaces and shapes. Through color the architecture is emancipated, evolving from a past stage to a contemporary one. Powder blue is the color that covers the entire space, alongside the wine red that invades the portals that are inspired by Piero Portaluppi's curves. From the portals one reaches the study and the large living room that houses both the TV corner and the dining room. Davide Arena Davide Arena The rest of the apartment is pervaded by neutral colors and a sophisticated atmos... More

The starting point for the renovation of this large apartment was the desire to create a dynamic system of spaces, able to adapt itself to the different needs of its inhabitants.The general layout of the house includes three bedrooms - one with a walk-in closet - kitchen, laundry room, study and three bathrooms. Sara Magni Sara Magni The fulcrum of the house lies in the living room, where the already existing pink granite fireplace and bow window are reintegrated within a new concept, which breaks the idea of a house made up of a sequence of rooms to create instead a more interesting concatenation of different moments in which to live various experiences. The living room is defined by the creation of two rounded and polychrome v... More

This charming apartment, located in the heart of Milan’s chinatown, has undergone a process of radical transformation, while maintaining the original layout of the walls.Each room features an alternation of cold and warm tones, creating a vibrant yet welcoming and relaxed sequence. Matteo Losurdo The interior was in fact conceived as a concatenation of spaces, linked together by a precise choice of colors and materials.Despite the relatively small size, the use of color has made it possible to create different situations and moments that are interconnected with each other. In the dining area, for instance, wall painted shapes define a reading corner, and the same tone is used for the bookcase in the niche in front. Matteo Lo... More

M Pavilion is located in the lobby of an office building in Xuhui District, Shanghai, a coffee shop design commissioned by the Chinese famous coffee brand M Stand. In order not to disturb the daily operations of the building, we proposed two strategies at the beginning of the design process: a rapid construction and a light touch to the site. Then a delicate and decent scaffolding pavilion came into being. Fangfang Tian A Light Box  Be light. We hope to bring relaxation and joy to people in a rigorous working atmosphere through a light form. The heavy volume above is in sharp contrast with the slender structure components, and the translucent skin attracts people to walk in. Slightly cantilevered floor makes the light-filled box... More

In order to offer a privileged view of the surrounding city, the renovation of this apartment in the historic center of Monza started with the inversion of the existing living and sleeping areas. Caption   Caption Instead of opting for a rigid division of the interiors, the project is configured as a series of spaces seamlessly connected, eliminating separations and doors as much as possible. Caption The prominent element of the living room is the bespoke corner kitchen, which hides the access to the rear anteroom and defines the dining space as a scenic backdrop. Caption Caption Materials, colors and furnishings recall the 70's with light irony, helping to create a welcoming and relaxing apartment. Capt... More

The renovation of one of the Teatro degli Arcimboldi dressing room was approached with the awareness of having to create a private space dedicated to meditation, concentration and relaxation.  Simone Furiosi Simone Furiosi While functionality is crucial from a distributive point of view, the transient permanence of a dressing room inhabitants make it possible to propose highly distinctive and daring finishing solutions. Simone Furiosi The choice was oriented towards the creation of a welcoming and intimate environment, characterized by large colored surfaces, which come together through strong chromatic and material contrasts. Since each color corresponds to a function, it can be said that the color was used as an arch... More