Brick House

Private client · Milan · 2017

Kitchen and dining area of the Brick house in Milano with arched windows and a long wooden table.
Living room of the Brick house in Milano with arched windows, exposed brick, a sofa and a purple rug.

CLIENT: Private client
WHEN: 2017
WHERE: Milan

Brick House is the home-atelier Elena Pelosi created behind a 1917 façade in Milan, opened to the public for Open House Milano 2025.

Large pointed-arch windows flood the rooms with light, and an uninterrupted wall of original red brick sets the palette. The restoration keeps the building’s history and brings in natural materials, vintage pieces and contemporary comfort.

Conceived as a travel diary, the house is filled with recovered furniture, self-produced works, art books and fragments of design, and with a hortus conclusus of large plants that protects its domestic dimension.

For commissions and collaborations with brands, spaces and institutions, please email studio@elenapelosi.com.

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