Villa Figini, Rationalist residence in Milan, Italy.
Villa Figini is a private rationalist villa in the Villaggio dei Giornalisti neighborhood of Milan, raised off the ground on concrete pilotis. Long horizontal windows run across the white facade, and terraces at different levels open the interior directly toward the outside.
The house was designed and built by architect Luigi Figini between 1934 and 1935 as his own home. It was conceived as a working demonstration of how modern European architectural ideas could take shape in a private Italian residence.
The residence shows how modernist design changed everyday Italian housing by connecting interior spaces directly to the outside through its open layout. This approach to living reflected new ideas about how families should inhabit their homes during the early twentieth century.
The building can be viewed from the street but remains a private residence and is not open to visitors inside. The Villaggio dei Giornalisti neighborhood is easy to walk through, and the facade shows best in daylight.
The villa stands on pilotis, leaving the ground level completely open beneath the structure and creating a covered outdoor space. This approach, drawn from Le Corbusier's principles, was rarely seen in Italian domestic architecture at the time it was built.
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