E5000 study desks with new ‘soft-close’ closing mechanism at LIUC – Carlo Cattaneo University
In the classroom as in the cinema: maximum comfort with L213 seats for the first rows and bench seats with oversized padding
Incessant research and innovation applied to the products: the new E5000 – Orlandini Design study desks are equipped with a folding table with soft-close mechanism that makes its debut in the 300-plus-seat lecture hall of the LIUC – Carlo Cattaneo University in Castellanza (Varese), in the splendid campus created from a former cotton mill and designed by Aldo Rossi, the well-known architect, theorist and artist, compared to Le Corbusier as a painter-architect, and winner in 1990 of the Pritzker Prize, the Nobel Prize for architecture. Contributing to the creation of an elegant environment is the essential design of the L213 – R&D LAMM armchairs.
The refurbished Bussolati Lecture Hall is the heart of the University founded on the initiative of the Union of Industrialists of the Province of Varese and named after the Italian historian, economist and politician who was able to recognise the centrality of entrepreneurship in the Italian economic system. The 308 E5000 – Orlandini Design study desk seats are fitted with the innovative, slowed-down, shock-absorbing tilting shelf. Innovation, but also maximum attention to comfort, durability and quality of materials: the bench makes extensive use of aluminium for its structural parts, while the modularity of the system and the oversized upholstery guarantee seating comfort comparable to that of auditorium chairs.
The folding seat, with self-braking return, is removable and upholstered with cold-cured foam. An elegant grey Silvertex upholstery was chosen for the seat and backrest, while HPL 478 Light Grey laminate from ABET Laminati was chosen for the writing tabletop and the first row panels (floor-length).
The E5000 system was installed in straight rows on tiers, and the elegant L213 – R&D LAMM armchairs, chosen in a straight-sided version and equipped with a folding writing tablet, “rest” on the first row panels.
Project: LIUC | Carlo Cattaneo University – Room C 1.07 “Camillo Bussolati
Location: Castellanza (VA), Italy
Client: LIUC | Carlo Cattaneo University
Year: 2024
LAMM supply: 308 study desk seats E5000 – Orlandini Design; 18 armchairs L213 – R&D LAMM
Photographer: Mauro Davoli