NOE9 is an Interior Architecture studio based in Zurich and Milan that deals with Architecture, Interior and Furniture Design projects, Research and Concept Development. With a rich experience in design projects, private and commercial, Maddalena Barabaschi and Luca Gralluzzo with their team provide a unique combination of interior and architectural services running any aspect of the project starting from the Design concept creation and Concept development ending with the Project management.
Through a meticulous and bespoke material and lighting research, NOE9 design process, always explores the hidden connection between conventional and unconventional in order to create unique spaces with a strong identity and authenticity, which have a powerful but simple and understated expression integrating the subtleties of the rational and attention to detail. By combining creativity with a deep understanding of clients’ needs, NOE9 crafts sophisticated spaces that reflect the unique essence of each Client. Client benefits from a high quality, stylish blend of International and Italian design philosophy, coupled to a rich knowledge of building technologies and products gathered in these Countries and beyond.
MADDALENA BARABASCHI ARCHITECT & FOUNDER
After graduating as an architect at Politecnico di Milano, she started her career in the field of interior architecture, gaining invaluable experience working on high-profile projects in Retail, Hospitality, and Residential design across Milan, London, and Zürich. With many years of experience, she now brings her passion for thoughtful, bespoke design to every project, focusing on crafting spaces that are both functional and timeless. “I love thinking about space as a tailored dress. It is a unique design, shaped by its own form and light.”
LUCA GRALLUZZO INTERIOR DESIGNER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
After Graduating in Interior Architecture at Politecnico di Milano, he has gained a vast experience in Residential and Retail Projects all around the world, dealing with Private Clients and many of the most famous Brands in Luxury and Fashion Industry. “When I design interiors for clients, I always try to instill my vision of the world, midpoint between past and future, elegant and sensitive”
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04.2025 - AD Italia
History, character and design mingle with sophisticated tones amid aesthetic and highly cultured suggestions in a Milan apartment that rediscovers its soul thanks to a restoration that weaves past and present with refined lightness.
In Milan 85 square meters of sophisticated elegance Studio NOE9 designs for a couple an apartment marked by fluidity between spaces. American walnut furniture is the protagonist.
An early 20th century apartment in Milan recovers its original elements. NOE9's signature renovation reinterprets historic textures and materials to create a contrast of optical geometric textures, neutral surfaces and design icons.
Colored glass that connects and separates. This is the central element of the interior of the house in Trüllikon, Switzerland. The architects from the NOE9 studio are expanding the possibilities of modern design here. The blue and yellow glass not only creates eye-catching colour accents, but also different lighting situations and blurs the boundaries between rooms.
Combining architecture and interior design is not always an easy feat. NOE9, an architecture firm based in Zurich and Milan, is a successful example of the symbiosis between the two disciplines.
This inner courtyard of a hotel in Palma de Mallorca inspired the architects of NOE9 with its atmosphere and at the same time became a place to reflect on the architecture.
A severe geometry. A box made of microarchitectures, volumes and surfaces. Of sculptural furnishings and plays of color that add an artistic and decorative touch to the environment. “The clients' desire was to maintain as much as possible the nature of the villa: a completely asymmetrical open space both inside and out.”
An Art Nouveau home is certainly a valuable starting point. Elegance, lightness, naturalness--these are all qualities that have made early twentieth-century art a carefully preserved heritage, reinvented in endless variations and recalled in so many homes, if only with a Tiffany-style lamp on the bedside table.
With a combination of architecture and interior design, the Noe9 team creates living spaces with a fine touch down to the last detail. The office, based in Zurich and Milan, brings a pinch of Italian flair to Switzerland.
Through a meticulous and bespoke material and lighting research, NOE9 design process, always explores the hidden connection between conventional and unconventional in order to create unique spaces with a strong identity and authenticity, which have a powerful but simple and understated expression integrating the subtleties of the rational and attention to detail. By combining creativity with a deep understanding of clients’ needs, NOE9 crafts sophisticated spaces that reflect the unique essence of each Client. Client benefits from a high quality, stylish blend of International and Italian design philosophy, coupled to a rich knowledge of building technologies and products gathered in these Countries and beyond.
Colored glass that connects and separates. This is the central element of the interior of the house in Trüllikon, Switzerland. Here, the architects from NOE9 Studio expand the possibilities of modern design.
Translating the Owner’s idea of inclusive cousine into a tangible space that can reflect the values and flair of the chef was the starting point for the first 100% gluten free restaurant in Zurich.
Intimacy and domestic warmth were interpreted through the use of materials borrowed from ancient Italian mansions. Copper, ceramics and textiles come together to accommodate conviviality, made possible by the huge custom-made central table.
