The project of the HILTON Double Tree hotel situated in Via di Breme, in Milan was born from the idea of increasing hospitality on an expanding area for city business development. The site is located between the new trade fair complex of Rho and the old one – Fiera Milano – which is still in use. The project goal was to create a high-standard four star hotel where the client would be able to find every type of comfort, both for business and relaxation. The hotel is equipped with conference rooms with the latest technology and meeting rooms. The bar and restaurant will be open to the public to ensure that the hotel will become a landmark, a meeting place for those who live in Milan. The quality of the interior finishes and furnishings are visible from outside as well, producing a unique and easily recognizable building design. The idea of the windowed façade shielded with special screens was to transform light into the central focus: the hotel as a landmark of the business world, a beacon of the modern metropolis.
The building form is connected in part to the Milan courtyard tradition and was derived from the use of an old industrial building (only its original basement floor was retained).
The building’s form will a C, composed of two blocks that are linked by a light-filled partly glass mass which contains the connection spaces.