Porta Nuova (Milan)
45°28′47.6″N 9°11′33.23″E / 45.479889°N 9.1925639°E
Porta Nuova | |
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District of Milan | |
 High rise buildings under construction in Porta Nuova, July 2010 | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Milan |
| Zone | 2 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Porta Nuova (literally, "new gate") is one of the major wall gates of Milan, Italy. The name is also used to refer to the surrounding district ("quartiere").
The Gates
The gates of Porta Nuova were built in the years 1810-1813 on the old road (of Roman origin) connecting Milan and the northern Brianza industrial subregion. Stylistically, it is a triumphal arch of ionic order influence. It is built in friable sandstone, and as a consequence its decorations have degraded over time.
Porta Nuova Project
After a long period of urban decay, Porta Nuova district is now undergoing a massive renewal, thanks to "Progetto Porta Nuova" (Porta Nuova Project).[1] The project, under realization since the late 2000s, includes several modern high rise buildings, cultural centres, and a large city park. As a result of these developments, the Porta Nuova district will ideally merge with the bordering Centro Direzionale di Milano, the oldest business district of Milan that is characterized by 1950s-1960s towers, many of which dedicated to government offices and other major public and private companies.
The project affects areas from the neighborhoods of Isola, Varesine and Porta Garibaldi. Construction started in 2009, with completion planned in 2014.[2] The project involves the work of noted architects such as Cesar Pelli, Stefano Boeri and Nicholas Grimshaw. The redevelopment area extends from Porta Garibaldi station to piazza della Repubblica and from Porta Nuova gate to Palazzo Lombardia.
The project was approved in 2004, comprising a total surface of about 340,000 m2 (3,700,000 sq ft) divided into 3 parts:
- Porta Nuova Garibaldi
- Porta Nuova Varesine
- Porta Nuova Isola
The area is going to be home to 20 high-rise buildings, parks, a new metro station on the under construction line 5 of the Milan Metro and many underground car parks.
| Porta Nuova Garibaldi | Porta Nuova Varesine | Porta Nuova Isola | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m2 | ft2 | m2 | ft2 | m2 | ft2 | |
| Office | 50,500 | 544,000 | 42,000 | 450,000 | 6,300 | 68,000 |
| Residential | 15,000 | 160,000 | 33,000 | 360,000 | 22,000 | 240,000 |
| Commercial | 10,000 | 110,000 | 7,000 | 75,000 | 850 | 9,100 |
| Exhibitions | 10,000 | 110,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,600 | 17,000 |
| Culture | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | 32,000 | 760 | 8,200 |
| Hotel | 15,000 | 160,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Car parks | 1200 | 2000 | 570 | |||
Buildings
Garibaldi
| Name | Architect | Area | Construction start |
Completion | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garibaldi Tower[3] | Cesar Pelli | office: 50,500 m2 (544,000 sq ft) commercial: 6,370 m2 (68,600 sq ft) |
2009 | 2011 | |
| Podio | Cesar Pelli | 2009 | 2012 | Circle plaza with a diameter of approximately 100 m, under the Garibaldi Tower. | |
| Residenze di Corso Como (Corso Como residences) |
Munoz & Albin Cino Zucchi Architetti |
residential: 4,300 m2 (46,000 sq ft) commercial: 1,790 m2 (19,300 sq ft) |
2011 | 2012 | |
| Blocco Est | Cino Zucchi Architetti | residential: 10,700 m2 (115,000 sq ft) | 2011 | 2013 | |
| Edificio E1/E2[4][5] | Studio +arch | showroom: 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) commercial: 1,860 m2 (20,000 sq ft) |
2011 | 2013 |
Varesine
| Name | Architect | Area | Construction start |
Completion | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torre Diamante | Kohn Pederson Fox Associates | office: 61,500 m2 (662,000 sq ft) | 2010 | 2012 | |
| Torri residenziali Varesine (Varesine residential towers) |
Arquitectonica Caputo Partnership |
2010 | 2013 | A complex of three towers | |
| Ville di Porta Nuova | M2P Associati | residential: 8,000 m2 (86,000 sq ft) |
Isola
| Name | Architect | Area | Construction start |
Completion | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosco verticale | Stefano Boeri | terrace: 8,900 m2 (96,000 sq ft) office: 6,300 m2 (68,000 sq ft) |
2009 | 2013 | Two towers, 110 m and 76 m tall, with terraces hosting about 900 trees and equipped with about 500 m2 of solar PV panels.[6] |
| Residenze dei Giardini | Lucien Lagrange | 2012 | |||
| Fondazione Riccardo Catella | 1,400 m2 (15,000 sq ft) | [7] | |||
| Piramide | William McDonough + Partners | office: 6,315 m2 (67,970 sq ft) | |||
| Palazzo Milano Assicurazioni (aka Rasoio, razor) | Valentino Benati and Federico Colletta | ? | 2014 | ||
| Casa della Memoria | ? | 2014 | |||
| Incubatore per l'Arte | 800 m2 (8,600 sq ft) | 2010 | 2011 |
See also
References
- ^ "Milano Porta Nuova official website". Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Il progetto Porta Nuova avanza". Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ http://pcparch.com/project/porta-nuova-towers/detail
- ^ http://www.urbanfile.org/it/2008/05/edificio-e1e2-porta-nuova/
- ^ http://www.archilovers.com/p1406/Edificio-per-uffici-e-showrooms-%E2%80%93-Porta-Nuova-Garibaldi#images
- ^ http://www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net/?p=207&lang=it
- ^ "Fondazione Catella".
