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UNA Group's flagship hotel opens in Milan

Milano Verticale | UNA Esperienze, a 13-storey hotel designed by Italian architecture studio Vudafieri-Saverino Partners, is located in the Corso Como area and reflects Milan's urban development and rebirth

by Connor Gill 20 January 2022 Bars, Restaurants, Clubs and Cafes

The architectural project for the interior and exterior areas by Vudafieri-Saverino Partners aims to overcome the traditional concept of a hotel by creating a space that is open to the city.

A city hotel, an F&B destination, a location for business meetings and a hub offering innovative services. The development has 173 rooms on 12 floors, over 600 sq m dedicated to restaurants and bars, and a 1,000 sq m internal garden.

Claudi Saverino and Tiziano Vudafieri designed a new level of aesthetic and environmental experiences to make Milano Verticale a unique and distinctive place. The interiors are a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Milanese design, with references to the modern aspects of Milan’s maestros from the post-war period. 

The development was conceived to be an extension of the city; an urban device at the service of Milan, with ground-floor amenities designed to play an active role in the dialogue of the city. In the hall, reception, lounge, and lobby, the storytelling is entrusted to marble walls, multicoloured ceilings, and a large double-height space that leads to the internal garden. 

The same materials used in the common areas continue into the bedrooms; the public and private parts of the hotel speak the same coherent architectural language.

The rooms stand out due to their careful choice of minimal materials used; floors in ceramic stone and dry oak parquet, walls in marmorino plaster divided into large areas of colour in slightly different shades, with complimentary bed headboards made of ribbed walnut wood. A bespoke desk in brass acts as a constant in the hotel’s story and a pivotal element for the rest of the room decor.

The hotel boasts a 530 sq m rooftop area on the 13th floor, belonging to the four penthouse suites; exclusive super attic apartments with large panoramic terraces and jacuzzi pools. Rooftop and penthouse suites can be completely customised to suit different needs and can be modulated according to use. They can be transformed into personalised single apartments measuring over 900 sq m. 

Linking the three public F&B locations is a huge sloping tiled ceiling that contracts and dilates, making the spaces fluid and easily identifiable.

The first environment is “Vertigo, Osteria Contemporanea” an open modern-day tavern with views into the kitchen and a natural inclination to project out towards the exterior and the garden. 

From the cocktail bar to the “Anima” fine dining restaurant, the atmosphere becomes more intimate and perfect for evenings, with its ten gourmet tables in their very elegant setting and two private rooms seating six and eight diners. 

The landscape project by Vudafieri-Saverino Partners with P’Arcnouveau was inspired by the Milanese tradition of secret courtyards, often hidden behind the sober fronts of noble palazzos in the city centre.


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