The Wilde Milano
#privateclub Located in the heart of Milan, at Via dei Giardini 16, The Wilde is an exclusive international members’ club housed in the former Villa Versace — a modernist building designed in 1954 by architects Carlo De Carli and Antonio Carminati.Rethink Energy Srl was commissioned to design and implement the mechanical systems, with the goal of integrating advanced technological solutions while respecting the historical architecture of the building. The project included the installation of a high-efficiency air conditioning system, ensuring thermal comfort across all club areas, including restaurants, lounges, cigar room, and cultural spaces. Special attention was given to acoustic insulation and indoor air quality through the implementation of mechanical ventilation systems with heat recovery. The technical solutions provided by Rethink Energy Srl successfully combined functionality, energy efficiency, and respect for the building’s historical value, helping to create an exclusive and comfortable environment for The Wilde’s members Location:Milano Type:Members’ club Client:SPI-The WildeYear:2023-2024 Surface in sqm:1.000
Mandarin Oriental Cortina
#luxuryhotel In the heart of the Dolomites, the iconic Hotel Cristallo in Cortina d’Ampezzo is entering a new era of luxury and hospitality under the Mandarin Oriental brand. In preparation for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, the historic property—originally built in 1901 in Art Nouveau style—is undergoing a full renovation and expansion, led by the renowned architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron. Rethink Energy Srl has been entrusted with the construction design of the mechanical, electrical, and special systems, with the goal of integrating state-of-the-art technological solutions while preserving the building’s historical character. The project includes the implementation of high-efficiency HVAC systems, next-generation electrical installations, and advanced special systems to ensure maximum comfort, safety, and sustainability. Particular care has been taken to ensure the seamless integration of systems within the luxury spaces of the hotel, which will include 83 rooms—30 of which are suites with views over the Dolomites—fine dining restaurants, a wellness spa, and an indoor/outdoor swimming pool. The engineering solutions aim to provide optimal energy efficiency, minimal environmental impact, and superior thermal and acoustic comfort for guests. With this project, Rethink Energy Srl contributes to the rebirth of one of Italy’s most prestigious hospitality landmarks, blending technological innovation with respect for cultural heritage in line with the high standards of the Mandarin Oriental brand. Location: Cortina Type:Luxury hotel Client:Gianni BenvenutoYear:2024-2026 Surface in sqm:16.000
Soho House Milano
#LuxuryHotelEngineering In the heart of Milan, between Piazza San Babila and Corso Indipendenza, the former Cinema Arti, a 1930s building, is set to become the second Italian location of Soho House, the renowned private members’ club for creatives. The project involves transforming the building into an exclusive club-hotel, featuring over 50 rooms, member spaces, a gym, a swimming pool, a rooftop, and an internal courtyard. Rethink Energy Srl provided technical consultancy to the operator, focusing on the review of the MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) design to ensure compliance with Soho House’s high-quality and functional standards. The scope included analyzing proposed MEP solutions to confirm they met the operational and comfort requirements of the club, as well as adhering to applicable regulations. Location:Milano Type:Luxury hotel Client:Soho house groupYear:2024-2026 Surface in sqm:5.000
Marriott Porta Romana
#LuxuryHotelEngineering In the heart of Milan, the historic building located at the corner of Corso di Porta Romana and Via Rugabella has been transformed into a five-star luxury hotel under the Edition brand of the Marriott group. The project, designed by Lissoni & Partners, involved the conservative restoration and addition of a new floor to the former school building, aiming to blend historical elegance with contemporary hospitality standards. Rethink Energy Srl played a pivotal role in the peer review and value engineering of the mechanical, electrical, and special systems, ensuring that the design solutions met the highest standards of energy efficiency and sustainability, in line with the LEED certification targeted for the building. The hotel spans approximately 13,000 m² and features 116 rooms, common areas, a spa, two restaurants, and a British-style private club. The project required meticulous planning to integrate advanced technological systems within a protected structure, while ensuring maximum comfort for guests. Location:Milano Type:Luxury hotel Client:Cumming groupYear:2024-2025 Surface in sqm:13.000
Hotel Principe di Savoia
#RethinkHospitalityDesign Located in Piazza della Repubblica, the Hotel Principe di Savoia is one of Milan’s most iconic and prestigious luxury hotels, part of the Dorchester Collection, featuring over 300 rooms and suites and extensive hospitality spaces. As part of the full renovation of the main kitchens, Rethink Energy Srl was entrusted with the design of the mechanical, electrical, and special systems, supporting a complex structure that operates continuously and serves a variety of functions. The newly renovated kitchens are spacious, highly functional, and equipped with advanced technologies to serve multiple restaurants and banquet areas, including the acclaimed Acanto Restaurant, Il Salotto lounge bar, in-room dining, and event venues. The systems design focused on energy efficiency, operator comfort, and full compliance with the highest health and safety standards. Location:Milano Type:Luxury hotel Client:Hotel Principe di SavoiaYear:2024-2026 Surface in sqm:20.000
Tonnara del Secco
#luxuryhotel In the heart of Sicily, in San Vito Lo Capo, the historic Tonnara del Secco is being transformed into an exclusive luxury resort, blending cultural heritage with sustainable innovation. The project involves the redevelopment of a 6,000 m² site to include 36 suites, two restaurants, a museum area, and a meeting room, all within a context of architectural preservation and environmental responsibility. Rethink Energy Srl has been entrusted with the design of mechanical, electrical, and special systems, aiming to integrate advanced technological solutions while preserving the site’s historic character. The project includes high-efficiency HVAC systems, state-of-the-art electrical infrastructure, and smart special systems to ensure maximum comfort, safety, and energy performance. Particular attention has been given to the seamless integration of building services with the hotel’s luxury spaces, ensuring optimal thermal and acoustic comfort, minimal environmental impact, and long-term operational efficiency. Through this project, Rethink Energy Srl contributes to the rebirth of one of Sicily’s most prestigious historical sites, combining technical innovation with respect for architectural identity. Location:San Vito lo Capo Type:Luxury hotel Client:PrivateYear:2024-2026 Surface in sqm:8.000
Antares Sardinia
#sardinia There are places that invite you to let yourself live. Places where space and time seem above the everyday world and allow you to embrace the present. Antarès is such a place. All along the Costa Smeralda, between the coastal towns of Porto Rotondo and Golfo Aranci, the domain opens onto the Tyrrhenian Sea. Looking over the crystal-clear water, revealing seabeds that resemble watercolors, the local vegetation dances to the rhythm of the breeze. This sanctuary – accessible in 15 minutes from Olbia airport – is designed for reflection from dawn to dusk. Vibrant with ancient energy, the Costa Smeralda is also home to a great lifestyle, as witnessed by the Bronze Age archaeological treasures to be found in the region. Antares Sardinia brings a rare feeling of peace through its very architecture. Part of the artistic theme behind its design, this quest for harmony leads to a gentleness being brought to every interaction within these walls. The positioning of buildings within the environment results in a perfect balance thanks to a mineral, linear design that enhances nature’s nuances. The local stone chosen to clad the villas respects the color scheme of the landscape and invites the sun to shine in but without storing up its heat: another successful encounter between architecture and natural elements. All the roofs are planted to fine-tune this peaceful dialogue, while the perfect horizontality of the villas blends seamlessly with the landscape. Here, there is nothing but unprecedented tranquility. Place:Olbia Type:Hotel-luxury residences Client:Vallat GroupYear:2023-ongoingSurface in sqm:10.000
SIX SENSES ANTOGNOLLA RESORT & RESIDENCES
#sustainable luxury Aimed at a super premium target, this luxury hotel in Northern Umbria, Central Italy, includes a medieval hamlet complete with a 12th Century castle and a crypt dating back to the 7th Century B.C. It is set to become a global reference in sustainable hospitality. The project’s masterplan is by Woods Bagot (ranked n.6 in BD’s World Architecture 100) while the interiors are by Tokyo’s celebrated design studio SPIN. In addition to the 109 rooms and the 70 luxury residences for sale, the complex features an 18 holes golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones, a restaurant, an equestrian center, a cookery school, an organic farm, a 12000 sqm spa and a vineyard. The renovation works comply with the most rigorous environmental standards. In effect, Antognolla Castle will be the first 12th Century castle to gain US Green Building Council’s LEED certification. Rethink Energy was in charge of the design of mechanical, energy, electric, special and fire systems, from preliminary phases through to completion, as well as of the coordination and MEP project management, combining heat pump and vegetable oil-based cogeneration green technologies. Place:Perugia Type:Hotel Client:VIYM investment Year:2016-ongoing Surface in sqm:48.270
ABI D’ORU BEACH HOTEL AND SPA
#historyoftourism Less than 5 kilometres from Porto Rotondo, the Abi d’Oru Beach Hotel & Spabelongs to the history of luxury tourism in Sardinia. It was Porto Rotondo’s firsthotel, built in 1963 by Ciga Hotels’ boss. At the time, the group was the ambassadorof Italy’s finest hospitality. The project was led by Simon Mossa, a Sardinianarchitect and an intellectual who also took an active part in one of Italy’s mostcelebrated successes in the tourism industry: the Costa Smeralda.The Abi d’Oru (“golden bee” in the Sardinian language) is a beehive of hexagonswith 162 rooms, almost all of them with a view on Golfo Marinella. It represents theperfect encounter of modern style with the island’s traditions.In 2017 the hotel embarked on a significant modernisation journey to bring it backto its former glory, yet fully respecting the local style and taste. The renovationworks started with the Spa, featuring a sauna, a Turkish bath and emotionalshowers, and continued with two luxury presidential suites complete with a privateelevator, Ulassai marble, gold finishings and a spectacular terrace overlooking thebay.Rethink Energy was in charge of the preliminary and final projects regarding theelectrical, special, mechanical and fire systems, using heat-pump green technologyand vegetable oil cogeneration, as well as taking on MEP works coordination andproject management. Place:Porto Rotondo Type:Hotel Client:Immobiliareuropea Year:2016-ongoing Surface in sqm:12.000
URBAN HIVE HOTEL
#hybridisation The Urban Hive Hotel is an exclusive 4 stars boutique hotel in the heart of Milan’sBrera district, born from the radical restyling of the historic Carlyle Brera in CorsoGaribaldi.The newly conceived hotel is the result of an evolution process that involved thewhole of the hospitality industry in the past years, aiming at transforming hotelfacilities into multi-functional spaces that are open to the city.Hybridisation is the key word here as this innovative building features hybrid spacesthat are accessible also to non-guests, such as the breakfast room which, past acertain hour, becomes a co-working space, or the the gym that doubles as a relaxarea, with a cafeteria that can be used for informal meetings and receptions.Starting from this ground-breaking conception, we designed the mechanical,electrical and special systems of the entire 7-storey building.The use of heat recovery heat-pump technology and of advanced control systemsensured a very high level of functionality which, together with design and creativity,make this project eminently contemporary. Place:Milan Type:Hotel Client:Boissée Finances Year:2020-2022 Surface in sqm:3.400