Carlo De Carli, Casa di Franco Cassina, Meda (Italy), 1959

In the Casa di Franco Cassina, the living space is located on the first floor and the outside staircase is leading to the main entrance. The space is divided by functions among the geometric figures – two rectangles and one octagon. Technical rooms and bedrooms are located in two rectangles, connected by the living spaces – living room and dining room.

The facade is very minimalistic and linear, disturbed only by high windows on the upper floor. Part of the building is raised on pillars and a covered patio was created. Materials used – brick and concrete – are typical of this time and typical for the author. De Carli used similar solutions in his other project, the Damiano church in Milan.

Carlo De Carli, the pupil of Gio Ponti, was not only a star of the Triennale Museum in Milan, but also one of the personalities that contributed the most to the renewal of furniture production in Brianza. From 1948 to 1968, he was both teacher and headmaster of the Politecnico di Milano. In 1954, he won the Golden Compass award for his chair ‘683’ designed for Cassina.