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Milan, Italy - Preliminary project for the renovation of an office building (in partnership with C&W) - 2013

The architectural and functional redevelopment of the building provides a new logic of accesses to allow separate marketing among several tenants and a rationalisation of the interior spaces for greater flexibility and adaptability to different needs. Finally, a substantial transformation of the exterior image.
Without significant structural changes, the fronts have been treated differently depending on exposure by creating or omitting sunshade frames around the windows. On the main south-west façade facing the square, a second skin has been provided made of a metal structure crossed by staves placed horizontally and of different widths according to a logic that allows protection from direct sunlight and a view of the outside. Electro-coloured iridescent blue/red titanium is envisaged for the material of the larger staves.
Furthermore, the proposal includes the adjoining building now owned by another property, to the considerable benefit of both. The enlarged front will dominate the square, creating a visibility unthinkable today.