Milan, 2024

A hybrid container that celebrates sharing and urban culture.

Section80Bar is located in the Isola district of Milan, on the ground floor of a building whose distinctive piano-tail shape inspired the project’s concept: blending the spaces of the bar with the city itself, creating the feeling of an urban arcade where the boundaries between inside and outside blur and the exterior merges with the interior, and vice versa.

The environments were designed to flexibly accommodate and manage the various souls of the venue: a wine bar with kitchen, a listening bar featuring a state-of-the-art LED cinema wall, and a library area created in collaboration with Edicola 518.

The stylistic and material choices respond to the need to create a space projected towards the urban dimension, where domesticity deliberately fades into the background. The black concrete terrazzo flooring seamlessly connects to the asphalt sidewalks that surround the building, while the furnishings and interior elements are made from industrial materials typically used for exteriors, such as galvanized steel and facade plaster that covers all the walls. The technical systems and technological elements are not hidden, but rather highlighted in both their function and aesthetic language, consistent with the overall approach of the project.

Along the shopfronts facing Via Farini, a system alternates display elements facing outwards with black rubber-clad steps facing inwards. Thanks to two movable bleachers and a set of custom-made modular tables, the space can be reconfigured flexibly to accommodate various uses and scenarios.

In the main hall, the ceiling is clad with pyramid-shaped sound-absorbing panels, designed to create acoustic comfort that enhances the custom-made high-fidelity audio system by H.A.N.D. Hi-Fi.

The lighting design is based on a repeated linear graphic element that draws a new horizon and allows for the modulation of intensity and color, creating ever-changing atmospheres within the rooms.

The library area is a neutral, light-filled environment, featuring an exhibition system with sheet metal shelves and a wall created by repurposing galvanized spiral ducts typically used for air-conditioning. This solution reinterprets industrial elements in a decorative key, seamlessly integrating them into the overall design language.

All the handles were specially designed with a pop aesthetic that nods to street art, as do the black-painted plywood stools and the stackable stainless-steel trolleys in the library area.

Finally, the outdoor area completes the experience with a long bench in galvanized tubular profiles, to which round metal tables are affixed.

Technical drawings

Plan

Informations

Incarico

preliminary, final, executive project and costruction supervision

Committente

Section 80 srl

Collaboratori

Federica Torri

Imprese/Prodotti

Arredo 90 - interior fit-out
Cripax - custom metal furnishings and handles
H.A.N.D. Hi-Fi - custom audio system
Belca - Tuby chairs
Stefano Pezzini- lighting consultant
Normann Copenhagen - Bit Stools

Fotografie

Federico Villa fotografo