M-Dis

Design Studio: Sacea

Location: Milano

M-dis Distribuzione Media is the leading company in Italy in the sector of distribution and sales of editorial products and other related merchandise in Italy and on the international markets. The company's stock is split as follows: 45% RCS Media Group, 45% De Agostini and the remaining 10% Rusconi. M-dis has a streamlined presence in the editorial channels in Italy and abroad of all the products published by the three groups and the associated contract editors.

Sacea satisfies the requisites of M-dis with designs by Arch. Flavio Ghilardi who was commissioned with the office design for this new distribution company. The building actually belongs to RCS and was used as a warehouse; the area involved measures a total of 2812 sq.m. and will contain 133 work places.

The large open space has been split by solid walls with top panels in clear glass alternated with panels in acid-etched glass, resulting in environments that are open and luminous, but well-protected from sound and visual distractions; to ensure the right degree of privacy inside each room the architect used solid or glass-paned partition walls and curved screens fitted to the works stations.

To integrate the existing pieces of furniture installed by the previous distribution company Deadis belonging to De Agostini, the architect employed desks of the Oasy system combined with others of the Verve system. The new additions have shaped worktops similar to those of the previous installations and this creates a homogeneous vision of the furnishings.

The management office was furnished with large desks; additional worktops were installed to expand the operative and contact possibilities; the room also includes a meeting table and a mobile, wheel-mounted top, articles that augment the versatility of the office, with wood cladding enriching the entire ambience.

For the exhibition hall, the architect opted for a huge table for meetings or consultations; its warm tones of beechwood makes the ambience more welcoming; the same principle guided the furnishings for the reception area where curved panels create a semi-circular zone that exudes the feeling of welcome and informality, enhanced by the presence of wood