SOM renovates Gio Ponti and Portaluppi's 1960s modernist office complex in Milan
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Starr Charles
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Summary
Global studio SOM has renovated Corso Italia 23, a 1960s modernist office complex in Milan originally designed by Italian architects Gio Ponti and Piero Portaluppi. The project retrofits the three-volume structure occupying an entire urban block, updating its modernist architecture and fractured interiors to meet contemporary standards while preserving the building's original character and "soul."
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· 3 pulledSOM has renewed Corso Italia 23, a 1960s office complex in Milan, retrofitting its modernist structure and fractured interiors to align with modern standards.
Occupying an entire urban block, the Corso Italia 23 building comprises three distinct volumes originally designed by Italian architects Gio Ponti and Piero Portaluppi.
SOM has updated the Corso Italia 23
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