The Puccini Hotel Milano reopens as part of the Hilton Tapestry Collection

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The reference to the theatre, inspired by the hotel’s proximity to the Teatro Puccini and its naming, serves as the narrative framework for the project. The architectural design focused on reorganising the layout and improving the building’s performance through a contemporary reinterpretation of the existing spaces. The project involved a complete refurbishment of the property, with a radical transformation of the interior spaces and a full upgrade of the building services, aimed at bringing the structure up to the standards required for hotel use.

Particular attention was also paid to energy efficiency, through the development of a hybrid plant system that integrates a rooftop photovoltaic component, traditional mechanical systems and a gas system to support peak consumption. At the same time, the project addressed the hotel’s significant water requirements by installing large-capacity tanks, which necessitated specific structural reinforcement works within a historic building dating from the 1930s and constructed of load-bearing masonry.

The Tapestry brand, which will operate as a franchise, is characterised as a collection of luxury boutique hotels, with a strong focus on design, architectural style and local artistic elements. With the opening beneath the Madonnina, Hiton now has five Tapestry hotels in Italia: two in Rome, one in Venice and one in Marina di Modica, Sicily.

La sala colazione

“The Puccini Hotel Milano,” explained architect Massimo Roj, founder of Progetto CMR, “is a boutique hotel with a contemporary feel, where the redevelopment provides an opportunity to engage with the urban and cultural context, whilst expanding the range of accommodation on offer. The deepest value of a project lies not only in what is built, but in what it manages to give back to the city. Because that is where architecture ceases to be an object and becomes an infrastructure of relationships, and hospitality,” concluded Roj, “is transformed into an urban gesture capable of mending places, generating life and holding memory and the future together.”