{"id":2617,"date":"2025-10-03T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:00:04","slug":"triennale-milano-completes-renovation-that-enhances-giovanni-muzios-original-1933-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/triennale-milano-completes-renovation-that-enhances-giovanni-muzios-original-1933-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Triennale Milano completes renovation that “enhances Giovanni Muzio's original 1933 design”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cucina<\/div>\n

Architect Luca Cipelletti<\/a> has renovated the lower-ground floor of Milan’s Triennale Milano<\/a> museum, including its restaurant, music venue and children’s play area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Led by Triennale Milano<\/a> president Stefano Boeri<\/a> and general director Carla Morogallo, the renovation encompasses 2,300 square metres of interior space in the Giovanni Muzio-designed Palazzo dell’Arte building, alongside 7,300 square metres of gardens, porticos and facades.<\/p>\n

\"Voce
Voce Triennale was the first part of the renovation to be completed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The renovation forms part of a wider redevelopment of the building, aimed at updating its energy performance, accessibility and functionality while “enhancing Giovanni Muzio’s original 1933 design”.<\/p>\n

The first portion of the renovation to be completed was the Voce Triennale<\/a>, a dedicated music space.<\/p>\n

\"Voce
The space was designed for music<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Created to host Triennale’s extensive music programme, the minimalist<\/a>, rectangular room is supported by pillars that carve out a trio of asymmetrical naves.<\/p>\n

A mixture of sound-insulating, sound-absorbing and sound-reflecting panels clad the walls and ceilings, while a large soundwall forms the centrepiece of the space.<\/p>\n

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Marcello Maloberti created a custom neon sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Designer Philippe Malouin<\/a> conceived a bespoke modular seating system for the venue, made up of a chunky sofa and a cluster of listening lounge chairs crafted from dark green felt with visible stitching.<\/p>\n

Integrated dynamic lighting illuminates the space, which also includes a cocktail bar. At its entrance, a sense of nightlife is enhanced by illustrative neon<\/a> signage by artist Marcello Maloberti<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Cucina
The second part of the renovation is Cucina Triennale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Voce Triennale’s pared-back interior was designed to be “less distracting due to the absence of visual stimuli”, according to Boeri, allowing the music to take centre stage.<\/p>\n

The second part of the renovation is Cucina Triennale<\/a>, a restaurant<\/a> and cafe<\/a> refurbished to reflect the style and atmosphere of Muzio’s original 1930s design.<\/p>\n

\"Restaurant
The restaurant and cafe feature timber elements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overlooking the Triennale gardens, the eatery is spread across three rooms characterised by industrial timber flooring and white walls. Cipelletti<\/a> also maintained the space’s original exposed rhomboid beam ceilings.<\/p>\n

Central to the interior are stackable dining chairs by Studio Klass<\/a>, which were custom-made for the restaurant.<\/p>\n

\"Gioco
Gioco Triennale is a dedicated kids’ area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The chairs were designed to complement the steel-framed tables originally created for the space by architect Gigiotti Zanini. Furniture brand UniFor<\/a> reissued the tables for the project, but updated the tops with a more durable finish.<\/p>\n

Two partitioned areas cloaked in retractable green curtains are used for exhibitions.<\/p>\n