{"id":21422,"date":"2016-01-05T18:15:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T17:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/p17-housing-in-milan-2\/"},"modified":"2016-01-05T18:38:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T17:38:26","slug":"p17-housing-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/p17-housing-in-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"P17 HOUSING IN MILAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Located in the heart of Milan, within the Monumentale area, the building shows an innovative approach in addressing metro\u00adpolitan residential issues. The project aims at interacting with a broader spatial and cultural context, embracing the residential Milanese tradition of XX Century, with its contemporary urban interventions. This \u201cMilan Style\u201d, that spanned mostly between the aftermath of World War II and the economic boom of the Sixties, is represented through several buildings designed by architects such as Gio Ponti and Luigi Cac\u00adcia Dominioni.<\/p>\n

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The new building reflects the layout of the original demolished building, with facades aligned to street limits. Building morphology is characterized by the particular shape of the cor\u00adner plot, where the two building wings meet each other forming a sharp angle. Consistently with urban planning regulations, the design is conceived to rebuild the urban fabric, harmonising build\u00ading\u2019s height to that of surrounding buildings. Street elevations are sober and elegant, characterized by the adoption of specific techni\u00adcal solutions, such as sandstone facades and cantileverloggias. The effect of the latter solution constitutes an interruption in the volume of the building, gener\u00adating an overall dynamic and contemporary image.
\nCourtyard elevations are characterized by wide terraces throughout the building, an image that recalls the typical Milanese court, known as \u201cRinghiera\u201d. This typology is characterized by long-terraced balconies overlooking the open space inside. As for courtyard ma\u00adterials selection, walls are finished in painted color plaster , while the rooftop is be covered with a high-tech coated metal.<\/p>\n