milan architecture Projects 7 Created 28-Jul-12 By Behzad Atabaki, Tehran, Iran Duca di Milano Hotel Aldo Rossi hotel The Cube Ice Palace 3 Luigi Bocconi Free University 6 New Trade Fair 7 Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas canopy, commercial space, congress centre 4 5+1AA culture, leisure, sport D&G Headquarters Grafton architects education, laboratorium, university Park Associati pavilion, restaurant 2 Gallaratese II Housing 8 Aldo Rossi housing 5 Piuarch meeting room, office, showroom http://wwwmimoaeu/users/behzad_atabaki/guides/milan%20architecture/ 1
photo: Marloes Faber photo: Nazar Leskiw Duca di Milano Hotel Piazza della Repubblica 13 20124 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 Project is public! 1988 Aldo Rossi Marloes_Faber photo: Nazar Leskiw http://wwwmimoaeu/users/behzad_atabaki/guides/milan%20architecture/ 2
photo: Park Associati photo: Park Associati The Cube Via Ugo Foscolo 1 20121 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 12-2012 140 m², Interior architect Project manager Graphic designer Client Park Associati Park Absolute Blue Nüssli AG Studio FM Electrolux Home Appliances Emea NV http://wwwmimoaeu/users/behzad_atabaki/guides/milan%20architecture/ 3
photo: Ernesta Caviola photo: Ernesta Caviola Ice Palace Giovanni Piranesi 14 20137 Milan http://wwwfrigoriferimilanesiit 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 Project is public! Floor area/size 2007 5600 m² Technical engineer Client 5+1AA Ausglobe Formula SPA Marco Taccini Società del Palazzo del Ghiaccio AlfonsoFemia photo: Ernesta Caviola http://wwwmimoaeu/users/behzad_atabaki/guides/milan%20architecture/ 4
photo: Alberto Piovano photo: Ruy Teixeira D&G Headquarters Via Giuseppe Broggi 23 20129 Milan http://wwwdolcegabbanacom/corporate/en/office/office-d 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 6-2006 5000 m² Structural engineer Technical engineer Client Piuarch FV Progetti Snc GTEC Sas Dolce&Gabbana Piuarch http://wwwmimoaeu/users/behzad_atabaki/guides/milan%20architecture/ 5
photo: Beatriz W Fideles photo: Beatriz W Fideles Luigi Bocconi Free University Viale Bligny 20136 Milan http://wwwunibocconiit 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 Project is public! Floor area/size 6-2005 45000 m² Technical engineer Grafton architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara isida http://wwwmimoaeu/users/behzad_atabaki/guides/milan%20architecture/ 6
photo: Archivio Fuksas photo: Archivio Fuksas New Trade Fair Strada Statale 33 del Sempione 28 20017 Milan http://wwwfieramilanoit 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 46000 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' Project is public! 2005 Main designer, Associate architect Structural engineer Associate architect Building physics consultant Technical engineer 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/behzad_atabaki/guides/milan%20architecture/ 7
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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/behzad_atabaki/guides/milan%20architecture/ 8