Caccia Re-styled Tenet experiments with contemporary design in 20th-century architecture for a house renovation in Milan’s Piazza Carbonari By Kelly Pau • April 16, 2025 • Interiors, International (Francesca Iovene) SHARE Milanese modernist Luigi Caccia Dominioni completed the Mondelli building in 1961, a seemingly shiny rational building atop Milan’s Piazza Carbonari. An irregular window arrangement, clinker facade, and the vertical, flush elevator visible from the outside are telltale signs of Caccia style. If it’s not enough to contend with this modern legacy while renovating one of the building’s apartments, Tenet took the project as an opportunity to experiment: What would an architect on the level of Caccia do? And how do you mediate between 20th-century architectural history and contemporary living? The project, Self Modern, answers these questions by dialoging with and then disrupting these connections. The residence is situated on the first floor of the building. At 1,076 square feet, the unit was originally oriented in a rationalist style. Private sleeping quarters and social gathering spaces were clearly divided. A large glass door and oblique wall separated the hallway from the living room, and a red wardrobe distinguished a bedroom. Tenet reorganized the space, breaking up the linearity in the main corridor with more angled walls. Now, the kitchen is an office space, the entrance has been reshaped and compressed, an ensuite-bathroom was added to a bedroom, the new kitchen takes the space of a former bedroom, and the kitchen now opens up into the dining room and living room. Read more about the residence on aninteriomag.com. Milan