Designed by an all-female trio, this transformation for a jet-setting Italian family is an exercise in sartorial precision

Studio dxp architetti optimized a compact Milan apartment with bespoke walnut built-ins and a refreshed layout. Photo: Chiara Fioretto

A stone's throw from the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in a historic building on Corso Magenta, this 484-square-foot Milan apartment tells the story of a family of Sicilian entrepreneurs. While their summer months are spent in a seaside residence near Syracuse, Italy, the rest of the year is divided between London, New York , and Milan—and in the latter, the family was looking for a new place capable of synthesizing their needs.

Eventually, they purchased the Corso apartment, which had recently undergone a complete redevelopment, where only the historic facade was preserved. Having worked with the family for years, Danielle Cohen, Chiara Confalonieri, and Iris Capra of Studio dxp architetti were put to the task of reimagining the interiors.…