Design Brief

Eco Park - ‘Behind the limits of the railways’

The team was provided with the guidelines and timeline for the phasing of the project to be envisioned on the site. The project consisted of three main phases -

1) 2020 - The tactical or strategic process of creating an innovative layout for the urban landscape in the abandoned rail yards of Porta Romana. The structure of the regenerated area has to be its large scale park. Design of large intervals of collective spaces and shared places through new paths squares, and parks. Grafting of different types of nature and green, and defining multiple hierarchies of permeability and porosity through a new system of light and sustainable accessibility.

2) 2026 - Design of temporary functions to house the 2026 Milano Olympic village that encompasses accommodation and support services for the Olympic Village of 2026 Cortina Winter Games.

3) 2030 - Design for a new District mainly focusing on the student housing facility that also houses urban functions to integrate the community and the city of Milan as a whole.

Therefore, this timeline acted as a guideline throughout the design process where each of these phases was addressed to come up with specific outcomes of design. Site Programming

Total Site Area - 180,000 sqm. 20% Buildable Area - 36,000 sqm. 80% Park Area - 144,000 sqm.

Building Management

GFA 2026 - 60,000 sqm. - Housing 30,000 sqm. - Services 30,000 sqm. 2030 - Services +20,000 sqm