Augusto Magnaghi and Mario Terzaghi start working together while studying at the university, and they open a studio which sets itself apart in 1939 with a rationalist building in Fino Mornasco. After forced inactivity during WWII, their studio starts back to work with several residential complexes, in particular for the INA House Institute.
1959 – Out of production
— Complesso Bica, Milano, 1959
After forced inactivity during WWII, their studio starts back to work with several residential complexes, in particular for the INA House Institute.
— Bica, Olivari, fuori produzione
An Olivari classic, the Bica handle, conceived by architects Augusto Magnaghi and Mario Terzaghi for the Bica complex (part of the Montecatini Group). It’s the first mass-produced handle in Italy, in anodized aluminum alloy, and is one of the projects that has enjoyed considerable, long-lasting commercial success in the vast Olivari catalog.
