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Mascheroni 15 by Dainelli Studio: a piece of Milanese history out of the usual design circuits

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The district of Magenta, the residential area of the bourgeois urban class by tradition, and today the privileged setting of historic buildings and architectural evidence of Milanese past, hosts the Mascheroni 15 project. Once again the result of the collaboration between the firm Gallotti&Radice and Dainelli Studio, it lies in an apartment inside a prestigious building from the 1920s, where it reflects the historical charm of the non-conventionality area in which it sits. The project was initially nurtured by the company’s need for a familiar space serving as a proscenium for its products and those of partner companies, so as to show their versatility and adaptability. What followed was the realization of a concept that recovers and values ​​the past charm of the building, a virtuous result of a collective project in which each signature has contributed to a coherent, refined, and of great effect design.

Mascheroni 15, Private House for Gallotti&Radice, Milano, Italia, Dainelli Studio <br /> Image copyright: @Matteo Imbriani
Mascheroni 15, Private House for Gallotti&Radice, Milano, Italia, Dainelli Studio
Image copyright: @Matteo Imbriani
Mascheroni 15, Private House for Gallotti&Radice, Milano, Italia, Dainelli Studio <br /> Image copyright: @Matteo Imbriani
Mascheroni 15, Private House for Gallotti&Radice, Milano, Italia, Dainelli Studio
Image copyright: @Matteo Imbriani

To define the perimeter of the design imagery, we find original elements such as antique parquet flooring, decorative mouldings on the ceilings, grit floors, and doors with precious frames. To bring this perimeter to life, furnishings with artisanal finishes, exceptional quality, and sophisticated lines have been included, creating a dialogue with the elegant decorative style of 1920s Milan. If we were to trace a path through this spatial framework, the entrance would be our starting point. Here we find a large custom-designed cabinet covered in black ash caning, which anticipates the chromatic choices of the entire apartment as well as the use of brass in various declinations, such as the slabs framing the radiators and the ornamental plinth.

The central corridor, which departs from here to delineate the different environments, has been conceived as a true art gallery, its function emphasized by wall wash lights and a brass backdrop. The effect is that of entering an immersive space of lights and sensations, giving rhythm to a design journey that then continues in the living, dining, kitchen, master bedroom with master bathroom, study, and guest bathroom areas, all enhanced by Gallotti&Radice furnishings. In terms of design, the Bolle pendant chandelier in the living room is the gravitational centre of the entire project. To complete the area, there are the sinuous lines of the Audrey sofas, with matching poufs and tables, the walnut Brera bookcase, the bespoke wainscoting, and a selection of works of art and modernist furnishings. The effect is that of an enveloping space that embraces those who enter and attracts them thanks to an aesthetic that overwhelms the eye.

Mascheroni 15, Private House for Gallotti&Radice, Milano, Italia, Dainelli Studio <br /> Image copyright: @Matteo Imbriani
Mascheroni 15, Private House for Gallotti&Radice, Milano, Italia, Dainelli Studio
Image copyright: @Matteo Imbriani
Mascheroni 15, Private House for Gallotti&Radice, Milano, Italia, Dainelli Studio <br /> Image copyright: @Matteo Imbriani
Mascheroni 15, Private House for Gallotti&Radice, Milano, Italia, Dainelli Studio
Image copyright: @Matteo Imbriani

The dining area hosts the spacious Maat table, conceived as a place for domestic gatherings as well as for work. Here, a sliding brass backdrop hides an interactive whiteboard, determining the hybrid character of the room as both a dining room and a meeting space. It goes without saying, for Dainelli Studio aesthetics and functionality are two necessary and complementary aspects of successful design. We then proceed to the kitchen, created in collaboration with Binova and divided into two parts: one for storage, including top-of-the-line LG Signature appliances, and one where the spacious Ariostea worktop allows for the preparation of delicious plates. It is a visually comfortable space, also due to the high-quality bronze-toned finishes reflecting light inside.

Functionality and elegance also define, as a leitmotif, the sleeping area and the study. The master bedroom is characterized by dark tones, enhancing by contrast the Lilas bed, placed at its center, specially designed by Dainelli Studio and subsequently included in the Gallotti&Radice collection. Another interesting chromatic play concerns the detail in green marble that, nestled in the wardrobe niche, recalls the surface of the 1968 coffee table. The study serves the function of containing materials. To this end, a custom-made bridging storage unit and wooden wainscoting were designed to integrate into the architecture of the room while allowing natural light to enter. Finally, the bathrooms are characterized by light and bright colors due to the Ariostea strain-effect cladding and the walls from the Ceramica Bardelli’s Monoscopio collection, designed by Dainelli Studio. This leads to interesting contrast effect with the other environments, and a sense of verticality and three-dimensionality that once again magnifies the historicity of the place.

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