ERA3

From the ashes of an industrial building arises a new residential complex of 25 apartments. The intervention area is situated in the northern outskirts of Milan, near Sesto San Giovanni and Viale Monza, one of the major radial avenues of the city. The lot is rectangular in shape (27x40 m) and faces Eraclito Street along its short side. The new building completes the urban landscape by connecting the façades and covering the blind walls of the adjacent constructions. According to the height range of the surrounding buildings, ERA3 has five to seven storeys. The basement and mezzanine host parking lots. The building is a manifesto of the complexity in contemporary architecture. The volumetric composition shows a sequence of additions and subtractions. A wide range of materials like plaster, zinc, wood, concrete, steel, glass and stones are combined to underline the arrangement of the volumes and surfaces.