SOLUM is an architecture office based in Milan established in 2019 by Mattia Agates, Lorenzo Campagna, Filippo Gismondi and Alessandro Loda after their graduation at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, (CH).
The studio works with a diversity of projects at various scales from urban planning to interior projects.
It has participated in several national and international competitions, also in collaboration with other architects, winning some prizes and awards.
SOLUM is also involved in research and education activities as design teaching assistants at the Politecnico di Milano.
Mattia Agates, Rome 1994
He graduated in 2019 from Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio USI, in Switzerland. In 2015, he worked for Al-Jawad Pike Architects in London. In 2017, in Mendrisio, he founded the student association Concreto and Archealizar, a studio for the realization of images of architecture and design. In 2019 he founded SOLUM.
Lorenzo Campagna, Rome 1994
He graduated in 2019 from Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio USI, in Switzerland. In 2015, he worked for Manuel Aires Mateus in Lisbon. In 2017 he worked for Itten Brechbuhl in Lugano and in Mendrisio, he founded the student association Concreto and Archealizar, a studio for the realization of images of architecture and design. From 2019 he’s teaching assistant at Politecnico di Milano. In 2019 he founded SOLUM.
Filippo Gismondi, Milan 1994
He graduated in 2019 from Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio USI, in Switzerland. In 2015, he worked for Manuel Aires Mateus in Lisbon. In 2017, in Mendrisio, he founded the student association Concreto and Archealizar, a studio for the realization of images of architecture and design. From 2019 he’s teaching assistant at Politecnico di Milano. In 2019 he founded SOLUM.
Alessandro Loda, Desenzano 1994
He graduated in 2019 from Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio USI, in Switzerland. In 2015, he worked for HKS Architects in London. In 2017, in Mendrisio, he founded the student association Concreto and Archealizar, a studio for the realization of images of architecture and design. In 2019 he founded SOLUM.
023 Natural History Museum, Competition, Locarno (CH), 2022
022 Disimpegno, F/A FakeAuthentic Open Call, Milan (IT), 2022 BUILT
021 OSC 'Sala e Padiglione', Competition, Mendrisio (CH), 2022 3rd PRIZE
020 House in Nervi, Renovation, Genova (IT), 2022 ONGOING
019 A24 Apartment, Renovation, Roma (IT), 2021 BUILT
018 Lamia, Extension and renovation, C. Camastra, Ostuni (IT), 2021 ONGOING
017 G5 Apartment, Renovation, Milano (IT), 2021 BUILT
016 Patio House, Holiday house, Caponegro, Avola (IT), 2021 ONGOING
015 Casa nel borgo, Renovation, Montalbano, Zocca (IT), 2021 ONGOING
014 Fuoco Rotto, Mosaico, Milano (IT), 2021 BUILT
013 Tourist complex in Bignasco, Competition, Bignasco (CH), 2021 4th PRIZE
012 House for two brothers, Semi-detached house, C. delle stiviere (IT), 2021 UNBUILT
011 School extension and renovation, Competition, Malvaglia (CH), 2021 5th PRIZE
010 S20 Apartment, Renovation, Milano (IT), 2021 BUILT
009 L2 Apartment, Renovation, Milano (IT), 2021 BUILT
008 S35, Furniture, Milano (IT), 2021 BUILT
007 Ex Macello, Competition, Lugano (CH), 2021 6th PRIZE
006 F1 Villa, Renovation, Moneglia (IT), 2020 BUILT
005 P3 Apartment, Renovation, Milano (IT), 2020 BUILT
004 School and sports hall, Competition, Magliaso (CH), 2020 8th PRIZE
003 S7 Apartment, Renovation, Milano (IT), 2020 BUILT
002 B22 Apartment, Renovation, Roma (IT), 2019 BUILT
001 C9 Apartment, Renovation, Milano (IT), 2019 BUILT
Disimpegno
December 10, 2021L2 Apartment
Renovation, MilanoAn apartment in the centre of Milan, inside a building originally constructed to meet the growing housing needs of the 1920s, has been converted into a one-person apartment. The aim of the project was to fit the client’s needs, while preserving the structure, the layout and the peculiarity of the pre-existent apartment, made of separate rooms placed around a generous entrance hall.The rearrangement of the spaces started from the client’s (a photographer’s) private studio. Made of ribbed glass and stainless steel, the studio has been built on the footprint of a pre-existing room. Two pivot doors allow multiple openings, thus creating new spatial connections in the house. Inside the studio, the light filtered by the glass creates diffuse lightning. A three-piece set of furniture, based on a 35 cm steel-and-marble module, inhabits the studio. The system, designed for that specific space, can be easily assembled and disassembled, and the objects can be moved and rotated to create different relationships between the space and the objects.The existing wooden floor and the original stuccoes on the ceiling have been maintained and highlighted by the dark painting on the wall and the suspended kitchen shelving. Once used as an extra room, the entrance, which connects the main bedroom on the courtyard to the living area, is now emphasized by the insertion of a mosaic made of marble tiles filled with grey microcement.
ElleDecorCredits
Year
2019-2020
Location
Milan, Italy
Client
Private
Project
SOLUM
Surface
97 sqm
Construction cost
67.000 €
Contractor
Gianmario Fenaroli
Studio
Lidi, Architettura in metallo
Mosaic
SOLUM + Vitali Studio
Photography
Martino Stelzer
