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The new IAT space in Milan
Milan now has a “new urban face”: this is the architect Simone Micheli’s design for the IAT headquarters, situated in the former Cobianchi premises.
Simone Micheli has used this area, a habitual haunt of actors, politicians and the jet set since the 1930s, to resurrect the concept of the “urban living room”. His offering is a contemporary rereading of a “symbol” of the good life in Milan, where elegant design, architecture, graphic design and much more besides has once again been made available to the public. Special products created in collaboration with the architect are used to illuminate this most unusual enclosure: the 16 fabric pendant fixtures can change colour thanks to the use of RGB LEDs, and were designed in a particular size so that they are capable of playing an active part in the concept devised by Micheli.
Frame and LedPlus, supplied by iGuzzini in their capacity as project sponsor, complete the lighting scheme.
Photographs of the project
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Products used:
>> special fabric product, fitted with colour-changing LED light sources
What was the Cobianchi?
Officially opened in 1924, the “Cobianchi” was the principal building in the famous chain of public baths founded in 1911 by Cleopatro Cobianchi, an entrepreneur from Bologna.
Located underneath the street-level offices and accessible from the porticoes of the Piazza del Duomo, this site used to offer showers and baths, hairdressing services, a music and writing room, a telephone, umbrella rental, a men’s hat repair service, a train ticket kiosk and even a banking office and exchange bureau.
Located underneath the street-level offices and accessible from the porticoes of the Piazza del Duomo, this site used to offer showers and baths, hairdressing services, a music and writing room, a telephone, umbrella rental, a men’s hat repair service, a train ticket kiosk and even a banking office and exchange bureau.