Format
Full
City
Milan
Country
Italy
Metro Area
Milan
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Civic Uses
Cultural Use
Multifamily For-Sale Housing
Office
Open space
Parking
Plaza
Retail
Keywords
Abandoned land
Affordable housing
Cycling paths
Geothermal energy
Green roof
High-rise buildings
LEED Gold certified
Park
Pedestrian-oriented development
Podium
Regeneration
Renewable energy
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
Vertical forest
Site Size
72
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2006
Date Opened
2012
Developed by Hines Italia, Porta Nuova is a mixed-use regeneration project near the centre of Milan on 290,000 square metres (72 ac) of land, of which 170,000 square metres (42 ac) is a public and pedestrian area, including a 90,000-square-metre (22 ac) public park. The development comprises 140,000 square metres (1.5 million sq ft) of office space, 403 residential units, 40,000 square metres (430,445 sq ft) of retail and cultural venues, and 3,000 parking spaces. Located to the north of the city centre in Italy’s most-connected transportation hub, Porta Nuova is one of the largest urban development projects in Europe, involving more than 20 architectural firms from eight countries. The 29-hectare (72 ac) project’s master plan is designed to revitalize an abandoned area while connecting the three adjacent neighbourhoods.
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Format
Full
City
Milan
Country
Italy
Metro Area
Milan
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Civic Uses
Cultural Use
Multifamily For-Sale Housing
Office
Open space
Parking
Plaza
Retail
Keywords
Abandoned land
Affordable housing
Cycling paths
Geothermal energy
Green roof
High-rise buildings
LEED Gold certified
Park
Pedestrian-oriented development
Podium
Regeneration
Renewable energy
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
Vertical forest
Site Size
72
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2006
Date Opened
2012
Website
Project address
Porta Nuova
Piazza Gae Aulenti
Milan, Italy
Developers
Hines Italia Srl
COIMA SGR
Original owner
Hines Italia SGR on behalf of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, Porta Nuova Varesine, Porta Nuova Isola funds
Current owner
Qatar Investment Authority
Master plan architects
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, New Haven, Connecticut, United States www.pcparch.com
Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York, New York, United States www.kpf.co.uk/
Stefano Boeri Architetti Milan, Italy www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net/en/
Public realm design/landscape architects
Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark www.gehlarchitects.com
LAND, Landscape Architecture Nature Development, Milan, Italy www.landsrl.com
EDAW, Haddington, East Lothian, United Kingdom www.e-architect.co.uk/architects/edaw
General contractors
Porta Nuova Garibaldi
Colombo Costruzioni www.colombo-costruzioni.eu/
Porta Nuova Varesine
COVAR, a consortium between CMB and Unieco
CMB (Cooperative Muratori e Braccianti de Carpi) www.cmbcarpi.it
Unieco www.unieco.it
Porta Nuova Isola
Colombo Costruzioni www.colombo-costruzioni.eu/
Structural engineers
MSC Associati Srl
Arup Italia
Civil engineers
Adamson
Tekne SpA
Jacobs Engineering
Interviewees
Manfredi Catella, Founder & CEO, COIMA SGR
Claudio Saibene, Managing Director–procurement and
conceptual construction, COIMA SGR
Matteo Ravà, Managing Director–asset management,
COIMA SGR
Pietro Perelli-Rocco, Managing Director–project
management, Hines Italia SRL
Manfredi Catella, CEO, Hines Italia SGR; honorary president, COIMA
Claudio Saibene, director–procurement and conceptual construction management, COIMA SGR
Matteo Ravà, managing director–fund management, COIMA SGR
Pietro Perelli-Rocco, managing director–project management, Hines Italia Srl
Photos
Marco Garofalo, Agostino Oslo, and Beppe Raso
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