8 Milan, Italy. Dante O. Benini & Partners Architects office, renovation, shop, showroom. 24 Milan, Italy BEMaa apartment

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1 Milan Projects 93 Created 06-Jul-16 By ALBERTO MARTINEZ, CAROLINA, Puerto Rico Corso Italia Housing Milan, Luigi Moretti housing, office La Rinascente Milan New Trade Fair ADR18 apartments LMO13 Luigi Bocconi Free University Casa Rustici Palazzo Montecatini Duca di Milano Hotel 10 Gallaratese II Housing Milan, Aldo Rossi housing Pirelli tower 17 Value Partners Headquarters 18 SS Giovanni e Paolo Church 19 ERA3 20 Milan, LPzR architetti associati housing 11 S9 Housing 21 Milan, LPzR architetti associati housing, renovation 12 Breath Building Geox tower 22 Milan, Dante O Benini & Partners s office, renovation, shop, showroom 13 Quadronno multiple dwellings 23 Milan, Angelo Mangiarotti housing 14 Milan, Aldo Rossi hotel Milan, Luigi Figini and Gino Pollini church, youth house Milan, Gio Ponti office 9 Milan, Giuseppe Terragni housing 16 Milan, De Amicis Architetti office Milan, Grafton architects education, laboratorium, university 8 Milan, LPzR architetti associati housing Velasca Tower Milan, Gio Ponti office Milan, LPzR architetti associati housing 7 Milan, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas canopy, commercial space, congress centre Milan, BBPR housing, office Milan, Cibic & Partners installation, shop 6 Hard Core Livin' Milan, BEMaa apartment 15 D&G Headquarters 25 Milan, Piuarch meeting room, office, showroom 1

2 Zona K Milan, ifdesign education, exposition space, theatre Milanese Ice Factory and Ice Palace Blend Building Ice Palace La Serenissima Office Building The Cube New Max&Co flagship store FiloSofia 30 The Organic Pavilion Milan, Riccardo Giovanetti exposition space, showroom Library Collegio San Carlo 37 San Siro Sky Lounges 38 Factory Loft 39 Ninadue Art Gallery 40 Milan, Laboratorio Permanente gallery 31 Il Sole 24 Ore 41 Milan, Renzo Piano office 32 Lomazzo Milan, Anna Giorgi & Partners housing 33 San Siro Stadium 43 Milan, Ragazzi and Partners football stadium, renovation 34 Milan, Riccardo Giovanetti culture, exposition space, installation Milan, dep studio office Milan, Andrea Tognon ure commercial space, shop 29 Milan, Park Associati pavilion, restaurant 36 Milan, Ragazzi and Partners commercial space, football stadium Milan, Park Associati office 28 Milan, 5+1AA culture, leisure, sport A Charming Interplay Of Reflections Milan, Ragazzi and Partners library Milan, Andrea Tognon ure atelier 27 Milan, 5+1AA office Andrea Tognon ure Atelier Milan, Riccardo Giovanetti exposition space, pavilion Milan, 5+1AA commercial space, congress centre, office 26 Bosco Verticale 44 Milan, Stefano Boeri architetti apartment 35 Corte Verde di Corso Como 45 Milan, Cino Zucchi housing 2

3 Isola Milan, William McDonough + Partners office White Wave Incubatore per l'arte Gioiaotto Brioni Flagshipstore Milano Expo Gate China Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015 Vanke Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 United Arab Emirates Pavilion for Expo Milan Fondazione Prada Milan, OMA - Rem Koolhaas gallery Pavilion for Expo Milan Vietnam Pavilion for Expo Milan Russia Pavilion for Expo Milan Slovenia Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, SoNo Arhitekti pavilion 51 USA Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, Biber s pavilion 52 Austria Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, teambreatheaustria pavilion 53 Brazil Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, Studio Arthur Casas pavilion 54 Israel Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, Knafo Klimor s pavilion Milan, Foster & Partners pavilion Milan, SPEECH pavilion Milan, Daniel Libeskind pavilion 49 Milan, Studio Link-Arc exposition space, pavilion 56 Milan, Vo Trong Nghia s pavilion Milan, Scandurra Studio pavilion 48 Milan, Park Associati renovation, retail, shop Citylife Residences Milan, Nemesi Studio pavilion Milan, Park Associati office 47 Milan, Stefano Boeri architetti community centre, culture Milan, Daniel Libeskind apartment, housing Milan, Piuarch commercial space, office, showroom Chile Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, Undurraga Deves Arquitectos pavilion 3

4 Poland Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Milan, 2PM pavilion Japan Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 France Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Torre Diamante CityLife Apartments Thailand Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Palazzo Lombardia NH Hotel Milano Fiera 69 The Restoration of the Theatre alla Scala 70 UniCredit Tower 71 MICO Milan Convention Center 72 Estonia Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Milan, Arassociati pavilion Milan, B720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos pavilion 74 Milan, OPW - BMMC Milano pavilion Milan, Wolfgang Buttress pavilion Milan, Mario Bellini s office Azerbaijan Pavilion for Expo Milan UK Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, Pelli Clarke Pelli s office Ireland Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, Mario Botta theatre Milan, Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid Milan, The Office of Bangkok s (OBA) education, pavilion 76 Milan, Dominique Perrault hotel Milan, Arata Isozaki office 68 Milan, Zaha Hadid s apartment, housing Torre Isozaki - Il Dritto Milano Centrale Milan, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners office Milan, Kohn Pedersen Fox office 67 Milan, XTU s pavilion Milan, Ulisse Stacchini train station Milan, Atsushi Kitagawara 66 Spain Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Aria and Solaria Towers Milan, Arquitectonica apartment, housing 75 Palazzo Montecatini II 85 Milan, Gio Ponti office 4

5 Copagri Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Milan, Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT pavilion Czech Republic Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Slovakia Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Kuwait Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Hungary Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 German Pavilion for Expo Milan Belgium Pavilion for Expo Milan K19 housing 95 Milan, LPzR architetti associati apartment, dwellings, housing 89 Morocco Pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, OUALALOU CHOI pavilion 90 Ecuador pavilion for Expo Milan Milan, Zorrozua y Asociados pavilion 91 Milan, Attila Ertsey pavilion 88 Milan, Studio Italo Rota pavilion New Holland Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Milan, Patrick Genard pavilion Milan, António Gameiro pavilion 87 Milan, Karol Kállay pavilion Angola Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Milan, Carlo Ratti Associati pavilion Milan, Chybik + Kristof Associated s pavilion 86 Torre Arcobaleno 98 Milan, Studio Original Designers 6R5 Network renovation, water tower 92 Milan, SCHMIDHUBER pavilion 5

6 photo: bryan boyer photo: bryan boyer Corso Italia Housing Corso Italia Milan A cluster of mid-rise towers containing houses and office spaces, this project looms over Corso Italia with a commanding street presence The form and façade both exhibit careful detailing in the form of subtle inflections It is located on one of the main streets in the centre of Milan It is built on a difficult to infill site; an irregular block in a dense urban context The design successfully combines the complex program of housing, ground floor commercial use, parking space and offices The 5 building parts are arranged in such a way that together they define several public and private courtyards and streets Project is not public! 1956 Client Luigi Moretti City of Milan bryan photo: bryan boyer Take the L3 metro to Missori and then walk 3 blocks south on Corso Italia Building will be on your left at the intersection of Via Rugabella 6

7 photo: Cibic & Partners photo: Cibic & Partners La Rinascente Milan Via Santa Radegonda Milan The redesign of La Rinascente's exterior by Cibic and Partners was aimed at both restoring the department store's famous portico and reinforcing the Rinascente brand ('s largest department store) with a modern, recognizable image As La Rinascente puts it, 'shopping requires inspiration' The designers copied the shape of the existing portico arches for the new shop windows, while making the new entrance hall rectangular, contrasting with the old structure and emphasizing the new symmetrical axis they had introduced The large, well-lit display windows form a new theatrical decor in the portico This ambience has been extended around the corner by introducing a five-metre-high glass wall, backlit by a network of LED lighting that creates a continuous pattern which can be reconfigured to suit the season or special events In the end, not only the store but also fashion capital Milan will profit from this sophisticated shop window photo: Cibic & Partners 2007 Supplier Supplier Client Cibic & Partners Arkilux Color Kinetics La Rinascente Department Store Kirsten_Hannema Monday through saturday: Sunday: Via Santa Radegonda is one of the side streets of the Piazza Duomo, Milan's central square 7

8 photo: Archivio Fuksas photo: Archivio Fuksas New Trade Fair Strada Statale 33 del Sempione Milan The New Trade Fair is not only a big project for the Milan region its dimensions make it one of the biggest buildings in Europe Massimiliano Fuksas conceived the site on the outskirts of the city as a new landscape with its own geography The project is structured by a central axis that connects the service centres, offices and the exhibition halls The whole complex is covered by a vast roof - an undulating lightweight structure, with a surface area exceeding square metres, over 1300 metres long and approximately 32 metres wide Made up of a reticular rhomboidal mesh structure in prefinished steel profiles, it is connected via spherical nodes and covered with laminated glass attached via plates to the profiles below It is supported by 183 steel columns 500 mm in diameter which branch into smaller supporting arms above 12 metres Fuksas derived the form from constant altimetric variations as found in the natural landscape in the form of 'craters', 'waves' and 'dunes' 2005 Main designer, Supplier Contractor Supplier Supplier Associate architect Supplier Structural engineer Supplier Contractor Associate architect Building physics consultant Technical engineer Contractor Client Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Doriana O Fuksas Ask Romein Astaldi Spa Bemo Systems Carpentieri d'italia Giorgio Martocchia Icom Engineering Mero GmbH & Co Permasteelisa Spa Pizzarotti Spa Ralf Bock Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner Studio Marzullo Srl Vianini Spa Fondazione Fiera Milano Kirsten_Hannema photo: Archivio Fuksas Located in Rho-Pero (on the northwestern outskirts of Milan), along highway SS33 8

9 photo: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria ADR18 apartments Via Andreoli Milan This project consists out of transformation of a laboratory into a residential block with 8 apartments The design started with a simple block and a new floor was added By making a non-symmetrical scheme of apparently casually placed windows with strongly accentuated voluminous frames, a dynamic effect was created in the façade photo: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Client LPzR architetti associati Nicola Boreatti CRP Trading srl + MD group federico_reyneri 9

10 photo: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria photo: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria LMO13 Via Lodovico il Moro Milan It was a small warehouse in an old inner court of Navigli canal area A squared "patio" was made cutting the roof to let light leak in Space continuity is marked by a water line and titanium-zinc tiles covered wall White covered surfaces are emphasized by orange volumes and mosaic tiled bathtub photo: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Cooperating designer Client LPzR architetti associati Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria MD group federico_reyneri Underground Line 2 to "Porta Genova" then tram number

11 photo: Beatriz W Fideles photo: Beatriz W Fideles Luigi Bocconi Free University Viale Bligny Milan Milan's Luigi Bocconi Free University dates back from 1902 and has grown in the past 100 years from a privately funded institution to an international university for business, economics and law Because the campus kept growing over the decades, it now comprises an entire neighbourhood within a residential and commercial district, and new facilities had to be built In this new building, new conference and lecture rooms can be found, as well as a 1000-seat aula and research offices for 1000 professors and postgraduate students photo: Beatriz W Fideles Floor area/size m² Cooperating designer Grafton architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara isida 11

12 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Casa Rustici Corso Sempione Milan This housing complex in Milan was built by famous fascist architect Giuseppe Terragni He was important for the development of livable and cheap housing in 1930s Casa Rustica is located on Corso Sempione, an inportant thoroughfare to get into Milan's city centre It has got a rooftop garden, to be used by all the building's occupants photo: Marloes Faber Project is not public! 1936 Main designer, Giuseppe Terragni Pietro Lingeri Marloes_Faber A 10-minute walk from the famous Parco Sempione 12

13 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Palazzo Montecatini Via della Moscova Milan Commissioned to Gio Ponti between 1935 and 1938, this building soon became a symbol of rationalist Milan architecture between the two wars In the shape of an H with a private opening onto Via della Moscova on one floor, it is ideal for offices with its internal layout, furnishings and external aspect working together in perfect harmony Externally, the green marble walls and the standardized iron and aluminium locks annonce the expressive clarity and attention to detail that can also be seen on the inside The complex offers avant-garde, typological solutions (mobile floors with individual work posts) as well as technological ones (controlled heating and inflatable posts), which Ponti took care of paying great attention to detail (from website Yahoo! Travel) photo: Marloes Faber Project is not public! Gio Ponti Marloes_Faber By underground: Turati Donegani Station is located right next to the project 13

14 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Nazar Leskiw Duca di Milano Hotel Piazza della Repubblica Milan Designed by postmodernist Aldo Rossi, the Duca di Milano Hotel operates as an annex of the Principe di Savoia Hotel, with which it is linked by a skybridge The façade of Rossi's hotel is made up of red brick and has a linear pattern of windows on a plain surface This stands in stark contrast to its mother building, which has a traditional façade with an abundance of ornaments The interior of the Duca di Milano is more confluent with the Principe's style: the units in the annex are ablaze with regal red fabrics, padded walls, valanced windows, sitting areas, and generous desks that match the Edwardian look of the antique dressers 1988 Aldo Rossi Marloes_Faber photo: Nazar Leskiw 14

15 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Gallaratese II Housing Via Enrico Falck 37 Milan Located in the city of Milan, the Gallaratese II housing complex has the capacity to house 2400 inhabitants Aldo Rossi designed the complex at the 'Gallaratese Quarter II' to be a self-contained village which was even dubbed a 'Palais social' by its tenants This coordinates with Rossi s philosophy of architecture His view that the primary sources of all architectural content lie in the school, the hospital and the prison is reflected in the use of primary forms, axial orientation and repetitive elements in the façades Gallaratese II is designed with two apparent axes: north-south and east-west These indicate the primary circulation routes of the building as well as guiding the relationships between the building and the rest of the quarter (from website University of Colorado Denver) photo: Marloes Faber Public access unknown! 1970 Aldo Rossi Marloes_Faber 'Bonola' is the nearest underground station The gate to the complex is not always opened 15

16 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Velasca Tower Piazza Velasca Milan Close to Milan's city centre, looking up, one can notice the presence of an outstanding profile: it is the outline of Torre Velasca, whose symbolic value one is able to guess from a distance The building was designed in the 1950s by a group of Milanese architects called BBPR after their names: Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti and Rogers The Velasca Tower belongs to the first generation of Italian modern architecture, nevertheless keeping itself linked to the Milanese context in which it was born, and relating itself particularly to the cathedral, the city's bell towers and above all to the Sforzesco Castle The tower, with its characteristic 'mushroom' shape and height of 99 metres, sticks out into the city centre skyline, made up of buildings, domes, towers and bell towers Its structure recalls the Lombard tradition of the massive profile of towers and medieval fortresses photo: Benjo Zwarteveen Project is not public! BBPR Marloes_Faber By underground: Piazza Velasca is the nearest stop 16

17 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Pirelli tower Piazza Duca d'aosta Milan In 1950 Alberto Pirelli, the president of the Pirelli Company, required that a skyscraper be built in the original area where the first factory was constructed in the 19th century The project was developed by architect Gio Ponti, with the assistance of Pier Luigi Nervi and Arturo Danusso At 1271 meters (417 feet), it is the tallest building in the city and was built of concrete (est 60,000 tons) Construction of the tower began in 1956 in a time that was experiencing an economic boom The tower was to be surrounded by low lying buildings on a hectagonal plot of land Upon its completion in 1958, it became one of the symbols of Milan and of the national economical recovery The building was later sold to the Lombardy region, of which is now the head office Characterized by a bold, structural skeleton, smooth refined curtain wall façades, and tapered sides like the bow of a ship, it was among the first skyscrapers to abandon the customary block form Project is not public! Main designer, Client Gio Ponti Pier Luigi Nervi the Pirelli Company Marloes_Faber photo: Marloes Faber Near Milan Central Station 17

18 photo: Eugenia Silvestri photo: Giacomo De Amicis Value Partners Headquarters Via Vespri Siciliani Milan The buildings for the Value Partners Headquarters in Milan, having pure geometrical shapes, are physically separated but functionally interconnected by footbridges and by a little structure between them, housing the reception The façades have different characteristics: the ones facing the street appear architecturally abstract and rigorous, with a base made in steel, defining a typically urban style The internal parts were made by a composition of steel and glass, to allow a better view on the roof gardens of the lowers buildings The façades at the back, in wood and steel, are related in style, modules, and position The presence of green areas is visible from everywhere in the building, and in the tallest building there is a green vertical structure of 20 metres in height It's a way to obtain green surface and a relationship with nature in a high-density building area photo: Eugenia Silvestri Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Main designer, Client De Amicis Architetti Porfiri Studio Value Partners deamicisarchitetti 18

19 photo: Federico Curiél photo: Federico Curiél SS Giovanni e Paolo Church Via Privata Catone Milan This ecclesiastical complex, designed by Italian architects Luigi Figini and Gino Pollini, occupies a trapezoidal plot on the northern periphery of Milan The church and adjoining youth centre have a very irregular form, since the perimeter consists of a constant pattern of advances and regressions, making for broken sight lines and a continuous play between outside and inside (text from LombardiaBeniCulturali) photo: Federico Curiél 1968 Luigi Figini and Gino Pollini Freddy_Curiel Tram number 3 to Piazzale Nigra Closest metro station: Maciachini 19

20 photo: LPzR architetti photo: LPzR architetti ERA3 Via Privata Eraclito Milan From the ashes of an industrial building arises a new residential complex of 25 apartments The intervention area is situated in the northern outskirts of Milan, near Sesto San Giovanni and Viale Monza, one of the major radial avenues of the city The lot is rectangular in shape (27x40 m) and faces Eraclito Street along its short side The new building completes the urban landscape by connecting the façades and covering the blind walls of the adjacent constructions According to the height range of the surrounding buildings, ERA3 has five to seven storeys The basement and mezzanine host parking lots The building is a manifesto of the complexity in contemporary architecture The volumetric composition shows a sequence of additions and subtractions A wide range of materials like plaster, zinc, wood, concrete, steel, glass and stones are combined to underline the arrangement of the volumes and surfaces photo: LPzR architetti Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Cooperating designer Structural engineer Client LPzR architetti associati Camelia Stefan Filippo Valaperta - FV progetti MD Group federico_reyneri Underground station MM1 Villa San Giovanni (red line) About 15 min from Duomo cathedral 20

21 photo: LPzR architetti photo: LPzR architetti S9 Housing Via Sile Milan The S9 building is the refurbishment of an old warehouse and workshop The project included the addition of a new floor and a detached balcony with a steel and wood structure It is a sort of contemporary rendering of a 'casa di ringhiera' (literally: 'banisters house'), a typical housing type in Italian towns, mostly in the Northern part of the country They consist of inner courtyards where all the housing levels and the apartment entrances are like open balconies, overlooking the courtyard itself photo: LPzR architetti Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Cooperating designer Client LPzR architetti associati Camelia Stefan MD Group federico_reyneri Close to underground station MM3 Corvetto (yellow line) 21

22 photo: Zanini Marco photo: Zanini Marco Breath Building Geox tower via speronari Milan The building is a renovation of a pre-existing building in Torino Street, one of the most important Milanese axes Due to the impossibility to renovate the façade "in style", the studio decided to build a very recognizable landmark without overbearing the context Only the structural frame has been maintained The new facade is composed by a metal frame that supports windows and opaque surfaces The second transpiring skin is composed by perforated plates: it's heat exchanger, solar filter and optical corrector The necessity to solve the problem of congestion and cement jungle has inspired autumnal colour of the skin The corner of the building hosts contemporary artwork that will change periodically Floor area/size m² Client Dante O Benini & Partners s geox spa marco_zanini photo: Zanini Marco Getting there from Duomo on foot, On the corner between Torino street and Speronari street 22

23 Quadronno multiple dwellings Via Quadronno Milan The design combines a flexible and open plan with a modular and highly customizable facade (timber panels, glass, loggias): the Quadronno housing is one of the most elegant and refined project by Angelo Mangiarotti and Bruno Morassutti, whose qualities are still appreciable nowadays Project is not public! 1960 Main designer, Angelo Mangiarotti Bruno Morassutti st photo: Stefano Tropea M3 Crocetta 23

24 photo: photo: Paolo Mazzoleni Hard Core Livin' 01 Via Procopio Milan The architect decided in this small apartment to collect all the service functions of the project in a single core, leaving the maximum freedom in the use of the remaining space The core, completely covered in red-lacquered MDF, contains the bathroom and integrates all the cupboards, the kitchen and a folding dining table The cabinet walls at the top leave space to a glazed glass frame which during the day let natural light penetrate inside the bathroom During the evening, light from the inside the core becomes a lantern which illuminates the rest of the apartment photo: Project is not public! Floor area/size m², Interior architect BEMaa PaoloMazzoleni 24

25 photo: Alberto Piovano photo: Ruy Teixeira D&G Headquarters Via Giuseppe Broggi Milan eghtml The headquarters for the D&G brand, right in the middle of Milan and designed by the Milan architecture studio Piuarch, combines, links and internally reorganizes two factory blocks Synergy between the classic and the contemporary is one of the core features of this design, which sets the early 20th century block with its historic frontage off against the 1960s structure, now new-built in glass This glazed façade is one of the works most characteristic features, running unbroken around three sides of the whole building so as to provide total illumination inside at any time of day and stunning visual impact The link between the two buildings, moderating their different natures with its own rigour, is provided by the new full-height connection with its staircase ramps in unpolished metal plate The ground floor opens internally onto a garden of white pebbles, animated by green islands their curvaceous shapes contrasting with the straight lines of the façade photo: Alberto Piovano Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Technical engineer Client Piuarch FV Progetti Snc GTEC Sas Dolce&Gabbana Piuarch 25

26 photo: Marco Mazzola photo: Marco Mazzola Zona K Via Spalato Milan This project is the renovation of an old work-space to settle a theatre school, but also a location for events, expositions and artistic performances It is a flexible and neutral space but with its own identifiable nature The project had to include a large free space, zenithal light and complex technological equipment These questions have their solution in the central space where large suspended cones with variable diameter (from 138 to 380 cm) guide natural and artificial light and contain the installations photo: Marco Mazzola 2010 Main designer, Client ifdesign Pietro Bagnoli Zona K liutaiogitano 26

27 photo: Ernesta Caviola photo: Ernesta Caviola Milanese Ice Factory and Ice Palace Via Piranesi 10/ Milan Ice Palace, was built in 1923 In 1957 it housed the first italian festival of Rock'n'Roll The project aims at transforming this wide area, characterized by a steel cover, into a multi-purpose structure, to house events and exhibitions Renovation will concern the rooms adjacent to the building: foyer, bar and restaurant; the exhibition rooms are designed as tunnels overlooking the central room The Milanese ice factory, was built in 1899, close to the railway station of Porta Vittoria It was used as a store for food and also housed an ice factory The project redraws the top floor of the building, devising the renovation of the vaults, and planning a new area for visitors The new distribution system is organized around a throat cavity containing the lifts; it redraws the front of Porta Vittoria inserting a system of stairs leading to the top floor of the building Floor area/size m² Client 5+1AA Frigoriferi Milanesi spa, Open Care spa & Società del Palazzo del Ghiaccio srl photo: Ernesta Caviola AlfonsoFemia 27

28 photo: Giuseppe Maritati photo: Giuseppe Maritati Blend Building Piazza IV Novembre Milan The intervention on a 1960's building, is meant to be a clear urban narration of the city, thanks to the reflecting monuments, the multiple contexts and the sky on a façade obtained from the combination of three different glasses (float, mirror, extremely clear) The basement is reinforced by the "piercing" action of a continuous reflecting shelter, emphasizing the dynamic perception of the outline and the external space, whereas the foyer system defines the "threshold" between external-public space and internal-private space A new skin, with a changing geometry, will define the way, that from the foyer leads to the different distribution systems, transforming with its simple "plug-in", space and atmospheres photo: Giuseppe Maritati Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Services engineer Contractor Client 5+1AA AI Engineering Zoppoli & Pulcher Generali Properties AlfonsoFemia 28

29 photo: Andrea Tognon photo: Andrea Tognon Andrea Tognon ure Atelier Via Pericle Milan This is the new atelier space of Andrea Tognon ure in Milan The design approach is a real work in progress First the architects observed the spaces and worked in them before we actually decided any interventions The spaces in the office PALAZZINA were quite banal They started to play with the existing and underlying volumes and spaces only through colour and began from a gray base colour adding different pigments for each room, defining imperceptible sequences of spaces We played with existing neon lights revisiting them just with colour tape to warm up the light and give it emotional value Then we unified different buildings through applying black colour, with which we turned outside spaces to spaces with interior feeling The project is a work in progress, an occasion to experiment with ideas of simplicity but with a strong spatial and emotional impact photo: Andrea Tognon Project is not public! Client Andrea Tognon ure ATO APO Andrea_Tognon_ure 29

30 photo: Ernesta Caviola photo: Ernesta Caviola Ice Palace Giovanni Piranesi Milan Ice Palace, was built in 1923 In 1957 it housed the first Italian festival of rock-'n-roll The project aims at transforming this wide area, characterized by a steel cover, into a multi-purpose structure, to house events and exhibitions Renovation will concern the rooms adjacent to the building: foyer, bar and restaurant The exhibition rooms are designed as tunnels overlooking the central room Floor area/size m² Contractor Technical engineer Client 5+1AA Ausglobe Formula SPA Marco Taccini Società del Palazzo del Ghiaccio AlfonsoFemia photo: Ernesta Caviola 30

31 photo: Park Associati photo: Park Associati La Serenissima Office Building Via Filippo Turati Milan This building, located in the heart of Milan, was designed in the 60's by Ermenegildo e Eugenio Soncini for the company Campari It's a one of series of constructions, that in the years of the economic boom, become representative of the new communicative power of the Italian industry The building is distinguished by the burnished colour finish of the metal structures on the facade, the tinted glass of the curtain wall system, the brown paintwork and the smaller volume used as a residential unit During its heyday, the building would have been considered modern and technologically advanced However, in its contemporary condition, many of its undeniably fascinating aspects have proved to be uneconomical particularly in terms of energy saving The new owner has decided to redesign the building respecting the original layout The design choice has been to recuperate the ground floor and to reassign its generous amount of unused space to commerce (although part of the central green area photo: Park Associati Project is not public! Floor area/size m² General consultant Structural engineer Sustainability consultant Contractor Client Park Associati EC Harris General Planning Habitech Mangiavacchi Pedercini SPA Morgan Stanley SGR SpA Park 31

32 photo: Park Associati photo: Park Associati The Cube Via Ugo Foscolo Milan Milano is the second stop on the European tour of THE CUBE, a nomadic, stateless and cosmopolitan piece of architecture, a pavillion designed to host a small, temporary restaurant Originating from Electrolux's concept of an itinerant restaurant, The Cube has been conceived and organized by the Belgian event agency Absolute Blue; the design of the pavilion, as well as the interior design, was developed by the Italian firm Park Associati, Milano; Logo and Texture Design by Studio FM Milano THE CUBE debuted in Brussels on the arc of the Parc du Cinquantenaire in April 2011 where it remained until July From December 19 April 26, 2012 THE CUBE will be in Milano and will house some of the best Italian star chefs who will perform live for their guests, offering special menus prepared in the kitchen of the restaurant The dining pavilion seats 18 people for lunch or dinner and offers a superlative view of Piazza del Duomo, just a few meters away from the Cathedral's spires photo: Park Associati Project is not public! Floor area/size m², Interior architect Project manager Contractor Graphic designer Client Park Associati Park Absolute Blue Nüssli AG Studio FM Electrolux Home Appliances Emea NV 32

33 photo: Max&Co photo: Max&Co New Max&Co flagship store Corso Vittorio Emanuele II ang Piazza del Liberty Milan Andrea Tognon ure was asked, among others creative offices, to partecipate in the process of defining a new concept for Max&Co fashion brand The design started with several workshops involving very different subjects like musicians, artists, economists, designers, brainstorming together Our office worked to synthesize those several inputs in a real architectural space The project we are presenting now is one episode of this exciting collaboration with the Max Mara group and his 'in house' architecture department who assisted us along all the design and construction phases Free standing furnitures were designed by Ciszak Dalmas and by the Max Mara design office All the lights systems we designed were developed and engineered with Nereo Turnlight Temporary windows installation is by Studio Pepe of Milan Project is not public! , Interior architect Client Andrea Tognon ure Andrea_Tognon_ure Max Mara Fashion Group photo: Max&Co 33

34 photo: Enza Tamborra photo: Enza Tamborra FiloSofia Via Alemagna Milan FiloSofia takes shape through a specific mounting, a scenography conceived by Riccardo Giovanetti, who stages a charming space made up of suspended threads, lights, images and materials; an ideal setting, capable of evoking the highly creative background in which doors for domestic environment are devised photo: Enza Tamborra Floor area/size m² Client Riccardo Giovanetti Sofia Doors Riccardo_Giovanetti

35 photo: Enza Tamborra photo: Enza Tamborra The Organic Pavilion Fiera Milano Milan A neo organic architecture characterized from a peculiar transparency, in which the relation between the internal and the external surfaces is very close Client Riccardo Giovanetti Sofia Interior Doors Riccardo_Giovanetti photo: Enza Tamborra 35

36 photo: Enza Tamborra photo: Enza Tamborra A Charming Interplay Of Reflections Via Alemagna Milan The exhibition project originates from the client's specific requirement of creating an exhibition path beginning from water-reactive materials, constituting the past, the present and the future of the company Key materials, such as soda and bicarbonate, both representing the company's memory through its first one hundred years of history, are characterized by the fact that, when coming into contact with water, they react releasing a sequence of bubbles that appear on surface From this particular phenomenon arose the intention to create an imaginary space reproducing the idea of a big water container, streaked with a series of bubbles rising gradually from the bottom straight upwards This fictional landscape is created through a set of acrylic opaline discs, suspended in midair and set out along a progression thinning out upwards The whole lends the entire structure a strong dynamism, establishing at the same time a firm connection with lights photo: Enza Tamborra Floor area/size m² Client Riccardo Giovanetti Solvay Riccardo_Giovanetti 36

37 photo: Guido Clerici photo: Mario Carrieri Library Collegio San Carlo Corso Magenta Milan In 2005 Fondazione Collegio San Carlo assigned the design of the restoration of the 16th and 18th century's parts of the library of Collegio San Carlo to the Ragazzi and Partners studio and later on, in 2007, the interior and furniture design and layout of the new library The restoration of the library dealt with the 16th century's loggia through the elimination of the masonry plugging realized together with the addition of the second floor and of the altana In order to insure the strength of the loggia, some steel structural elements have been inserted in the windows design in the middle of the colonnade, made of serizzo stone, of Doric order with Attic base Furthermore, the restoration of the loggia revealed the original material and form layout of the cross-vaults that have been emphasized through a Led illumination system hidden on the top of the vaults' tie beams On the walls of the loggia some graphic findings probably dated from the 16th century photo: Guido Clerici , Interior architect, Urban planner Client Ragazzi and Partners RagazziandPartners Fondazione Collegio San Carlo 37

38 photo: Fantoni Spa photo: Fantoni Spa San Siro Sky Lounges Piazza Angelo Moratti Milan The project of the new Sky lounges is just the first step of the huge renovation program that AC Milan and FC Internazionale, together with the Municipality of Milan, are carrying out with the aim of transforming San Siro stadium in a multifunctional facility capable of hosting all the important events that Milano will face during the upcoming EXPO 2015 Following the success of the skybox project, Ragazzi & Partners has carried out the idea of creating a new concept of hospitality spaces on top of the main grand stand of San Siro Stadium for sponsors to enjoy the events in a very special and comfortable location The project will be developed in two stages: the first phase, completed in 2012, has created 6 new lounges on top of the corner of the red ring With a very flexible layout the new rooms varies in size and they can be used separately or attached together, with integrated section doors, in order to respond to special needs photo: Fantoni Spa Interior architect Client Ragazzi and Partners AC Milan - FC Internazionale RagazziandPartners 38

39 photo: dep studio photo: dep studio Factory Loft Viale Sarca Milan Sixteen building, the name of the huge rectangular brick that at the beginning of the twentieth century was home production activities of Ansaldo now turned into a real neighborhood artist E 'in this property that fits the home of a young company that operates in the field of logistics Spaces spanning two levels Is accessed from the lower to the middle of the space where a large library creates a visual filter from the reception area to the open space furnished with two large operating tables A scale, with the first wooden ramp and subsequent iron, leads upstairs where there are a meeting room and the executive office that overlooks a large private terrace The use of wood flooring gives an image that domestic intervention is in contrast with the bright ceiling cuts and the use of colors like white, dark gray and orange featuring the company logo Project is not public! dep studio depstudio photo: dep studio 39

40 photo: Maria Elena Colantoni Ninadue Art Gallery Via Carlo Botta Milan The project overlaps new structures of concrete bricks between old red bricks walls The interaction of these different patterns create the background of a new contemporary art gallery photo: Maria Elena Colantoni Floor area/size m², Landscape architect, Urban planner Client Laboratorio Permanente ilvelasca Ninadue 40

41 photo: Enrico Cano Il Sole 24 Ore Via Monte Rosa Milan A pre-existing industrial building was restored and converted for the new headquater italian financial daily "Il Sole 24 Ore" and other offices The new building has a U-shape with a vast central garden and spacious green hill due to the principal idea of the sheme, subtraction photo: Enrico Cano 2004 Renzo Piano Nazar 41

42 photo: Bruno Pulici photo: Bruno Pulici Lomazzo 52 Via Lomazzo Milan The new residential building located in via Lomazzo 52 in Milan is articulated in three main volumes A 3 storeys basement, a tower growing from it and a two storeys volume located on the east wing of the area The basement its aligned to the pre existing buildings along Via Lomazzo and its intended to reconfigure the relationship between built area and open spaces, generating a new garden inside the trapezoidal perimeter so defined The different architectonic nature of the volumes defines the pattern of the elevations: more dense and urban the basement, that has the role of completing the urban block, more light and transparent the other volumes Public access unknown! 2011 Main designer, Anna Giorgi & Partners Antonio Citterio agp photo: Bruno Pulici 42

43 photo: Ragazzi and Partners photo: Ragazzi and Partners San Siro Stadium Piazza Angelo Moratti snc Milan In 1925/26 the Chairman of AC Milan Piero Pirelli, promoted the construction of a football stadium and a horserace course next to it The project, led by engineers Stacchini and Cugini, included four straight stands, with one partially covered, providing a total capacity of spectators In 1954/55 a second enlargement, carried out by a Ronca and Calzolari transformed the structure radically with the addition of a second layer to the stands For the occasion of the Soccer World Cup 1990, the Milan Municipal Administration decided to proceed with the refurbishment of the 'Meazza' stadium The project, designed by s Giancarlo Ragazzi, Enrico Hoffer and Engineer Leo Finzi, consists of the construction of a third ring of stands, appearing, as a continuous unit in contrast to the stands of the current existing second ring The overall capacity, as required for the World Cup 1990, was spectators photo: Ragazzi and Partners Structural engineer Client Ragazzi and Partners Ing Leo Finzi Comune di Milano RagazziandPartners 43

44 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Bosco Verticale Via de Castilla Gaetano Milan rticale/ Bosco Verticale (vertical wood) is composed by two residential towers (111 and 78 m in height), These are designed by Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca e Giovanni La Varra) The project is included in the Porta Nuova Masterplan of Milan The main feature of this project is about green planning: over 900 species of trees (500 in the first tower, 350 in the second one) will grow on the 8900 sqm of terraces It has been included in the "most beautiful skyscraper" in 2014 photo: Marco De Trizio Project is not public! Stefano Boeri architetti Marco_De_Trizio Metro Station "Porta Garibaldi" 44

45 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Corte Verde di Corso Como Via Fratelli Castiglioni Milan The project is included in the main "Porta Nuova area Masterplan", in Milano Its location makes it an element of transition between the high volumes to the North and the existing urban fabric to the South The façades of the building have different features, chosen in relationship to the disposition of interiors, position in the city and sun orientation The East front on via Viganò, (location of bedrooms, stair blocks and bathrooms) is distinguished by a broken profile which alternates bulges in the form of "bow-windows" and high stacks of floor-to-ceiling windows; the West side (living areas) creates a long screen overlooking the garden In the upper floors, the stepped profile creates hanging gardens The facades are made by different materials: plaster, Indian stone in two alternated finishes, bases in porphyry slabs, wood and metal window frames, folded and perforated copper plates, parapets in enameled steel and sanded glass Project is not public! Cino Zucchi Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Metro " Porta Garibaldi" 45

46 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Isola Via Federico Confalonieri Milan "Isola" is a a ten-story office building designed by William McDonough + Partners, and it belongs to the Porta Nuova Main Masterplan Isola is a perfect and minimal volume, and thank to the design of its terraces it's also called "ziggurat" The facades are made totally in glass and with a rhythmic pattern of variously scaled openings The building has natural ventilation, access to the outdoors through a series of exterior terraces, and a high-performance glazing system that maximizes views and transparency while minimizing heat gain Isola now hosts the national headquarters of Google Italia and Pandora Italia Project is not public! 2012 William McDonough + Partners Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Metro and Train Station: Milano Porta Garibaldi 46

47 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio White Wave Piazza Gae Aulenti Milan "White Wave" is a building for showrooms and offices It has been designed by Piuarch Studio as project winner of a Competition held in 2006 by Hines Italia, and it is part of of the Porta Nuova urban renewal MasterPlan The White Wave has great and central position, and it's born to establish a dialogue with the different buildings and area of the Masterplan project: it's bounded on one side by "Gae Aulenti" square, but it faces also the new three towers; it will be an access point to the future park (not yet built), and also connect with the lower street level The shape of the "wave" has born from the respect of the heights of the existing residential buildings and the desire to make the new structure a strong and recognizable landmark The building has two, opposites, main facades: the northern, on the Gae Aulenti square, is large and very transparent, and hosts shops and showrooms The Southern Façade on via Fratelli Castiglioni is enclosed by a sunscreen system photo: Marco De Trizio Project is not public! 2013 Piuarch Marco_De_Trizio Shops are opened every day, also on sunday Metro and Train Station - Milano Porta Garibaldi 47

48 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Incubatore per l'arte Via de Castillia Gaetano Milan The "Incubatore per l'arte" is a small public building, about 800 sqm, maybe the smallest piece in the big Porta Nuova Renewal Masterplan However it's a space of great social and economic influence in his neighbourhood The building represents part of the refund to the citizens of the area, from the Town Government and the Real Estate Agencies In fact many social and artisan buildings were wiped out during the works of the Porta Nuova Masterplan Many of these groups wiped out now have their new headquarters and their showrooms in this "incubatore per l'arte" Boeri Studio has designed the project with great attention, although the economic resources were very low The Incubatore dell'arte is a simple parallelepiped, two stories high, all covered by stretched aluminium metal sheets Its color light gray and its metal look, could bond it with the tradition of industrial buildings of the second half of the nineteenth century in Milan photo: Marco De Trizio Public access unknown! 2013 Stefano Boeri architetti Marco_De_Trizio Train and Metro Station - Milano Porta Garibaldi 48

49 photo: Andrea Martiradonna photo: Andrea Martiradonna Gioiaotto Via Melchiorre Gioia Milan The building originally known as 'Residence Porta Nuova' was completed in 1973 to the design of Marco Zanuso and Pietro Crescini It is representative of a series of built projects realised in the Porta Nuova area and remains an important indicator of the architectural activity of that period, typical of a particular climate in Milan The 'horizontal' pattern of the building is one of its main features and the new scheme has used this distinctive characteristic as a strong point in terms of the relationship with the street, acting as a contrast to the verticality of the newer constructions A thorough philological analysis of Zanuso's building, together with a new design direction concentrated on attention to detail, has endowed the spaces at Gioiaotto with a flexibility and internal brightness that is in keeping with contemporary architecture, supported by the prestige of a unique building that is very much part of Milan's history photo: Andrea Martiradonna Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Project manager General consultant Landscape designer Client Park Associati Coima General Planning Land s Hines sgr Park Underground line 3, Station Repubblica Underground line 2, Station Gioia 49

50 photo: Andrea Martiradonna photo: Andrea Martiradonna Brioni Flagshipstore Milano Via Gesù Milan The Flagship Store in Milan that opened recently is currently Brioni's largest space in the world in terms of sheer size (700 m² set over three floors) The store is accommodated in a four-storey building in Via Gesù 4, within the boundaries of the famous quadrilateral of Milan fashion In this case, Park Associati was responsible for modernising the building, which used to be the famous old home of Brioni's tailoring shop and offices in Milan The layout of the various goods areas respects the old-fashioned division of space, which Park Associati has carefully redesigned to enhance the brand?s products to the maximum and cater for the client's desire to welcome customers into an elegant, linear setting The ground floor space is designed to be a seamless continuation of the building's internal courtyard: a secret and surprising place characteristic of traditional Milanese architecture The display windows for the various products face onto the courtyard at different heights photo: Andrea Martiradonna Floor area/size m², Interior architect Lighting designer Contractor Project manager Client Park Associati Park Metis LIghting Status Contract Studio P+P Brioni underground line 1 (redline), San Babila station underground line 3 (yellowline), Montenapoleone station 50

51 photo: Filippo Romano photo: Filippo Romano Expo Gate Via Luca Beltrami Milan Marking time before the opening event, Expo Gate will offer an ideal opportunity to talk about growth and evolution The project features a great open space, a central square between two booth-like pavilions: the gate to EXPO 2015 The central square is conceived as a fascinating void, an empty space which can host different kind of events This openness represents a vibrant exchange that will be peculiar of the city of Milan before and during EXPO 2015 The new Info point, expression of lightness, will showcase the oncoming events, without becoming the main character itself The external structures of the pavilions have been expressly designed in order to host different kinds of communications media Images, banners, flags and lighting graphics can be replaced from time to time, and changed according to the needs photo: Filippo Romano Structural engineer Client Scandurra Studio Redesco La Triennale di Milano Servizi, Expo2015 MI_MOA Every day 10:00-20:00 h Metro Cairoli 51

52 China Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The theme for the China Pavilion is "The Land of Hope" The project embodies this through its undulating roof form, derived by merging the profile of a city skyline on the building's north side with the profile of a landscape on the south side, expressing the idea that "hope" can be realized when city and nature exist in harmony Conceived as a timber structure that references the "raised-beam" system found in traditional Chinese architecture, the Pavilion roof also uses modern technology to create long spans appropriate to the building's public nature The roof is covered in shingled panels that reference traditional terra-cotta roof construction, but are reinterpreted as large bamboo leaves that enhance the roof profile while shading the public spaces below Designed as layered screens, these panels add texture and depth to the Pavilion's roof and create evocative light and transparency effects below (source: Link Arc) Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Associate architect Studio Link-Arc Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Tsinghua University dirkverwoerd Open every day 10:00-23:00 h, from May 1 to October 31, 2015 Metro or train to Rho Fiera 52

53 Vanke Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The corporate pavilion for Vanke China explores key issues related to the theme of the Expo Milano 2015, "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" The concept for the Vanke Pavilion incorporates three ideas drawn from Chinese culture related to food: the shi-tang, a traditional Chinese dining hall; the landscape, the fundamental element to life; and the dragon, which is metaphorically related to farming and sustenance All three of these concepts are incorporated in the Vanke Pavilion's exhibition, architecture and program Situated on the southeast edge of the Lake Arena, the 800-square meter pavilion appears to rise from the east, forming a dynamic, vertical landscape The design features a sinuous geometrical pattern that flows between inside and outside A grand staircase, clad in warm grey concrete, carves through the red serpentine form and guides visitors to the upper level Daniel Libeskind Nazar The pavilion is open from May 1 through October 31,

54 United Arab Emirates Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The national pavilion for the United Arab Emirates occupies a large site close to the centre of the Milan Expo and is accessed via its main circulation axis, the decumanus From here, visitors are drawn into the mouth of a canyon-like space, defined by two undulating 12-metre-high walls Influenced by ancient planning principles, the pavilion's interior evokes the narrow pedestrian streets and courtyards of the traditional desert city, and its contemporary reinterpretation in the sustainable Masdar masterplan The high walls continue through the 140 metre site in a series of parallel waves, unifying the visitor spaces within a dynamic formal language designed to convey the ridges and texture of sand dunes A ramp leads gently upwards from the entrance towards the auditorium Along this route, the irrigation aqueducts that have historically supported agriculture in the region are introduced in digital form Foster & Partners Nazar 54

55 photo: Matthijs Borghgraef photo: Matthijs Borghgraef Fondazione Prada Largo Isarco Milan The new Milan venue of the Fondazione Prada, seven years in the making and designed by OMA, opened to the press and on May 9 to the public The project, led by Rem Koolhaas, Chris van Duijn and Federico Pompignoli, is a milestone in OMA's long-term collaboration with Prada, delivering a 19,000 m2 campus dedicated to art Commissioned by Fondazione Prada, the project embraces a coexistence of new architecture with the regeneration of an early 20th-century gin distillery that includes warehouses, laboratories and brewing silos, as well as new buildings surrounding a large courtyard Floor area/size m² OMA - Rem Koolhaas Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw Every day, 10am - 9pm Underground, M3 Lodi TIBB stop Tram 24 - via Ripamonti and via Lorenzini stop Bus line 79 - Largo Isarco and via Brembo stop All Fondazione Prada visitors and Bar Luce customers can park for free in a designated parking lot located at Largo Isarco 1 There are 75 car parking spaces and 10 bike parking spaces 55

56 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Citylife Residences Via Spinola Milan In 2004, Studio Libeskind, in conjunction with Zaha Hadid s and Arata Isozaki & Associates, won the competition for a master plan to develop and reconnect the existing city fabric of Milan to an abandoned 61 acre site, formerly home to the Fiera Milano, the city's historic fairgrounds With a high-rise complex, 25-acre park, public piazza, and subway station slated for completion in 2016, the first housing parcels have been completed by Studio Libeskind and Zaha Hadid s, towers and phase two of the residences are all underway 2015 Daniel Libeskind Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 56

57 Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The design chosen for the Pavilion was the winning project in an international competition adjudicated by Expo 2015 in April 2013 In total, 68 architectural practices took part, but the winning design came from Nemesi & Partners in association with Proger and BMS Progetti (for the structural engineering and installations) and Prof Livio De Santoli (for building sustainability) The pavilion is located on the Cardo, which is one of the two perpendicular axes of the Milan Expo 2015 site, along with the Decumanus The Pavilion consists of the creation of Palazzo Italia and some temporary buildings along the Cardo Experimentation lies at the very heart of the design The hallmarks of Nemesi's project are the use of innovative technology and a sustainable approach These elements merge with the expertise and skills of the Italian companies involved in building the pavilion to make it a symbolic hub of contemporary creativity Floor area/size m² Nemesi Studio Nazar 57

58 Vietnam Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The message of the Vietnam Pavilion for the Milano Expo 2015 with the motto "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" is to bring back the power of living for urban peoples by not only providing food for their body but also providing them positive and harmonic feeding for their minds which is an important human daily need as a food Plants on buildings harmonize the living environment which positively affect human mind Vietnamese cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City lose green areas which are decreasing to less than one square meter per citizen beside the economic development As a counter proposal to the current situation, the pavilion shares an approach to plant trees, even on top of buildings, by integrating that in the building design Floor area/size m² Vo Trong Nghia s Nazar 58

59 Russia Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan Located on the main avenue of the EXPO, the Russian pavilion building has been built to match the original design The building with an area of 3260 sqm actually repeats the plot-imposed configuration of an elongated and rather narrow rectangular block, shooting forward as a vigorous console in front of the main entrance to the pavilion The 30-meter console has a spectacular rounded shape, giving the construction a memorable silhouette, which is well-marked in the exhibition panorama From the direction of the main entrance, this element is clad in polished stainless steel turning it into a giant mirror, which the visitors and tourists can use to take pictures of themselves and the surroundings The first day of the EXPO proved that this structure would attract the visitors' attention: at any time of the day, you can find people at the Russian pavilion with cameras and phones up in the air Floor area/size m² SPEECH Nazar 59

60 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Slovenia Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan One of the 142 participants at the world fair Expo Milano 2015 is Slovenia The main theme is»feeding the Planet, Energy for Life«is also the first in number of tourists in Slovenia, the second most important foreign trade partner of Slovenia and the third largest foreign investor in Slovenia According to the organizers the world exhibition will host 20 million people, of which every fourth is Italian The idea for the Slovenian pavilion is based on the slogan "I FEEL SLOVENIA" Green Active Healthy The common thread in the exhibition manifests itself through a series of interactive elements and architectural design through the pavilion Five prismatical structures, positioned on the geometrically and dynamically designed surface, whose shape is reminiscent of a cultivated field, represent Slovenian diverse geographical landscape and symbolize fundamental ideas of sustainable development Floor area/size m² SoNo Arhitekti Nazar 60

61 photo: Benjo Zwarteveen photo: Nazar Leskiw USA Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The pavilion opens its air plane hangar sized door to the main pedestrian approach, like an invitation to enter, and is as open, airy and breezy as a building can be The Boardwalk (made of recycled lumber from America's boardwalks) rises to the second level, concealing a defined exhibition below and is the main forum for self-guided viewing The rooftop terrace features a variable SmartGlass canopy, adjustable in response to the sun It has become the daily party for the rooftop craving Italian crowds Floor area/size m² Biber s Nazar 61

62 photo: Nazar Leskiw Austria Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The Austrian pavilion in Milan combines the structure and the environment into an integrated contribution By planting a forest on an area of 560 m² teambreatheaustria creates a multi-faceted network of relationships between mankind, the environment and the climate The pavilion forms a frame around a generous vegetation zone and acts as a vessel for the performance of the indoor landscape With technical support (but without air-conditioning) the framed form actively generates the micro-climatic conditions of an Austrian forest Where light enters the built structure, there is growth and ecological metabolism Floor area/size m² teambreatheaustria Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 62

63 Brazil Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan Based on its theme "Feeding the world with solutions," the Brazilian pavilion uses the metaphor of the network, in terms of flexibility, fluidity and decentralization, showing the relationships and integration of different topics that combined, make it the global leader in food production In an exhibition space of 4,133 square meters, Brazil offers Expo Milano 2015 visitors a view of all the possibilities being explored and implemented to increase and diversify food production, satisfying food demands around the world and using advanced technologies in a way that is truly sustainable Floor area/size m² Main designer, Studio Arthur Casas Atelier Marko Brajovic Nazar 63

64 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Israel Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The Israeli pavilion, under the title "The Fields of Tomorrow", creates an immediate and powerful visual experience of agricultural and engineering performance The vertical field provides a fresh and unique perspective on how food is produced and supplied in the world The field is comprised of modular tiles utilized for cultivating agricultural products on a steel frame elevated above ground The tiles contains a computer-controlled drip watering system for optimal crop cultivation and growth The field will consist of cereal varieties and other basic foodstuffs that will offer a wide variety of products that will produce a mosaic of textures, smells, and colors The building relates to its special location at the center of the park, directly opposite to the Italian pavilion, adjacent to the Cardo and Decumanus, and offers a walk along its façade as part of the visitor experience in the Israeli pavilion photo: Nazar Leskiw Knafo Klimor s Nazar 64

65 photo: Nazar Leskiw Chile Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan As a main attraction, the pavilion takes visitors on a journey to experience its different ecosystems, deserts, rivers, valleys and mountains, showing how life grows and is preserved in each of them Chile offers evidence of its pursuit of balance in a multitude of landscapes, cultures, foods and geographical landmarks that are unique in the world Its aim is to entertain visitors, to promote an interest in its land and to demonstrate a commitment to its protection of water resources and sustainable food production for all The main material used is wood, reminding us that the forest area of Chile is increasing, in contrast with the continuing deforestation on Earth 2015 Undurraga Deves Arquitectos Nazar 65

66 Poland Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan Poland's Pavilion project was created by studio 2PM, belonging to the up-and-coming Polish architect Piotr Musialowski, and its originality and surprising form is an clear response to the theme of Expo Milano 2015, Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life The Pavilion is a simple, rectangular solid whose external look is outlined by wooden boxes As for the building, it is treated as a large-scale box (or casket) in its entirety, hiding valuable "gems" within its interior spaces The openwork structure refers to the ecological and simple form of apple boxes One of the attractions of the Pavilion is its magical garden Floor area/size m² 2PM Nazar 66

67 photo: Benjo Zwarteveen Japan Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan Japan's participation unfurls essentially around two words: Health and Edutainment, or educational entertainment Its typical dishes, based on rice, raw fish and vegetables are proposed as a balanced way of eating, contrasting with the excesses that can lead to obesity for a billion people Projects for schools are also a vehicle for traditional concepts encouraging sharing and discouraging wastefulness Under the theme of "harmonious diversity", creative studio teamlab showcases two art exhibits within the pavilion the interactive installations are spread across two rooms, comprising an immersive projection space that requires the visitor to wade through a technological expanse, to a digital waterfall of information, relaying descriptive knowledge about Japanese food Atsushi Kitagawara Nazar 67

68 France Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The building, made mainly of laminated wood, spread over a 3,592 square-meter space, is inspired by the covered market, a symbol of French food culture The pavilion takes its inspiration from the fact that traditional markets are located in many cities of France, which clearly represent the overall theme of Expo Milano 2015, with an emphasis on food security, access to food and the element of food quality Areas dedicated to the four pillars of communication offer spectacular scenery and are set alongside the restaurant, a brasserie and a quick refreshment point In its boutique can be found all the variety and quality of French food, while in the demonstration zone are shows of savoir-faire in the kitchen XTU s Nazar 68

69 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Torre Diamante Viale della Liberazione Milan Porta Nuova Varesine is a mixed use masterplan and urban renewal project in central Milan, one of the most significant redevelopments in, comprising high quality residential apartments and office accommodation, retail spaces and a cultural centre Occupying a former train station that served Varese, from which the name Varesine is derived, this landmark development will create a new vibrant community with direct links to Porta Nuova, one of the old city gates, and a network of infrastructure connecting it to the historic centre of Milan and beyond The development - a number of buildings of varying heights - is configured as a variation on the typical Milanese style, incorporating blocks set within an urban garden The massing of buildings, the high rise building language, responds to masterplan guidelines and the site restraints to create a cluster of buildings in contextual relation to the immediate surroundings and wider townscape setting Floor area/size m² Kohn Pedersen Fox Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 69

70 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw CityLife Apartments Via Senofonte Milan CityLife is a residential and business district under construction in a short distance from the old city centre of Milan,, involving an area of 36,6 ha The development is being carried out by CityLife SpA, a company controlled by Generali Group, that won the international tender for the redevelopment of the historic neighborhood of Fiera Milano with an offer of 523 million Situated in the south-east part of this area the Hadid Residences which have been designed by Zaha Hadid and are composed of seven buildings Zaha Hadid s Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 70

71 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Torre Isozaki - Il Dritto Viale Cassiodoro Milan In the aspiration of maximum verticality and tension towards the sky, it was a limit to choose a complete shape and concluded at a certain height and we preferred to apply the concept of a modular system that can be repeated in an infinite way with any limit The facade of the module is composed by a triple glass unit slightly curved to outside The vertical succession of rounded forms create a feeling of slight vibration of the volume of the building as it rises upward Elevations of the short sides are fully glazed and show the mechanical series of panoramic lifts going up and down to the various floors of the building Main designer, Arata Isozaki Andrea Maffei Associati Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 71

72 Thailand Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The Thailand Pavilion 2015 reflects the agricultural element which is the main theme of the World Expo "Thai-ness" is a blend of water, farming, ways of life, traditions, beliefs and folk wisdoms The design of a symbolic architecture is inspired by three main components: NGOB, KING OF NAGAS and PAGODA BASES, which uniquely characterizes Thailand The pavilion has a form that is based on the center of the Thai rice farmers' traditional hat, the "NGOB" It exists only in Thailand, and has been used since ancient times, symbolizing an understanding of the land and local wisdom NAGA, the legendary water snake from Thai mythology, symbolizes the belief in water and represents the abundance of Thai agriculture PAGODA BASES are the symbol of faith Three pagoda bases symbolize agriculture, nature and people living together Floor area/size m² The Office of Bangkok s (OBA) Marco Franz Vaccara Meinhardt Smith Obayawat, Waroon Limpchalerm, Francesc Domingo Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, The Kingdom of Thailand Associate architect Structural engineer Structural engineer Client Open every day 10:00-23:00 h, from May 1 to October 31, 2015 dirkverwoerd Metro or train to Rho Fiera 72

73 Azerbaijan Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The Azerbaijan pavilion presents a very simple and modern architecture achieved with traditional materials like wood and stone, which combine innovatively with metal and glass The sides of the pavilion are created using highly flexible wood over an area measuring 887 square meters Its variety of spaces and forms looks to recreate an extensive climatic biodiversity and reflect cultural aspects of Azerbaijan Visitors can explore its different features through the way in which the pavilion is built It has three different biospheres; the first, a biosphere of geographical landscapes, as a crossroad between countries; the second, the nine geographic climatic zones of Azerbaijan, and the third, dedicated to traditional culture and innovation for generations to come On the upper level, there is an elegant, light restaurant with a terrace At the end of the exposition, and to highlight its care for the environment, the pavilion will be taken down mechanically and moved to Baku Floor area/size m² Main designer, Landscape architect Client Arassociati AG&P Simmetrico Network Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan dirkverwoerd Open every day 10:00-23:00 h, from May 1 to October 31, 2015 Metro or train to Rho Fiera 73

74 Ireland Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan On entering the Ireland pavilion each visitor will embark on an unforgettable journey through the Irish countryside to experience how Ireland's people are working together with a gentle climate and ever-changing elements to make world class, sustainable farming possible as illustrated by Origin Green The Ireland pavilion, developed on a 1,175 square metre site is made up of three levels The ground floor will host the main visitor experience including the film and an open gallery with an insightful graphic representation that will bring Ireland, Origin Green and the Wild Atlantic Way to life On the first floor there is a mezzanine gallery which will facilitate the business events organised during the Exposition OPW - BMMC Milano Nazar 74

75 photo: Nazar Leskiw UK Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The UK pavilion resembles a giant beehive at the centre of a wildflower meadow, and is inspired by the crucial role played by bees and pollination in providing the world's food supply Visitors enter through an orchard set within a courtyard space enclosed by two walls perforated to resemble a bee hotel Within these holes we have integrated AV and exhibition displays with information about the bee and its life cycle The journey continues through the meadow before entering the hive structure, made from a lattice of 169,300 pieces of aluminium and steel Main designer, Artist Wolfgang Buttress BDP Building Design Partnership Nazar 75

76 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Milano Centrale Piazza Luigi di Savoia Milan Milano Centrale is the main railway station of Milan,, and one of the main railway stations in Europe The station is a railway terminus and was officially inaugurated in 1931 to replace the old central station Due to the Italian economic crisis during World War I, construction proceeded very slowly, and the project, rather simple at the beginning, kept changing and became more and more complex and majestic This happened especially when Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister, and wanted the station to represent the power of the fascist regime The station has no definite architectural style, but is a blend of many different styles, especially Liberty and Art Deco, but not limited to those It is adorned with numerous sculptures The "incongruous envelope of stone" (Attilio Pracchi) of this gigantic and monumental building dominates Piazza Duca d'aosta 1930 Ulisse Stacchini Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 76

77 photo: Nazar Leskiw Palazzo Lombardia Piazza Città di Lombardia Milan The sinuous interweaving strands of linear office space buildings, 14 meters in width and seven to nine floors in height, which optimize efficiency and flexibility while giving Palazzo Lombardia its distinctive form, are derived from the intersection of 22 circles comprising 11 identical circular rings Owing to their modest scale, these interweaving strands relate well to adjoining residential neighborhoods, while still allowing a slender tower, shaped by the intersection of two curved fragments, to celebrate the new seat of government on the skyline of Milan An important corollary benefit of the curvilinear building concept is the resultant array of interconnected open spaces that invite public passage and public gathering at street level Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 77

78 NH Hotel Milano Fiera Via Degli Alberghi Milan The project for this hotel in the new Trade Fair in Rho-Pero, Milan, fits in with the city's great architectural-building tradition Two pure geometric forms, which are sixty meters tall and set together at an angle, emerge from the horizontal landscape of the new trade fair The radical pureness of the two buildings embodies the most deeply entrenched and profound of Milanese culture; sobriety and simplicity The two structures are located at the main hub of the orthogonal plan Each tower is inclined at an angle of 5 degrees: the taller tower facing the Trade Fair to the north, the second leaning over mark the pedestrian entrance way photo: Nazar Leskiw 2008 Dominique Perrault Nazar 78

79 photo: Nazar Leskiw The Restoration of the Theatre alla Scala Via Filodrammatici Milan Theatre alla Scala is an opera house in Milan The theatre underwent a major renovation from early 2002 to late 2004 The theatre was closed following the traditional 7 December 2001 season opening performances of Otello, which ran through December From 19 January 2002 to November 2004 The renovation by renowned architect Mario Botta proved controversial, as preservationists feared that historic details would be lost However, the opera company was said to be impressed with improvements to the structure and the sound quality, which was enhanced when the heavy red carpets in the hall were removed The stage was entirely re-constructed, and an enlarged backstage allows more sets to be stored, permitting more productions 2004 Mario Botta Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 79

80 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw UniCredit Tower Piazza Gae Aulenti Milan These three office towers and their podium are the largest components of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, a mixed-use development north of Milan's city center Pelli Clarke Pelli s designed the master plan for the 7-hectare development, which creates a new and grand gateway to the city The towers - 31, 22, and 11 stories tall - include 's tallest building, visible from more than six miles away Spiraling upward, the 31-story asymmetrical tower culminates in a sculptural stainless steel spire Like the two smaller towers, the building is clad in reflective glass Their narrow, curved forms enclose a circular piazza, a new public space that links the buildings to their surroundings Facing the piazza, the facades incorporate sunshades, emphasizing the buildings' fluid shape At the street level, the towers are clad in stone Floor area/size m² Pelli Clarke Pelli s Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 80

81 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw MICO Milan Convention Center Piazzale Carlo Magno Milan The project, a direct commission, includes the restoration an renewal of the existing complex, followed by its extension and integration with the new part, thus creating a door open onto the Expo A real earthquake in volumetric terms which required and generated the synthesis which resolves all: the invention of a silvery airy comet which surmounts and embraces the new building head together with part of the flanks and roof of the building Transforming it into a rare new creature yet remaining coherent with the overall complex It is an unmistakable landmark, conceived as a swarm of luminescent rays rippling from the denser nucleus of the bulkhead and forming a 200 metre long tail A comet, in fact, destined to become a symbol and engage in dialogue with City Life On equal terms Because its horizontal extension competes with the height of the skyscrapers 2012 Mario Bellini s Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 81

82 photo: Nazar Leskiw Estonia Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The simple structure is built out of recycled and natural materials and organised as three floors of shifting wooden blocks stacked on top of one another as modules On the ground floor visitors will be able to swing on energy generating swings hanging between the modules before trying out some Estonian street food Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 82

83 Spain Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The project, entitled "Language of Taste", offers a seemingly simple, smart solution for the complex technical, spatial, functional and thematical challenge of this Expo A pavilion with a clear and contained geometry, a fusion of the traits that Spain's exports: the tradition and the innovation This duality creates a permeable, attractive and flexible space, incorporating a free and open as a patio of oranges, another element of identity of the Spanish culture This rotund implantation manages to create an easily understandable pavilion, generator of memories, whose structure of frames creates an effect of repetition that reinforces this singularity, resulting attractive and impressive Floor area/size m² B720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos Nazar 83

84 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Aria and Solaria Towers Viale della Liberazione Milan The two-tower project introduces the first high-end residential high-rise living to Milan Soaring above retail and amenity levels, the 34-story Solaria and 17-story Aria comprised of two independent wings offer world-class views from the Duomo to the Alps The towers are situated in the Porta Nuova Varesine, the mixed-use masterplan and urban renewal project in central Milan, comprising high quality residential apartments, office and retail space, and a cultural centre At the top of each tower are generous two-storey duplex units and three-storey penthouse units with roof gardens, and hydromassage and swimming pools 2013 Arquitectonica Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 84

85 Palazzo Montecatini II Largo Donegani Milan Within the Italian architectural panorama, the Palazzo Montecatini II represents a particular example of an autarchic building, highlighting an entirely new duality that is the result of design decisions, the use of avant-garde technologies and a clearly American inspiration At the same time, the use of the construction materials and the final outcome that they generate make the building one of the most original Italian built works from the 1930s 1939 Main designer, Gio Ponti Antonio Fornaroli Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 85

86 photo: Nazar Leskiw Copagri Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan Miralles Tagliabue EMBT has designed a dome for COPAGRI as part of the Expo Milano 2015 The dome is located in the south-east part of the Lake Arena - a large circular pool of water at the end of the Cardo, one of the main axes of the Expo Milano 2015 masterplan - and surrounded by the European Union Pavilion and the Vanke Pavilion Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue - EMBT Nazar 86

87 Czech Republic Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The concept is based on the temporality of the pavilion and on the theme of the World Exhibition EXPO 2015 "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" The motto of the pavilion is water The pavilion presents the latest progress in nanotechnology for water purification as well as traditional Czech Republic's relation to water (eg spa, etc) in the form of the swimming pool, which is part of the public space of the pavilion The pavilion is a modular structure The important aspect of modularity is the ability to dismantling the building after the show, move it back to the Czech Republic and reuse modules of the pavilion The contemporary architecture of the pavilion refers to the simplicity of the national style - modernism A swimming pool, a small amphitheatre and a restaurant can be found at the bottom part of the pavilion Chybik + Kristof Associated s Nazar 87

88 Slovakia Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan Designed by the Slovak architect, Karol Kállay, Slovakia's Pavilion is inspired by the creative concept of "Slovakia Recharge yourself" It is imbued with the spirit of "a country that is rich in natural energy resources, but also a country full of the energy, cultural heritage, traditions and extraordinary experiences" This concept is articulated by its Pavilion in two basic sections: the first, the Recharging Zone, is an external relax area dominated by an energy pylon Here, visitors can take a break, relaxing on a Tuli bag, and recharge their mobile phones, tablet or laptop Karol Kállay Nazar 88

89 photo: Nazar Leskiw Angola Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The Pavilion of Angola is divided into three floors plus a terrace, and covers an area of about 2,000 square meters The structure, made with sustainable materials, is very simple and can be easily disassembled and reused The intention of Angola is to create an unforgettable experience, inviting visitors to live the lifestyle of Angola, using technology and augmented reality that ensure physical and tactile experiences through interaction with natural materials Main designer, António Gameiro Paula Nascimiento Nazar 89

90 Kuwait Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan From the outside, towards the decumanus, the pavilion presents itself as a reminiscence of traditional dhow ships by constructing the front side (and the first part) as a build-up of Kuwait Dhow They give a dynamic volume to the façade, a movement and an attractive energy based on Kuwait's heritage The second, lateral part of the façade is designed as a glass house displaying numerous hydroponic plants cultivated inside Studio Italo Rota Nazar 90

91 Hungary Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The pavilion, whose design was selected by a public competition, is the work of architects Attila Ertsey and Herczeg Ágnes Sándor Sárkány It comprises three floors and covers 1,910 square meters The shapes and materials composing the main features are typically Hungarian (including a barn, silos and stables) They have been designed according to the principles of organic architecture that was developed in the mid- twentieth century and is based on local traditions, the understanding of the laws of nature, and on the celebration of the relationship between man and the universe The central area of the pavilion is inspired by Noah's Ark, the symbol of salvation of living beings The two end points take the form of shamanic drums, representing Hungary's ancient roots and highlighting its mystical relationship with nature The drums are adorned with the ancient symbol of the 'tree of life' that flows with fresh water, being the Hungarian one celebrated for its thermal properties Main designer, Landscape architect Attila Ertsey Ágnes Herczegr Nazar 91

92 photo: Nazar Leskiw German Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The German pavilion translates the German field and meadow landscape into its architecture in a striking and surprising way: a building consisting of a gently sloping landscape level with a freely accessible surface and a thematic exhibition inside Formally, the architecture is reminiscent of a "supplanted landscape" set in the pavilion's premises which gradually slopes upward to a height of 10 meters The German pavilion then applies the concept of stylised fields and meadows in great detail The use of different native woods, with varied grains and tones, creates a highly distinctive design SCHMIDHUBER Nazar 92

93 New Holland Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan New Holland Agriculture, one of the world's top manufacturers of agricultural machinery, have announced the innovative proposal conceived by Carlo Ratti Associati, as the winner of the international competition for their 17,000 square foot pavilion at the World Expo 2015 in Milan The proposal, called EARTH SCREENING, features a large agricultural field on its roof, similar to a giant 3D printer thanks to the constant activity of two zero-emission, robotized, self-driving tractors, which will constantly move over the roof, 'writing' and working the land While the roof uses real moving tractors, inside the pavilion visitors can interact with the latest research, products and innovations in sustainable agriculture developed by New Holland, in both a physical and digital way Carlo Ratti Associati Nazar 93

94 Belgium Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan The Belgian pavilion in Milan, was designed by Patrick Genard, a Belgian architect based in Barcelona, while the scenography is the work of Marc Belderbos, who lectures in the architecture department of the University of Leuven The pavilion aims "to combine a Belgian identity with the exhibition's themes of sustainability and technological innovation," said Peeters' office Belgium's pavilion is modelled on a small city, with green spaces separating "neighbourhoods" and sporting transport stations, bodies of water and a city centre It will be an example of urban planning, including information on energy demands, use of materials and water consumption Patrick Genard Nazar 94

95 photo: Carola Merello photo: Carola Merello K19 housing Via Kramer Milan Inside a private courtyard near Porta Venezia, Milan-based studio LPzR designed two residential projects set among historical buildings, typical Milanese tenements and refurbished factories The architects addressed both a new construction project (demolishing an abandoned garage), both a refurbishment one (inside a barrel-vaulted old garage) The refurbishment project K19A is marked by a series of barrel vaults with different heights The volume is completely hidden by the surrounding buildings: the succession of curved elements coated with titanium zinc can only be seen from above The internal layout is a complex jigsaw puzzle that gives rise to apartments on multiple levels, each with balcony, terrace or patio Both the main facade and the common corridor are covered with pietra piasentina K19B is a seven-storey new volume with the facade abstract composition of geometric elements Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Contractor Structural engineer Sustainability consultant Client LPzR architetti associati Cile FVPROGETTI Italprogetti Piave 12 federico_reyneri photo: Carola Merello MM1 Porta Venezia 95

96 Morocco Pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan Responding to the Expo's theme "Feeding the Planet" Morocco's pavilion for the world exposition focuses on the notion of rurality and the diversity and richness of its territories Stretching the entire length of its site from north to south, the pavilion leads the visitor on a metaphorical journey through the country from the Mediterranean to the Sahara, highlighting the agriculture and traditions specific to each region Referring to the materiality and sensuality of rural construction in Morocco, the Pavilion of Morocco presents a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional earthen structures Adobe is placed within enormous pre-fabricated wooden panels which are then mounted onto a wooden frame This method adapts the use of traditional materials to industrialized construction methods At the end of Expo Milan, the panels will be dismantled and re-used OUALALOU CHOI Nazar 96

97 Ecuador pavilion for Expo Milan 2015 Rho Fiera Milan A graphic façade inspired by the multicoloured fabrics of the Otavalo region in Ecuador was designed in order to ensure a great impact and visibility and to transmit the country's environment and cultural heritage The innovative KriskaDECOR panelling system using anodised aluminium curtains where the fabrics depicted become multiple colour chains, means that the frontage reflects the colour range and variety characteristic of a bio-diverse country such as Ecuador 2015 Zorrozua y Asociados Nazar 97

98 photo: STUDIO ORIGINAL DESIGNERS 6R5 NETWORK photo: STUDIO ORIGINAL DESIGNERS 6R5 NETWORK Torre Arcobaleno Via Carlo Farini Milan Dating back to 1964 and once upon a time an anonymous water reservoir on the site of the important FS Milano Porta Garibaldi railway station, the Tower was first renovated ahead of the football World Cup held in in 1990, a project that turned a downtrodden public work into a highly recognisable urban beacon Since then, the Torre Arcobaleno has been a highly significant building for the city, a distinctive symbol of Milan's colour and creativity, and has gradually become known as a major landmark The renovation is a gift to Milan and the millions of visitors it will be welcoming during Expo 2015 The works were completed in just 71 days, employing 37 workers A number of top companies came together with those handling the first refurbishment since 1990 to enable this unusual urban structure - clad with more than 100,000 coloured ceramic tiles to regain all its original brightness of 25 or so years ago to mark the amazing presence of Expo 2015 photo: STUDIO ORIGINAL DESIGNERS 6R5 NETWORK Project is not public! 1964 Studio Original Designers 6R5 Network Bazzea - B Construction Technology Condor Fila Solutions Mapei Marazzi Milan City Council; Rete Ferroviaria Italiana; Gruppo FS Italiane Contractor Services engineer Supplier Supplier Supplier Client MI_MOA 98