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Systemic Analysis

All along the axis, an evolution of houses typology can be observed in parallel to the decrease of density from the city to the countryside. Starting from Milan, the city offers typical historical residential buildings with little vegetation in the courtyards.

On the suburb of the city, the contemporary building blocks with 5-6 story can be found with open public parks around them. The edge of the city, along the axis, is characterized by massive industrial buildings such as IKEA which have been built during the industrial period of Milan. However, in those areas, the social aspect is totally neglected as there are no public spaces. It is only for production purposes.

Moving forward, small residential single houses, usually with garden, can be found which welcome families. The advantages of the single houses is their proximity to the city while offering a quality of living to the inhabitants. However, the people living in these single houses are reliant on car or public transport as they are off-center.

Finally, the countryside is characterized by countryside houses and farming houses, far from any facilities, dependent on cars.