Caccia Dominioni House, Private residence in Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy.
Description
The Caccia Dominioni House is a five-story building on Piazza Sant'Ambrogio with vertical articulations and ornate wrought-iron balconies. Each floor displays different architectural details that create visual interest across the street-facing facade.
History
Luigi Caccia Dominioni designed this residential building between 1947 and 1950 during Milan's post-war reconstruction. The project emerged during a period when the city sought new architectural expressions blending traditional forms with modern ideas.
Culture
The building shows how Milan's architects after the war connected contemporary forms with the existing city structure. The family expressed their connection to the place by weaving their initials into the ornate wrought-iron balconies.
Practical
Access is from Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, a central square in Milan's historic district. Since this is an occupied residential building, visitors can only see the exterior and admire the architectural details from the street.
Did you know?
The building was an early example of reversed design: the architect planned the interior spaces first and let the exterior form follow. This unconventional working method was innovative for its time and influenced later modern architects.
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