The architecture and interior design for the private residence in the town of Lurago Marinone features an unbroken continuity between exterior and interior space with a tight sequence of inner rooms and patios. With a blend of abstraction and realism, the sharp lines of the walls penetrate the form of the building and organize the interiors of the building, while a traditional roof structure crowns the villa. The interior and the exterior architecture – featuring intricate frames and sliding shutters in the facade for optimal light control – provide a pure setting for exhibiting the remarkable art collection of the residents.

The redevelopment of the 16,000 sqm site previously occupied by an old cotton mill creates new commercial, residential and administrative buildings following the traditional architecture of the Brianza region. The site is divided in three distinct but interconnected areas: the first area provides access to the other two inside the complex, laid out as a main plaza and gardens. The redevelopment inserts stairs, ramps and pedestrian-circulation routes, creating a complex on the urban scale, a minuscule city fragment within the thriving town of Seregno, on the northern edge of Milan.

The 4,000 sqm production complex for Antonio Fusco is situated in Milan’s industrial periphery, in an area that developed during intensive industrial expansions. Its 1,200 sqm of office space is distributed over two volumes of the front that open to the enclosed garden and frame the circular hall. In addition, core production functions are carried out on the four levels of the 3,400 sqm of production area and warehouse space, and the 800 sqm of mechanized depot. A sense of architectural inseparability between the main front and the road side is fixed by the elongated horizontal articulation achieved by the reinforced concrete structural elements.

Comprising six repurposed industrial buildings around two courts, the Milan headquarters of Esprit is dominated by their grey concrete facade, perforated by large frameless window-panes. The visual screen of the main entrance leads to a zigzagging route that goes through the buildings by means of ramps, bridges and hot-wrought galvanized steel staircases. The choice of galvanized steel, usually used in sheet form for making eaves and roofing, represents a bold element in the interior architecture, along with the waxed grey concrete flooring and the visible air-conditioning system.