Construction on Giorgio Armani’s hotel here is under way and the scaffolding put up to cover the works provides an idea of what the hotel will look like, with a rendering replicating the facade, also designed by Armani.

Slated to be unveiled in 2010, the hotel is positioned above the designer’s megastore in Via Manzoni, in a building dating back to 1937 and originally designed by Venetian architect Enrico Agostino Griffini. “I feel a very special involvement in the project for the Armani Hotel Milano, as it is located here in my hometown,” said the designer. “Every aspect of the hotel is a reflection of my aesthetic philosophy, and its position, above the Manzoni 31 concept store, will offer my guests the chance to experience a complete Armani lifestyle.”

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