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Lucini Italia Co.

Miami
Miloby Ideasystem

Miloby Ideasystem makes transparent office design part of the branding for Lucini Italia in Miami

Photo © Jody Kivort

By John Peter Radulski

When the gourmet Italian food importer Lucini Italia decided to relocate its headquarters to Miami, Florida, company executives wanted the interior architecture to subtly act as part of the branding experience. On a tight budget within a 2,200-square foot space, the multidisciplinary design firm Miloby Ideasystem has created an open, largely transparent interior environment imbued with colorful graphics and sweeping views of Biscayne Bay.

New York–based Miloby Ideasystem was founded in 2001 by architects Milana Kosovac and Tobias Lundquist to provide architectural, interior-design, branding, packaging, and related creative solutions. Blending backgrounds that include stints at large architecture firms and experience designing products and music videos, the partners had also collaborated on Chicago-area offices for Lucini Italia before they were asked to help select the space for, and then design, the Florida facility.

Gutting the interior to its concrete shell, the architects simplified the plan and introduced a tightly edited palette of materials. The L-shaped space now is divided into a clearly defined sequence of reception, office, conference, and support areas. Floor-to-ceiling wall dividers fabricated from gypsum board and painted a slate-gray color—Lundquist calls them bulkheads—are set perpendicular to the window walls to delineate each function area. Directing the visitor’s eye toward views framed by the windows, each bulkhead also provides storage space for files and office equipment. The reception desk and workstations are attached to the bulkheads and raised on metal legs to enhance visual openness.

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the People

Owner
Lucini Italia Co.

Architect
Miloby Ideasystem LLC
41 Union Square #523
New York, NY 10001
T 212.627.9510
F 212.627.9540
www.miloby.com

Tobias Lundquist, Milana Kosovac, principals; Carl Mahaney, Ashley Moore, Onki Cheng, design team

Architect of record
Slack Alvarez Associates Inc

Engineer(s)
Martin-Vilato Associates, Inc.

General contractor
Rothstar Construction

Photographer(s)
Jody Kivort
917.676.0365
jkivort@hotmail.com

the Products

Hardware
Hafele

Interior finishes
Glass:
Solutia color laminated glass www.solutia.com; Hafele sliding glass door hardware www.hafeleonline.com

Suspension grid:
Armstrong T-bar www.armstrong.com

Ceiling panels:
GE structural products Lexan multiwall sheet www.gesecurity.com

Cabinetwork:
Dodichi Inc

Wall paint:
Benjamin Moore www.benjaminmoore.com

Plastic laminate:
Wilsonart www.wilsonart.com

Carpet:
Bolyu www.bolyu.com

Furnishings
Office furniture:
Miloby Ideasystem (workstations), fabricated by Michael Whitney

Task chair:
Herman Miller www.hermanmiller.com

Side chairs:
Arper www.arper.com

Chairs (Reception & conference room):
Arper www.arper.com

Custom made lightbox table:
Miloby Ideasystem, Fabricated by Michael Whitney

Table (conference room):
Miloby Ideasystem, fabricated by Michael Whitney

Lighting
Pendant lights:
Modernica www.modernica.net

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