RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, MANTOVA
The Residential Project in Mantova is taking place in the Ex - Jail area in the city center of the town. Its aim is to rehabilitate the site and create an imaginary link between the different parts of Mantova, as showed according to their architectural typologies. the project consists of 5 basic functions: the offices, the cafe - restaurant with its accompanied open space, the Student Residential Hall / Hostel (during summertime), the Residential block and the park. Through the semi- public park the massive block is divided and accessed, but also brought to life with its cafe- restaurant offices, that also becomes a meeting point for the inner community of the block (Residents, students, professionals).
CITY FIELDS, MILAN
The project "City Fields" is an analysis and proposal of Ex- Military Area of Piazza D' Armi, aiming to redevelop an area of West Milan. The proposal of the project is based on the agricultural areas that surround Milan and aims to bring the scene of the field into an urban context. in order to do so, the area contains three different functions - Residential, Commercial, Productive- that intersect.
The vision of the project is to create an atmosphere that will attract not only the local inhabitants but also the citizens of the other part of the city to interact and participate in the local market that supplies biological local products and to enjoy them in a 'green -er' area of the city.
The site of the project is a link between the dense city of Milan and the wide parks and agricultural fields that surround it. Therefore, for expressing this link and creating a more mild expansion of the city to the suburbs at a wider scale, a residential part of the project consists of three different typologies - the towers, the high-density linear buildings, and the low-density linear buildings that expand accordingly from the city towards the suburbs.
GREEN KINDERGARTEN, MILAN
The Green Kindergarten Project is a proposal regarding the reforming of the Kindergarten, built in Via Santa Croce in Milan, by Arrigo Arrigheti and its connection to the city center of Milan. The project aims to interact with its surrounding part of the city, the Basilica di S. Eustorgio and the Parco delle Basiliche, while retaining the existing building. It expands in terms of landscape architecture and functionality. Its purpose is to create comfortable and friendly spaces for the children while bringing them closer to nature. It gives the possibility for them to be educated and enjoy themselves while cultivating flowers and vegetables, understanding the cycle of life and nature. Also, extra rooms for cultural and artistic activities are available, in order to expand their horizons towards more spiritual activities.