Barra&Barra

In some projects, there is a point at which the workspace stops being just a workspace and starts to resemble a living area rather than a place of production. That boundary is crossed by Barra&Barra's new Cuneo headquarters.

The concept, created by architect Duilio Damilano, takes up 600 square meters inside the 1965 Palazzo Chialva. A restrained modernist structure that has been repaired with a strategy that views innovation and conservation as complementary aspects of one another.

The new Barra&Barra headquarters, which spans three floors and has a mezzanine, is intended to be a well-organized but cohesive area.

The client of a company that specializes in green building and remodeling should be able to experience the quality of the space, according to Damilano's interior design. Wood, linen drapes, warm colors, and natural materials. A comforting home style used in a business environment.

Light is a component of the project's narrative framework within this equilibrium.

Damilano has selected the Multidot system, designed by Brian Sironi, for the stairway, the building's vertical core, which is clearly nearly six meters high.

The ultimate product is a chandelier, a pendant light that has a powerful visual presence and turns vertical circulation into a visual halt. Playing with the plants strewn all over the room, the light spots multiply and reflect.

Ph Barbara Corsico