Projekat koji potpisuje studio Westway Architects (arhitekti Luca Aureggi i Maurizio Condoluci) nalazi se u Milanu, gradu sa tipičnim dvorišnim zgradama, a jedno takvo je adaptirano na impresivan način koji spaja tehnološka dostignuća, energetsku efikasnost i očuvanje tradicije. Fasada zgrade je prilagođena uz očuvanje estetike iz 19. veka: promenjen je gornji nivo koji je presvučen staklom sa svim aspektima savremene primene materijala i njegovih osobina.

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Mini bašta u dvorištu deli objekat na poslovni i rezidencijalni deo: planski posađene biljke daju poseban smisao arhitekturi donjeg nivoa. Dve velike terase s unutrašnje strane, dve elipse pružaju drugačiji pogled vertikalno i horizontalno u odnosu na prostor. Smena i primena različitih materijala, drveta, kamena i stakla doprinosi autentičnoj izražajnosti ovog prostora. Galerije koje su prema istorijskom modelu bile javni prostori prenamenom su dobile svojstva privatnih jedinica.

Dva lica

Preuređena zgrada odlikuje se primenom savremenih materijala i dizajnerskim rešenjima koje život i rad u srcu velikog grada čine maksimalno lagodnim i funkcionalnim. Objekat iz 19. veka svojom prenamenom postao je poslovni i rezidencijalni prostor u kojem poseban značaj imaju biljke koje na zelenim terasama i u atrijumu čine pravi urbani vrt koji je primenom unapređenih tehnoloških i dizajnerskih rešenja odgovorio na savremene zahteve energetske efikasnosti (sertifikovan CENED klasa A).

Funkcionalni ambijent

Pažnja kojom je izveden eksterijer nije izostala ni kod uređenja enterijera gde je svaki detalj promišljen i savršeno izveden, uz njegovo funkcionalno sagledavanje i s fokusom na prostornu strukturu domaćeg ambijenta i izuzetnu završnu obradu. Kao dizajnerski odogovor na istančane potrebe zahtevnih korisnika tu su stakleni zidovi (Rimadesio) i kuhinjska oprema (Boffi).

 

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Past and present meet in a Milanese building by Westway Architects

Milan’s modern architecture has always been characterized by inner courtyard buildings and the typical case di ringhiera (tenement with communal balconies). This consideration has led the Rome based studio Westway Architects (Architects Luca Aureggi and Maurizio Condoluci) to conceive an original renovation project of a building dating back to 1882, at the time intended for popular housing for rent, at Viale Monte Grappa 16. The new residential complex located in the area between Porta Nuova and Porta Garibaldi, which has become the symbol of the Milan of today, seems to connect the past with the present.

Double soul
On the perimeter of the demolished old building, the new building, intended for commercial and residential use, has been built ensuring sustainability standards (energyc ertification CENED Class A) and adopting advanced technological and design solutions. The building has a new façade that, respecting the environmental and historic constraints, has been redesigned by keeping the original nineteenth-century aesthetic, changing just a single detail: the two upper floors, used to finally align in height the new building with neighboring buildings, are enclosed in a glass skin. “It’s an element that breaks the rigor of the nineteenth century façade and declares the contemporary intervention, outlining all aspects of design: internal distribution, construction features, materials, housing standards, high energy performance and transition to mixed-use” declares the architect Maurizio Condoluci.

The functional home
As for the exterior, in the apartments every single detail is thoroughly taken care of, with a functional distribution focused on and domestic spacing and fine materials and finishes. In line with increasingly sophisticated needs, they are also characterized by contemporary design furniture, such as the sliding glass walls (Rimadesio) and the kitchens (Boffi) including appliances.
Foto: Moreno Maggi