Italian design.A Chicago soul.

The firehouse, Chicago. 1887

A restored 1887 firehouse, now a house for Italian design. Come to see, to touch, to gather, and to imagine how you will live.

The restored 1887 firehouse at dusk, seen whole from its crenellated roofline to the sidewalk, between Chicago towers
Inside, the ground floor gallery and its blackened-steel staircase

Behind a historic Chicago facade, a new world unfolds. Luca Lanzetta gathers Italian design, architecture and the art of hospitality under one roof, to be seen slowly and felt in person.

The spaces

The blackened-steel staircase rising through the ground floor

A stair in blackened steel

A sculptural stair rises through the house. It carries the character of the old firehouse upward, into rooms that belong entirely to the present.

Made to be lived in

Rooms flow one into the next. Materials ask to be touched, not imagined. A complete vision of home, revealed one space at a time.

A living room along a stone fireplace wall and architectural shelving
Living
A formal dining table under a glass chandelier, framed by glass doors
Dining
Two kitchen islands in marble and bronze before a lit glass cabinet wall
Between the working kitchen islands, toward a marble backsplash

The heart of the house

Gathering spaces, a formal dining room and working kitchens. Architectural sliding doors reframe each view, and the kitchen becomes a stage for culinary demonstrations and conversation.

A floating oak vanity beneath a round backlit mirror

Water, heat and stillness

From antoniolupi bath collections to Effe saunas and hammams, a world given to bathing and rest. Here the most private rooms of a home become places of restoration.

An open wardrobe system around a glass-topped island

A complete idea of home

Living, kitchen and private rooms, composed as one apartment. See how furniture, architectural systems and the spaces they shape speak to one another.

What you will find inside

Kitchens, bath, living, light and stone, from six Italian houses of design, chosen by Luca Lanzetta.

  • Two working kitchen islands in marble and bronze before a lit glass cabinet wall

    Kitchens

    Working kitchens in marble, bronze and dark wood

  • A stone fireplace wall with architectural shelving and an upholstered armchair

    Living

    A stone fireplace, architectural shelving, upholstered seating

  • A formal dining table under a glass chandelier, before glass doors

    Dining

    A formal dining room, framed in glass doors

  • A floating oak vanity beneath a round backlit mirror

    Bath & wellness

    Bath, sauna and hammam, from antoniolupi to Effe

  • An open wardrobe system around a glass-topped island

    The apartment

    Wardrobes, glass and shelving in a home composed whole

  • A kitchen island clad in veined marble, with a dark oak counter

    Stone

    Natural stone and design by Salvatori

Six houses. One point of view.

Italian design, brought together through the eye of Luca Lanzetta.

ErnestomedaKitchens
antoniolupiBath & living
RimadesioArchitectural systems
ViabizzunoLighting
EffeSaunas & hammams
SalvatoriNatural stone & design
The ground floor, with seating, open shelving and the blackened-steel staircase

Where ideas take shape

Inside the house, Luca Lanzetta Studio brings designers, clients and materials to one table. A place to talk, to explore, and to develop a vision entirely your own.

A marble kitchen island with a dark oak counter for gathering

Design brings us together

Art, culinary experiences and creative conversation belong to the vision of 1887 House. From intimate gatherings to future rooftop events, a meeting place for many forms of expression.

An invitation to the house

Walk the spaces, touch the materials, and tell us what you have in mind. We look forward to welcoming you.

Chicago, Illinois

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Optional. A kitchen, a bath, a whole home.

The restored 1887 firehouse on its Chicago street, between glass towers