URBAN POROSITY | GALYNA TOLKACHOVA

The project stands on the intersection of two opposite urban concerns - land consumption and an increas-ing amount of abandoned spaces. Against many years of urbanization the project considers urban porosity as a way to solve these two problems at the expense one of another in order to achieve effective land use. The concept is approached at the under used area in South-Western part of Milan.

CONTEXT | UNDER-USED AREA IN MILAN

1954 35%

1980 60%

2013 73%

PROJECT SITE

Continuous Urban fabric

Larger Urban Zone, Urban Audit 2004

In the last few decades in Italy, there has been massive urbanization disproportionate to the demographic increase, and mostly in the Po Valley (including Lombardy Region), where each day 200.000 m2 are urbanized, “about 30 soccer fields” (Legambiente Report, 2011)

URBANIZATION GROWTH IN THE LAST DECADES IN MILAN

CONTEXT/URBAN DENSITY

PROJECT SITE

Due to urban sprawl, URBANIZED areas has grown_ far beyond the city limits and displaced nature_

EEA land use map (European Commission 2011)

ROMOLO

CORSICO

CADORNA

MILANO CENTRALE

SEGRATE

GRECO PIRELLI

ROGOREDO

DOMODOSSOLA FIERA

P.TA ROMANA

CONTEXT / RAILWAY SYSTEM

PROJECT SITE

rail network

railway station

junction

railway in construction or project

railway stations planning to deconstruction

railway constructed since 2001

VIGEVANO

ABBIATEGRASSO

S.CRISTOFORO

PROJECT SITE

P. GENOVA

railway stations planning to construction

P. GENOVA

PROJECT SITEPROJECT SITE

PROJECT SITE

The whole railway leading to P.Genova will be DEMOLISHED_ It will move the flow of CUMMUTERS and train-metro INERCHANGE_

closer to S.Cristoforo and future line M4_

CANNOTIERI

ROMOLO

CORSICO

CADORNA

MILAN CENTRALE

SEGRATE

GRECO PIRELLI

ROGOREDO

DOMODOSSOLA FIERA

P.TA ROMANA

CONTEXT / RAILWAY SYSTEM

PROJECT SITE

rail network

railway station

junction

railway in construction or project

railway station planning to deconstruct

railway constructed since 2001

VIGEVANO

ABBIATEGRASSO

S.CRISTOFORO

PROJECT SITE

P. GENOVA

railway station planning to be constructed

ROMOLO

CORSICO

CADORNA

MILANO CENTRALE

SEGRATE

GRECO PIRELLI

ROGOREDO

DOMODOSSOLA FIERA

P.TA ROMANA

CONTEXT / RAILWAY SYSTEM

PROJECT SITE

rail network

railway station

junction

railway in construction or project

railway stations planning to deconstruction

railway constructed since 2001

VIGEVANO

ABBIATEGRASSO

S.CRISTOFORO

PROJECT SITE

P. GENOVA

railway stations planning to construction

P. GENOVA

PROJECT SITEPROJECT SITE

PROJECT SITE

The whole railway leading to P.Genova will be DEMOLISHED_ It will move the flow of CUMMUTERS and train-metro INERCHANGE_

closer to S.Cristoforo and future line M4_

CANNOTIERI

P. GENOVA

PROJECT SITEPROJECT SITE

PROJECT SITE

The whole railway leading to P.Genova will be DEMOLISHED_ It will move the flow of COMMUTERS and train-metro INTERCHANGE_

closer to S.Cristoforo and future line M4_

CANNOTIERI

CONTEXT / WATER SYSTEM

Rivers and lakes

Main canals

Secondary canals

Canals, which are planned to be uncovered 4 km of the project area are bordered by Naviglio Grande, an ancient water canal, leading from Lambro river to the Darsena in the city centre. Two secondary canals, cross the area which imply to be uncovered in the direction of Expo 2015 are also crucial for the project.

NAVIGLI

O GR

ANDE

DARSENA

New water way “Via DELL’Acqua“ will be created_ connecting Naviglio Grande to Expo 2015_

PROJECT SITE

PROJECT SITEVIA Dell’ AQUA

SITE ANALYSIS/MAIN AXES

Site is historically structured between two infrastructure axes: the water canal of Naviglio Grande and the train track which leads to countryside.

Water

Railways and associated land

Total area of the project site

450 000m2

4 200 m

S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

CONTEXT / CONNECTIONS

S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

ROMOLO

FAMAGOSTA

CONTEXT / PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMTRAM

METRO Line 2

BUS

P.TA GENOVA FS

P.TA GENOVA

MET

RO L

INE

2

TRAM

2

TRAM 14

S.CRISTOFORO FS

The most intensively used ways by pedestrians to get to the project area

CURRENTLY USED TRAIN STATIONS RAILWAY

CONTEXT / PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY

P.TA GENOVA FS

P.TA GENOVA

S.CRISTOFORO FS

Easily accesible areas for pedestrians in relation to the project area

5min

BIKING / JOGGING

CONTEXT / ACTIVITIES / POTENTIAL

STREET MARKET

SPORT CLUBS

WALL

P.TA GENOVA

S.CRISTOFORO

NAVIGLIO

SPORT CLUBS

CANOEING CLUBS

ANTIQUE MARKET

TORTONA DESIGN AREA

DESIGN RAILWAY

SENIGALLIA MARKET

SPORTSMEN

YOUNG PEOPLE

25-40

20-35

TOURISTS

FASHION ADDICTED

HIPSTERS

23-30

SPORTSMEN

YOUNG PEOPLE20-35

DESIGNERS

FASHION ADDICTED

TOURISTS

over 30

AUG

UST

CONTEXT / ACTIVITY FREQUENCY

DESIGN WEEK

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Cimento Invernale

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VOCATIONROWING

CANOE

YOUNG PEOPLE

WORKERS/RESIDENTS

WORKERS/RESIDENTS

MARKET DAY

CYCLISTSJOGGERS

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CONTEXT / ACTIVITY FREQUENCY

>> UNDERUSED SPACE

>> UNDERUSED SPACE

V

SITE ANALYSIS / LAND USE

NOT USED Land

S.CRISTOFORO

Project site is surrounded with residential and industrial zones. While, a huge amount of the area is abandoned.

P.TA GENOVAUNDERUSED Land

URBANIZED ARTIFICIAL LANDGREEN/ UNPAVED AREAS

217 000 m2 198 000 m2 35 000 m2

AGRICULTURAL

CIT

Y B

OR

DER

BUILD-UP LAND

URBANIZED ARTIFICIAL LANDGREEN/ UNPAVED AREAS BUILD-UP LAND

48% 44% 8%

Areas where natural land has not been replaced by artificial materials or covered. It in-cludes private gardens, urban green and left-over empty areas.

Land used for urban functions - parking, storage areas etc. Also includes abandoned and underused non-green areas.

Surfaces with buildings orbuilding ruins

SITE ANALYSIS / LAND USE

Abandoned

warehouse Abandoned residen-

tial building

730 m2

200 m2

Unused

railway building

1 620 m2

Abandoned

watertower

26 m2

BUILD-UP LAND

ABANDONED BUILDINGS

URBAN FABRIC

Station building

in disuse

1 620 m2

Unfinished terminal

by Aldo Rossi

URBANIZED ARTIFICIAL LANDGREEN/ UNPAVED AREAS

CONCEPT | URBAN POROSITY

CONCEPT / URBAN POROSITY IN CITY SCALE

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OM

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URBANIZED ARTIFICIAL LANDGREEN/ UNPAVED AREAS

AGRICULTURAL

BUILD-UP LAND

48% 44% 8%

Extend environmental system into the urban areas. Create and preserve natural areas inside the city.

CONCEPT / URBAN POROSITY / LAND USE

CIT

Y B

OR

DER

BUILD-UP LAND

Frame new developments inside already urbanized ar-eas.

EXISTING

CONCEPT

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ED S

TRU

CTU

RES

NATURAL GREEN

URBANIZED ARTIFICIAL LANDNATURAL GREEN / UNPAVED AREAS

Reactivate underused urban areas by densifying industrial (for-mer railway areas) and naturalizing public areas (ex. open market)

URBANIZED ARTIFICIAL LAND

NATURAL SOILVACANT AREAS NATURAL GREEN

Naturalization by RESTORING native plant communities Naturalization by CREATING native plant communities

NATURAL GREEN

[RE]USING

PROJECT | STRATEGY

ROMOLO

STRATEGY / TRANSPORT SYSTEM RE-DEVELOPMENT

MET

RO

LIN

E 2

NEW METRO STATION

S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

CANNOTIERI FS

PA

RK

ING

PARKING

PARK

ING

PARK

ING

REMOVE CAR TRAFFIC from Navoglio Canal. Set PARKING LOTS to encourage drivers leave cars before entering to pedestrian zone

Create continuous BIKE PATH. Connect bike

routs with metro stations and Via d’Acqua water way

NEW TRAIN STATION

METRO Line in Construction METRO LINE 4

S.CRISTOFORO FS

STRATEGY / SPATIAL-FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT

Open space

FOREST/WETLAND

SPORT/NATURE

MARKET/PARK

FASHION/PARK

MARKET SPACE

RAILWAY IN DISUSE

PORTION 1 / PARK-MARKET & PARK-FASHION EXHIBITION SPACE

BUILDING BASEMENT

PARK/OPEN MAR-

S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

URBANGREEN AREAS // PUBLIC FACILITIES BUILD-

ARTIFICIAL LAND

PARKS with a primary public function & NATURAL

ELEMENTS [RE]USING

Conservation of the existing con-dition to stop ruining process.

ABANDONED TOWER

ABANDONED BUILDING

SPORT CENTER

SPORT GROUND

PORTION 2 / PARK FOR OPEN-AIR SPORT ACTIVITIES

URBANGREEN AREAS BUILD-UP LAND

S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

ARTIFICIAL LAND BUILD-UP LAND

SPORT/ LEISURE activities based on NATURALIZED

LANDSCAPE Restore the building by keeping only SUPPORTING STRUCTURE

ABANDONED BUILDING

[RE]USING

ARTIFICIAL LAND BUILD-UP LAND

NON-USED BUILDING

PORTION 2 / NATURAL LANDSCAPE PARK-FOREST S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

Natural woodlands/wetlandsareas designed for

WALKING AND LEISURERE-USING the building according to its layout by adaptingINTERNAL FILLING

CYCLINQ CENTER

PARK-FOREST

UNDEGROUNG PARKING

PUBLIC PARK

TRAIN STATION

[RE]USING

GREEN AREAS BUILD-UP LAND

ARTIFICIAL LANDABANDONED GREEN AREAS BUILD-UP

HOST

WAIT

LOUNGE

OFFICE

KITCHEN

STORAGE

LIFTCOMMONHALL

COOK

MAIN2ENTRANCE

SERVICESTUFF

FLOWERS

TREES

DELIVERY

LOCKERS

S-12

S-12

PORTION 4 / PARK-FOREST WITH WETLANDS S.CRISTOFORO

P.TA GENOVA

BOTANIG GARDENVISITOR CENTER

Natural WOODLANDS andWETLANDS

to contribute the environment

RESTORE the building and redesign it for another FUNCTION. KEEP EXISTING ELEMENTS as respect to architecture style.

[RE]USING

UNFINISHED BUILDING

BUILDING BASEMENT

PROJECT | DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT / CONCEPT / ITALIAN NATIVE PLANTS

COASTAL REGIO

N

PO VALLEYALPIN

E REGIO

N

APENNINE R

EGION

7.5o

17o

12o

18o

660mm

750mm

900mm

540mm

AVARAGE TEMPERATURE

HUMIDITY

PROJECT / NATIVE PLANTS DISPLAY

OAK

CHESTNUT

CORK-TREE

POPLAR

ORIENTAL BEECH

WILLOW

REED

WHITE POPLAR

COMMON SPRUCE

ASH TREE

HORNBEAM

MAPLE

CHERRY-LAUREL

ALDER TREE

STONE-PINE

PALM TREE

CACTUS

CYPRESS

SICILIAN FIR

SCOTCH PINE

SYCAMORE MAPLE

EASTERN PLANE

SEASONAL

FLOWER FIELDS

OU

TSID

EIN

SID

E

SECTION

COASTAL REGION

ALPINE REGION

APENNINE REGION

SECTION

SECTION

PROJECT / 3 GENERATIONS

1983. ORIGINAL PROJECT1 2013. CURRENT STATE2 NEW PROPOSAL3

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PROJECT / BOTANIC MUSEUM

GROUND FLOOR0

SERVICE BLOCK

1. Entrance check 2. Equipment Storage3. Service room4. Technical room

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GREEN HOUSE

Alpine platns zone Appenine platns zone Coastal platns zone

CENTRAL CORE

1. Main lobby 2. Ticket office3. Cloack room4. WC5. Security room

PANORAMIC TOWER

Garden equipment storage

0 10m 20m

FLOWER SHOP

1. Main entrance hall2. Cash desk 3. Flowers display4. Trees display

RESTAURANT

5. Host6. Dining Area 7. Lounge8. WC9. Cook10. Kitchen11. Office

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RESEARCH BLOCK

1. Lobby with library 2. Administration office3. Lecture room4. Research lab5. Writing area6. Cupboards

FIRST FLOOR

SERVICE BLOCK

1. Stuff room2. Male WC with shower3. Female WC with shower4. Cleaners cupboard 5. Equipment storage6. Technical room

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1. Lobby 2. Entrance to main exhebition

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GREEN HOUSE

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PANORAMIC TOWER

FLOWER SHOP

1. Office2. Storage 3. Stuff room

RESTAURANT

5. Bar6. Dining Area

MAIN EXHEBITION

1. Media info stands2. Seasonal flowers display3. Vine alley4. Exhebit. storage

PROJECT / BOTANIC MUSEUM

FIRST FLOOR1

SECOND FLOOR

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PANORAMIC TOWER

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SERVICE BLOCK

1. Administration2. Equipment storage3. Technical room

GREEN HOUSE

Alpine platns zone Appenine platns zone Coastal platns zone

11

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CENTRAL CORE

1. Lobby 2. Service room

FLEXIBLE EXHIBITION SPACE

PROJECT / BOTANIC MUSEUM

2

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

ENCLOSE1

PROJECT / OLD & NEW STRUCTURES / DETAIL 1

OLD

NEW

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

EXT. INT.EXT. INT.

frameless glass

articulated bolt system

cable support system

bearing strusture

ENCLOSE INFILL1 2

PROJECT / OLD & NEW STRUCTURES

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

PROJECT / OLD & NEW STRUCTURES / DETAIL 2

EXT. INT.

NEW OLD

existing concrete wall

window unit

Stiferite SK panel 120mm

steel corner

ENCLOSE INTERACT1 2

PROJECT / OLD & NEW STRUCTURES / DETAIL 3

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

-1,800-1 Zero

±0,0000 Ground Floor

+3,8001 Story

+8,0002 Story

+13,8003 Story

+18,4004 Story

EXT.

OLD

NEW

window unit

rubber seal

existing steel bearing structure

window unit

BRING NATURE BACK TO THE CITY