Interior Design

The architecture firm Settanta7 has begun the construction of Bosco della Musica, a new campus for the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan. The site is located in Rogoredo, a former industrial area in the southeastern part of the city, currently under scrutiny due to incidents of violence and public safety concerns. The area is therefore the focus of development initiatives by the Italian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, including the competition for this project, which was awarded to Settanta7 in 2022. The firm is responsible for the design and is overseeing the coordination of all disciplines as lead consultant for the construction of the entire project: a broader urban regeneration program that includes the redevelopment of the 17,400 sqm site and the adaptive reuse of the “Ex Chimici” industrial building, alongside the construction of four new buildings, three dedicated to educational activities and one intended for student housing.

Some of the most significant transformations of South American landscapes have been produced not by cities, but by large infrastructures built to extract and distribute natural resources. Mining operations, energy systems, and transport networks have connected remote landscapes to broader economic structures while transforming rural territories and urban settlements throughout the continent. These infrastructures do not simply occupy space; they reorganize it. They have not only supported economic growth but also reconfigured territories in ways that continue to generate political, environmental, and social debate across the continent. From this perspective, territories can be understood not as fixed geographic areas but as socio-ecological systems shaped by cultural, environmental, and political relations, a point emphasized by anthropologist Arturo Escobar in his work on territorial thinking in Latin America.

a radical vision born in post-war japan, metabolism reimagined the city as a living system capable of growth, adaptation, and renewal.

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For an architect, every project begins as an act of reading – reading the land, the light, the materials, the intentions, and even the intangible: that which dwells between space and spirit. To interpret the world and then translate it into form may be the most delicate and enduring exercise in architecture. And when that translation approaches the sacred, the gesture takes on another dimension – a search, through matter, for a language that ascends.

Overlooking Victoria’s Southern Ocean near Anglesea surf beach, this minimal two-storey house draws on the simple modernism of 1950s–60s coastal homes. Designed for a couple with extended family, it balances retreat with shared experience.

Our recent project, ‘q.d.c’, reimagines a small café tucked within one of Gangnam’s dense office clusters as a place of pause and reflection — a “second office” for those who move to the rhythm of work. The name takes inspiration from the medical abbreviation *qd*, meaning “once a day,” here reinterpreted as Quick Daily Coffee — a ritual celebrating everyday productivity and calm.

Vespa is a striking subtropical retreat that masterfully balances privacy, openness, and connection to nature. Designed as a sanctuary for a young family, the residence offers a dynamic interplay of raw concrete, warm timber, and striking black detailing—an architectural language rooted in biophilic principles and crafted to foster a deeper connection with its environment. Emphasising natural light, passive ventilation, and material authenticity, the dwelling becomes a tranquil retreat softened by cascading greenery and an abundance of daylight.

the star-shaped timber components reinterpret traditional mortise-tenon joinery.

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