The redevelopment of the Church of San Michele Arcangelo, completed in 2025, integrates theological themes, liturgical requirements, and the aesthetic value of sacred space. The project involved a functional reorganization of spaces and furnishings while maintaining coherence with the architectural volume designed by Giuliano Visconti in 2000, inspired by the Apocalypse and the concept of the “tent of God among men.”

The building is articulated into two distinct bays: the presbytery, symbolically representing the tent of God, and the nave, conceived as the tent of humankind—intentionally open toward the surrounding urban and residential environment.

Studio Archingegno oversaw the optimization of systems, furnishings, lighting, and sound distribution. New solar screens were installed, and the colour schemes and wall finishes of the interior were modified. The apse area and the sacristy were reconstructed to restore their architectural centrality.

The project enhances the spatiality of the presbytery through wooden wings in continuity with the lateral brick walls, which host sacred figures on dedicated pedestals. The alternation between concave and convex surfaces contributes to an environment that conveys both openness and protection.

Great attention was given to the iconographic program, aware that Christian liturgy requires symbolic ornamentation and the recognition of celebratory spaces. Natural and artificial light rhythmically articulate the space, with light interpreting the changing weather through the stained glass and resonating harmoniously within the brick and wood wings, highlighting the liturgical focal points and sacred figures.

The resulting atmosphere is intense and chromatically coherent, with all elements perfectly integrated and visible: from the new glass and gold tabernacle by Giuliano Gaigher, placed beneath the window of the Risen Christ, to the ambon, the celebrant’s chair, and the altar, which has been restyled and repositioned on a marble platform.