Design & Architecture

Savona 18 Suites is located in a traditional Milanese “casa di ringhiera,” a historic residential building with over a century of history and timeless charm.
The property has undergone a refined restoration and design project by Aldo Cibic.

Hotel Concept – Design by Aldo Cibic

A perfect balance between restored retro architecture and contemporary design: Savona 18 Suites reflects the creative vision of Aldo Cibic, who transformed a historic casa di ringhiera into a minimalist design hotel in the heart of Milan’s Navigli district.

Just steps from the vibrant hub of fashion and design, the hotel embodies the warmth and harmony of a large Milanese home, where art and architecture coexist in balance.

In Aldo Cibic’s words:

“I experienced Savona 18 as a large home – an intimate and welcoming place in the center of Milan’s fashion and design district. The lobby feels like a cozy living room where many different elements come together: the counter resembling an oversized Tibetan cabinet, the yellow tiled bench, and the wall graphics contrasting with the neutral tones create an effect of warm minimalism. In the courtyard, one lives the deeply Milanese experience of a casa di ringhiera, while the mural recalls an unfinished skyline, poetic in its soft tones.”

The result is a unique design hotel in Milan, where art, architecture, and hospitality merge to create a refined and authentic experience.

Aldo Cibic

Aldo Cibic was born in Schio (VI) in 1955 and is approaching the world of self-taught design. In 1977 he became a member of Sottsass Associati, and in 1981 he was one of the founders of Memphis. An innovator by vocation, far from gender labels and stylistic constraints, Cibic immediately adopts "experimentation as a practice". At the end of the eighties he founded the studio Cibic and in 1991 he launched "Standard", his first self-produced collection. Projects such as "The Solid Side" (1995) and "New Stories New Design" (2002) encourage a dynamic relationship between man and space and propose an original way of designing places with respect to social dynamics. With the same vocation "Microrealities" (2004) and "Rethinking Happiness" (2010). In 1989 he founded the studio Cibic & Partners; in 2010 he started the Cibicworkshop. Aldo Cibic teaches at the Politecnico di Milano, the IUAV of Venice and the Domus Academy, and is an honorary professor at Tongji University in Shanghai.