Located on the outskirts of Milan, Perseo is a 16,000-square-meter (177,200-sf) office development built to the highest level of sustainable design. Comprising two buildings connected by a slender four-story bridge, the project is capped by an expansive brise-soleil that shades the glass facade and uses passive design to reduce energy use by more than half of what the code requires.

Completed in January 2011, Perseo is located near the grounds of World Expo 2015 and is designed to anticipate the future needs of Milan through energy-efficient and intelligent design. Milan enjoys low unemployment and a per capita income that is almost twice the national average. With the World Expo—and its theme of sustainable development—slated to arrive in the suburban area of Pero, the vacant site where Perseo now stands became a desirable location for office development. Although outside the central business district, the project is near a major hub of Milan’s freeway system and two subway stations.

Developer
Galotti S.p.A
Milan, Italy

Owner
Quorum S.G.R.p.A
Milan, Italy

Design Architect
FGS Goring & Straja Architects
Milan, Italy

Website
www.galotti.it/perseo

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Adrienne Schmitz, Annie Finkenbinder-Best

ULI Awards for Excellence 2011 Winner