Borromei Loft Wohnen by Barbara Fassoni Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Silber in Innenraumdesign Competition Category.
SilberInnenraum· 2023
Borromei Loft Wohnen
Client: Bfa Architects
A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Innenraum Category
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The Design
About Borromei Loft Wohnen
Die Herausforderung dieses Projekts bestand darin, die Abfolge geheimer Räume, die für das historische Zentrum Mailands typisch sind, neu vorzuschlagen und dabei über die alte Gebäudestruktur hinauszugehen und ein zeitgenössisches Design zu schaffen, das eine neue Atmosphäre garantiert. Eine ausreichende natürliche Beleuchtung aller Räume war nur durch die Schaffung von Flügeln und neuen Öffnungen möglich, die es den Lichtfiltern durch das große Oberlicht im Wohnbereich ermöglichen würden, auch die privatesten Räume zu erreichen.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Silber
Borromei Loft Wohnen ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Borromei Loft Wohnen wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Borromei Loft Wohnen ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Challenging was to propose the succession of secret spaces typical of Milan’s historic centre, going beyond the ancient building structure through a modern design that would guarantee an up-to-date atmosphere. In addition, ensuring adequate natural lighting for all spaces was only possible by creating wings and new openings that would allow the light filters through the large skylight in the living area rooms to the most private rooms.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Skylight 6.5x2.5 Glass roof box 7.2x1.8
- Tags
- Loft style, amazing space, metall fireplace, big skylight, green interior space, garden interior, luxury lifestyle, industrial style, metall staircase
- Production Technology
- Above other materials, we featured this project with natural and painted steel for the staircase. Concrete has been used for the living area's floor. Transparent glass is used to maintain the flow between spaces.
- Design Challenge
- The space was difficult to manage because it faces an inner court with poor light. The key was to give more fluidity to the main area to interact with other rooms between internal windows or openings in the walls. The living area became a sort of 'piazza' - a public space that capturing zenital light it's the house's core.
- Research
- Our research is based on selecting mood images, colour palettes, material samples, and suppliers. We defined our research objective as a house that could be safe but prestigious, warm and welcoming after several meetings with clients, and all family members, to fully understand their needs. Our methodology includes research, mood boards, models and renders shared with clients, approval, and on-site application. Research tools are references from books, magazines, the internet, suppliers' meetings and everything we need to support our ideas.
- Inspiration
- Each space is contained in another, in a continuous game of sophisticated matryoshkas. Public areas become progressively exclusive, allowing the sensation of leaving behind the city centre and its frenzy. The two-level loft recreates Milan's architectural elements, including an inner garden, a courtyard, and private rooms. Three different designed staircases guarantee the connection with the upper level. The house's core is a social and bright central space, which connects the three bedrooms while keeping them separate.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2018, with a first visit to the place in Milan. Detailed project and building site followed until March 2021. Custom furniture has been completed in February 2023.
- Operation Flow
- Borromei loft was designed for a single man. The heart of the house revolves around the living room, featured by a double row of five opening skylights and a fixed glass box measuring 7x2m. Around this space revolve the kitchen, the fireplace with sofas and the TV area, the study area and the music area, embellished with a small terrace enriched by a vertical green wall. The double-height entrance area acts as a hinge between the spaces of the three bedrooms, each with a bathroom en suite.
- Team Members
- Designer/Architect: Barbara Fassoni
Structural Engineer: Mario Pezzotta
MEP: Teknema Consulting
Local Architect: dMr – Angelo Manenti
Builder: Orma Srl - Image Credits
- Image #1: Andrea Martiradonna, 2022
Image #2: Andrea Martiradonna, 2022
Image #3: Andrea Martiradonna, 2022
Image #4: Andrea Martiradonna, 2022
Image #5: Andrea Martiradonna, 2022
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