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MILAN DESIGN LOFT – ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION
Milan Design Loft is an interior design competition set in the heart of Città Studi, one of Milan’s most vibrant academic districts and home to the Politecnico di Milano. The competition focuses on the renovation of a loft, characterised by double-height spaces, generous natural light and a strong spatial identity.
Participants are invited to completely rethink the apartment, imagining a contemporary living space designed for an architecture student. The challenge goes beyond aesthetic choices, encouraging designers to reflect on daily routines such as studying, working in groups, resting and socialising.
Working within limited dimensions is a central theme of the competition. What may initially appear as a constraint becomes an opportunity to explore inventive interior solutions, flexible layouts and multifunctional spaces. Full freedom is granted to redefine the organisation of the apartment, modify the mezzanine and experiment with materials, furniture and lighting strategies.
Milan Design Loft is an invitation to think big within a small space, designing an interior that is expressive, functional and capable of supporting contemporary student life in one of Europe’s leading architectural capitals.
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03.02.2026 – 17.04.2026
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17.04.2026 – 05.06.2026
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05.06.2026 – 03.07.2026
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One A1 Panels 594 x 841 mm (horizontal)
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03.07.2026
3:00 pm CET
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Jury

CHRISTIAN GASPARINI
NAT Office
[Reggio Emilia/Milan, Italy]
Based in Reggio Emilia and Milan, NATOFFICE, founded by Christian Gasparini, professor at Politecnico di Milano, focuses on the relationship between architecture, cities, and landscape, investigating modular structures, intertwining scales, typologies…

CHIARA SANGERMANI
Politecnico di Milano
[Milan, Italy]
Interdisciplinary designer working across spatial design, architecture, and landscape regeneration. She graduated in Spatial-Landscape Design and Environmental Arts from a double-degree program at Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy) and Tsinghua…

HISHAM YOUSSEF
Soochow University
[Shanghai, China]
Hisham is an accomplished designer with over 30 years of experience, at leading international design firms. He joined Rafael Vinoly Architects in NYC, where he was an integral architect on the award winning Tokyo International Forum project…

HAN KUO
Supra-Simplicities
[Taiwan/New York, USA]
Han Kuo is the leading architectural designer of Supra-Simplicities, a studio based in Taiwan and New York. Studio’s projects have been published in reputable architectural media outlets, such as Archdaily and designboom, including Office for…

MARGAUX BITTON
Studio Gomar
[Paris, France]
Margaux is a licensed architect, graduated from the École Spéciale d’Architecture (HMONP), and the founder of Studio Gomar, an architecture and design firm based in Paris. As a certified RGE professional, she has developed a recognized expertise in…

DAVE EDWARDS
Bartlett School of Architecture
[London, UK]
Dave Edwards is the founding partner of London based DeD Studio from 2020. He spent over five years as an Architect and Digital Specialist then Senior Architect at Swiss practice Herzog De Meuron. He started at the London studio in 2015…

OLGA SKOCZYLAS
Lublin University of Technology
[Lublin, Poland]
Olga Skoczylas has been working at the Lublin University of Technology as an academic teacher since 2013. She teaches subjects such as interior design, dwelling design, urban design, rural design, and regional design to both Polish and Erasmus…

ENRIQUE IRISO PASCUAL
FILO Arquitectos
[Pamplona, Spain]
Enrique Iriso Pascual is a Spanish architect, Master in Architecture from the University of Navarra (ETSAUN, 2013), where he graduated with honors and specialized in Rehabilitation and Restoration of existing and new buildings (RRA). He is a certified…
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