Design Process| Multilayer city

C3 CONCEPT 1

3.1 BUILDING ON THE PERIMETER

The first concept aims to reflect the traditional urban blocks of the north part of the city of Milan, which is based on building along the perimeter, making this threshold an active part of the project that filters access to the central park. In the north modern city, the composition is more compact while in the south it changes completely its morphology: the contemporary industrial city is more scattered and this condition is mirrored inside the project area which appears more permeable and fragmented. This dualism of the two cities is expressed through the typologies used in the proposal: courtyards and pavilions. A landmark is placed on Corso Lodi as the new gate of the area and behind it the main square connects the existing train station of Porta Romana with the new supporting station on the left side of the flying bridge. On left side of the project area, a mixed-use building is placed to be both train station and residential building. The landscape is composed by green at different heights with paths and ramps that connects all. In it, the railway remains on the existent tracks and it divides the project area which is still connected throughout pedestrian bridges. The water layer starting from the Vettabbia river, when crossing the railway, it follows the direction of the circle lines, the spine of the project.

C4 CONCEPT 2

4.1 NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION

The arrangement of buildings according to a north-south orientation to guarantee maximum permeability of the project site and better connect the fabrics of the modern and contemporary city as well as the existing and new landmarks present in the project area. At the two ends of the site are two urban devices in the form of train stations which are connected to the flyover bridges via elevated platforms to ensure more access open to public use at different heights and from several directions. The other buildings are disposed to form semipublic enclosures with the presence of wetland canals for phytodepuration facing south to the Parco Agricolo Sud and open green areas with benches to the north. Moreover, each of them is suspended to leave the ground floor permeable. The landscape has three different characters: the main squares that act as urban gates for the main transportation systems such as the train stations, the public open spaces composed of paths and green rooms with diverse qualities and type of vegetation, and the enclosure courtyards with a more intimacy character due to the proximity of buildings. The project appears well-balanced in terms of Sunlight-hour analysis both during the equinoxes and the winter solstice when the sun reaches the lower angle.