LUXOTTICA HEADQUARTERS
Lorenzo Zandri
Product Spec Sheet

ElementBrandProduct Name
FurnitureLapalma
SanitarywareGROHE
FaucetsVOLA
CeramicsMarazzi
Outdoor FurnitureGLM Outdoor Solutions
FurnitureMolteni&C

Product Spec Sheet
Furniture
Sanitaryware
by GROHE
Faucets
by VOLA
Ceramics
by Marazzi
Outdoor Furniture
Furniture

LUXOTTICA HEADQUARTERS

Park Associati as Architects

A transparent crystal combining cutting-edge technology and material quality.

Rising in the heart of Milan, the new building designed by Park Associati conceived as a transparent crystal completes the Luxottica headquarters area. Acting as a linchpin among the architectural, historical and natural elements that characterise this urban microcosm overlooking the historical garden of Palazzo Litta, this new independent structure is protected by the façades of the pre-existing buildings and cannot be seen from Piazza Cadorna.

photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri
photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri

The clean-cut forms, the cutting-edge technology and the materials' quality give shape to an architecture that expresses innovation, beauty and functionality, starting from the façade developed in collaboration with Deerns. The highly technological double skin offers a balance between reflection and transparency. Similar to a filtering protective 'lens', the slightly convex façade lets the inside and the outside virtually come into physical contact and ensures optimal indoor conditions.

photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri
photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri

On the outside, the alternation of full and empty spaces created by the new structure generates a surprising and unusual space. The traditional Milanese courtyard concept is expanded and reinterpreted in line with the contemporary requirements of fluidity, interconnection and transparency.
The interior design project combines tradition and cutting-edge technology – the cornerstones of the Luxottica brand. The interior spaces house fully open space workstations complying with the 'clean desk' policy, meeting rooms for informal or private gatherings and areas for sharing and guest reception.

photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri
photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri

Evoking Milanese elegance, the Venetian-style terrazzo and Beola gneiss floors, the wooden cladding and the burnished metals of the two large scenic staircases are combined with high-tech elements and contemporary aesthetic touches, such as the false ceiling made of fabric-covered radiant panels and the large led video walls in the communal areas.

photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri
photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri

Team:

Client: Luxottica Group

Founding Partners: Filippo Pagliani, Michele Rossi 
Project Leader: Lorenzo Merloni 
Architects: Alessandro Bentivegna, Luca Borlenghi, Alexia Caccavella, Corrado Collura, Alice Cuteri, Valeria Donini, Cristina Tudela Molino, Marco Vitalini.
Graphic designer: Marinella Ferrari
Visualizers: Fabio Calciati, Mario Frusca, Stefano Venegoni, Antonio Cavallo

Mechanical and Electrical Plants, Façades, LEED Certification: Deerns

Structures: MSC Associati

Lighting project: IN-VISIBLE Lab

Fire Prevention: Studio Mistretta & Co

Landscape Project: Arch. Franco Giorgetta

General Contractor: Borio Mangiarotti, SMV Costruzioni

Façades: Stahlbau Pichler

Photo Credits: Lorenzo Zandri, Nicola Colella

photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri
Lorenzo Zandri
photo_credit Nicola Colella
Nicola Colella

Materials Used:

Venetian terrazzo: Fantini Mosaici
Marble and stone: Rigo marbles
Carpeting: Eco Contract
Ceramics: Marazzi
Metal stair cladding: De Castelli
Wooden panelling: Guidetti Dessi, Kenfoster
Internal roller curtains: Omnitex
Office, common area and outdoor lighting: Viabizzuno
Sanitaryware: Catalano, Globo, Grohe
Faucets: Fantini Rubinetti, Vola
Fabric suspended ceilings: Kvadrat
Radiant fabric suspended ceilings: Kvadrat, Price
Glass parapets: Faraone 
Bespoke metal finishing elements: Kenfoster, Officina Lambo 
Meeting rooms vertical cladding: Unifor, Kvadrat 
Offices and meeting rooms partition walls: Unifor 
Custom offices furniture: Unifor  
Offices and meeting rooms furniture: Cassina, LaPalma , MDF Italia, Molteni, Tecno, Unifor, Vitra 
Bespoke presidential meeting room furniture: Kenfoster, Sagola
Technical doormats: 3M 
Lifts: Kone 
Led walls: Sansi 
Outdoor furniture: Outdoor Solution 
Interior door handles: Olivari

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