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Connecting Experiences

June 29, 2019

The visionary architect Michele De Lucchi brings Connecting Experiences to Poltrona Frau's via Manzoni flagship in Milan, an exploration of his previously unrealised architectural project, Earth Stations.

The evolution of technology will inevitably change how work, how we live and how we collectively experience space. How can architects adapt to this rapidly changing landscape? Michele De Lucchi-s Earth Stations, the product of two years of extensive research, proposes a new place that will shape relationships among us.

In Connecting Experiences, Michele De Lucchi will reinterpret Poltrona Frau's Milan flagship according to his vision of this new typology. The space divided into several nodes promoting communication, work and leisure will be open to the public throughout the week for visitors to work, relax and attend lectures and workshops with Poltrona Frau's designers and collaborators.

The zones Michele De Lucchi has mapped out will include: a large co-working space with complimentary Wi-Fi and Apple products such as MacBook Air, iMac and iPad Pro; a conference room for meetings and conversations; a reading room for individual study; a space to relax, unwind and listen to music curated by Rolling Stone; and a coffee bar to refuel. A dedicated learning area will host lectures and workshops on topics ranging from sustainability to privacy from architects Roberto Palomba, Alberto Lievore and Pietro Gottardi, alongside students from IED. A cinema will show a program of design related films and documentaries. An exhibition space featuring Michele De Lucchi's renderings, models and research will be on display introduce visitors to his Earth Stations project.

The orthogonal plan of the former palazzo will be softened by a wooden "double skin", creating a fluid transition between each zone while allowing for moments of enclosed privacy. A genuine connection with the environment is an essential part of the Connecting Experiences concept: trees and plant life will be interspersed throughout the space, connecting man to the natural world.

Address:Via Alessandro Manzoni, 30, 20121 - Milan, Italy
www.poltronafrau.it

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