Staying in the center of Milan, in an environment that is both traditional and capable of surprising with special effects seems to accurately respond to the most classic of searches for accommodation in the city.
In reality, it is a real request from the client who consulted the architect Jacopo Bonini of AB Studio Architettura to transform a former warehouse into a hospitality facility. The office, abandoned for some time and uninhabitable in the conditions in which it was found, was redesigned to become a bed and breakfast with multiple narratives.
A place to stay, enjoying the large and airy spaces typical of the most authentic Milanese homes of the twentieth century. A place to take refuge from the urban frenzy that runs around the building, located in the heart of the city, in Piazza Cadorna. An apartment for short-term rentals in which, however, you can breathe a connection with contemporary art. And, finally, a B&B 'treasure chest' that invites you to stay inside a red cube that is totally unexpected until you notice it.
The red cube is precisely the element that distinguishes this interior: aesthetically intriguing and distinctive compared to any other type of residence in the city, it also embodies the tool that the architects used to organize the space.
To understand how a red cube can represent a functional architectural object, we interviewed Jacobo Bonini of AB Studio Architettura.