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post updated 17 May 2021

Matteo Thun & Partners Book

Matteo Thun & Partners News – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

27 Sep 2013
The Fontenay Luxury Hotel, Hamburg, Germany
Design: Störmer Murphy and Partners with Matteo Thun & Partners

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Hamburg based architectural practice Störmer Murphy and Partners together with Matteo Thun & Partners have won the competition for the Grand Hotel “The Fontenay”, situated on the Alster riverside in Hamburg.

1 Aug 2013
A New Way of Camping, Cavallino Treporti near Venice, Italy
Design: Matteo Thun & Partners

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Matteo Thun & Partners has signed the Masterplan for 6.400 m2 of the renowned Marina di Venezia Camping, located in front of Venice. A group of 32 small patio houses, called “Garden Villas”, offer a contemporary interpretation of camping bungalows providing both comfort and a close contact with nature.

10 Dec 2012
Matteo Thun. The Index Book
A comprehensive Index presenting for the first time an exceptional selection of Matteo Thun’s influential architecture and innovative product design – from his earliest works to this day.

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Paperback
More than 300 color illustrations
24×29 cm, 368 pages
45 € – First edition January 2013
ISBN 978-3-7757-3499-8

Arba, lamp collection for Belux, 2009 ;
Biomass Power Plant, Schwendi (DE), 2006-08

photo : Belux ; Jens Weber, Munich

Vigilius Mountain Resort, Lana, Meran (IT), 2001-03

photo : Vigilius Mountain Resort

Binder Woodcenter, Kösching, Ingolstadt (DE), 2006-09

photo : Jens Weber, Munich

Matteo Thun. The Index Book acts not as a classic monograph, but as a kind of ‘X-Ray’: It explores and analyzes the layers and deepest strata of this Milan architecture studio’s world in an unconventional way and with an evocative use of images.

Pergola Residence Hotel, Algund, Meran (IT), 2002-04

photo : La Pergola Residence

Edel:Weiss Residences, Katschberg (AT), 2005-09

photo : Jens Weber, Munich

This book provides an understanding of this Milan architectural studio through the various works that comprise his oeuvre, “from the spoon to the city” – from coffee cups to the restaurants, from mountain resorts to wristwatches, from saucepans to solitary villas. It also means exploring his manifold expressive media – masterplans and energy systems, watercolors and drawings, photographs and sketches – as well as key themes in his work, such as ecology and the environment, economics and aesthetics, and energy saving and contemporary luxury.

Vigilius Mountain Resort, Lana, Meran (IT), 2001-03, detail of façade ;
Ofuró bathtub, Rapsel, 2008

photo : Thierry Malty ; Tiziano Sartorio

Sustainability is a leitmotif of the Milan architect’s oeuvre. And underpinning all of this is the architect’s holistic approach to his work.

Matteo Thun: “More Echo – less Ego”

Alla Morandi, limited edition glass collection for Venini, 2012, detail ;
Alla Morandi, limited edition glass collection for Venini, 2012

photo : Elena Pelosi, Archive Matteo Thun ; Archivio fotografico Venini S.p.A.

Twin 1731, knife collection for Zwilling, 2008

photo : Leo Torri.it (courtesy of Zwilling J. A. Henckels)

Presented are – among other – landmark projects such as the Vigilius Mountain Resort in Meran, Side Hotel in Hamburg, the Nhow Hotel in Milan, the restaurant interior for the slow-food chain Vapiano and the corporate headquarters of Hugo Boss in Switzerland. Product design clients include Alessi, Bulgari, Campari, Illy, Dornbracht and Duravit, Swatch, Zwilling and WMF.

An interview with Hans Ulrich Obrist opens the book, it ends with a statement by the American director Robert Wilson.

Matteo Thun & Partners – Major Building

Most Recent Design by Matteo Thun:

Hotel Missoni Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2009-

photo : Bepperaso
Hotel Missoni Edinburgh
This Milan architectural studio débuted for Missoni with the commission to design one of its main flagship boutiques, on New York’s prestigious Madison Avenue. The method adopted in exclusive locations all over the world is now also being applied to create the very first Missoni Hotels, in Edinburgh and Kuwait City.

Key Projects by this Milan architecture studio

Featured Buildings, alphabetical:

Edel:Weiss – Served Residences, Katschberg, Austria
2008

photo © jens weber, munich
EdelWeiss Residences
A new vertical landmark – ‘Edel’ and ‘Weiss’ in Katschberg, a traditional Austrian ski resort between Salzburg and Carinthia, two vertical buildings have been built housing 66 apartments.

Hugo Boss Building, Coldrerio, Switzerland
2006

photo © Frahm
Hugo Boss Coldrerio

Klima Hotel, Bozen, Italy
2010-

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Klima Hotel

Tortona 37, Milan, Italy
2009

courtesy M. Thun
Tortona 37 Milan

Matteo Thun & Partners – Projects

Bio Power Station, Schwendi, Germany
2008

Condominium Tower, Dubai, UAE
2008-

First KlimaHotel © ‚Bella Vista’, Trafoi South Tirol, Italy
2009-

Goms Village, Wallis, Switzerland
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A completely new concept for a Hotel in the Swiss mountains

Missoni flagship boutique, Madison Avenue, New York, USA
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S 32 Metzingen Hotel, Metzingen, Germany
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The first Factory Outlet Hotel in Germany – 78 lifestyle rooms

Vertical Village – 5 star plus hotel, Zermatt, Switzerland
2009

Vigilius Mountain Resort, Lana-Merano, Italy
2003

Villa Solitaire, Son Vida, Mallorca, Spain
2008-
A luxury villa project of 2,000 sqm

More Matteo Thun & Partners projects online soon

Location: Via Andrea Appiani 9, 20121 MILANO, Milan, Italy

Milan Architecture Practice Information

Matteo Thun studio based in Milan, Italy

Milan Architect : Contact Details

Matteo Thun was born in 1952 in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy, studied with Oskar Kokoschka and graduated in architecture in Florence 1975. Together with Ettore Sottsass he founded Memphis Group and in 1984 his own architecture and design studio in Milan was opened.

With his Milan based team he conceives and implements projects worldwide. Matteo Thun was chosen for the ‘Interior Hall of Fame’ in New York and his work was awarded many times – including the Compasso d’Oro, Wallpaper* Award, Good Design Award, and the WWF Panda d’Oro.

Website: Matteo Thun & Partners Milan