Bicocca Superlab by Balance Architectura – Courtesy of Open House Milano 2026.

Architecture. Archipanic is a media partner of Open House Milano 2026, taking place on 23–24 May. A global format with a simple but irresistible premise, Open House invites architects and designers to throw open the doors of their studios and recently completed projects. For this year’s Milanese edition, we’ve put together six destinations worth your time — from architecture practices and designers’ homes to creative agencies and co-working spaces. All visits are free; find the full programme and book your spot at openhousemilano.com.

Lombardini 22

Via Elia Lombardini 22, Map.

©Luca Rotondo.

Not far from the Naviglio Grande, tucked along a quiet residential street, the headquarters of Lombardini22 offers a rare look inside one of Italy’s most active architectural practices. The building reads as a spatial manifesto: offices flow into shared areas and a lively hub for events and co-working — a workplace built to reflect the very act of making architecture.

Blossom – Hybrid Perspectives

Via Tortona 9, Map.

BLOSSOM Hybrid Perspective by GAM Associati.

Via Tortona sits at the heart of Milan Design Week, its post-industrial fabric home to a steady stream of creative studios. Here, GAM Associati has recently completed the new offices of Blossom, a vibrant communications agency where the work environment folds seamlessly into something warmer — part home, part club. The project plays with light, reflections and transparency. Forget fixed workstations and embrace a more fluid way of working and living. The dynamic setting embodies the agency’s own mantra: Transforming Perspectives.

Spazio Vito Nesta

Via Ferrante Aporti 16, Map.

Courtesy of Vito Nesta.

A few steps from Central Station, behind a striking glass door set into a courtyard, Spazio Vito Nesta operates as a creative forge, warehouse and showroom in one. “A constantly evolving cabinet of curiosities that pays tribute to the culture of travel through the forms of everyday life,” explains Vito Nesta.  The space channels the atmosphere of a 1940s Milanese apartment, its furnishings and décor reinterpreting the theme of travel through evocative colours and repeated patterns with an undeniable escapist pull.

Casa-Studio Antonio Aricò

Via Nicola d’Apulia 7/a, Map.

Courtesy of Open House Milano.

Antonio Aricò opens his home and atelier to visitors. “Design is never just about function: it is a meeting point between the practicality of objects and human emotion,” the designer explains. Deeply rooted in his Calabrian origins, Aricò’s work speaks a distinctive language — one that bridges traditional craftsmanship and industrial design. Natural tones, tactile materials and a quietly welcoming atmosphere give the studio-home a character that feels both intimate and genuinely authentic.

Bicocca Superlab

Viale Sarca 336, Map.

Courtesy of Open House Milano.

Head north to discover the Bicocca Superlab, a creative hub and co-working space that proudly wears its industrial heritage. The so-called ‘horizontal skyscraper,’ designed by Balance Architettura, pays homage to the Bicocca district’s legacy of iron, steel and rubber production — Pirelli’s tyre manufacturing included. The 100-metre, five-storey structure integrates greenery and art installations throughout, with a verdant roof garden topping it off. LEED Gold certified, built entirely from recycled materials — including the silicone rubber cladding its façade — it runs on renewable energy alone and collects rainwater on site.

Vittorio Grassi Architects

Via Cenisio 73, Map.

@Ines Caro De Sousa.

Since 2010, Vittorio Grassi Architects has been reshaping a former industrial building on Via Cenisio into what they call a “citadel of architecture”. Originally constructed in the 1950s as a warehouse for ceramic and glass materials, the space has been carefully regenerated — preserving its industrial bones while making room for open-plan workspaces, an expansive library, meeting areas and a material archive stocked with samples and mood boards. A forgotten warehouse, thoughtfully brought back to life.

Lombardini 22 – ©Luca Rotondo @loocaround.

Our selection barely scratches the surface. Open House Milano 2026 spans over 100 locations across the city, including the offices of leading studios such as Barreca & Lavarra, Dot Dot Dot and Archea Associati. Beyond the studios, Open House Milano 2026 also opens up buildings rarely accessible to the public: a Renaissance house connected to the poet Francesco Petrarca, the Diamond Tower skyscraper, and the scenography ateliers of La Scala. Historic palaces, museums, the Politecnico Wind Gallery and the RAI television studios round out a programme well worth exploring in full.

Courtesy of GAM Associati.

All photos are courtesy of Open House Milano 2026.

Courtesy of  Vito Nesta.