THE ROAD NETWORK OF MILAN

THE ROAD NETWORK OF MILAN

The road system of Milan is based on a net of beltways, “circonvallazioni”, and radiating roads, “bas- tioni”. The three beltways are:

La Cerchia dei Navigli, which takes its name from the now covered over canals and surround the medi- eval part of town.

La Circonvallazione interna, also called Cerchia dei Bastioni or Cerchia delle Mura Spagnole, running where the spanish walls were positioned.

La Circonvallazione esterna, also called Circonvallazione filoviaria, which coincide with the ring estab- lished in 1884 by the first masterplan for the city, Il piano Beruto. This line more or less remained the outer border of the city up to the second world war.

URBAN ANALYSIS-MILAN

TOPOGRAPHY OF MILAN IN 1704 . IT’S EVIDENT HOW THE CASTEL CUTS THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE NAVIGLI AND THE SPANISH WALL.

BASTIONI CIRCONVALLAZIONI

viale di Porta Vercellina viale S. Michele del Carso viale Papiniano viale Coni Zugna

viale Gabriele d'Annunzio viale Gorizia viale Gian Galeazzo viale Col di Lana viale Beatrice d'Este viale Bligny

viale Angelo Filippetti viale Sabotino viale Emilio Caldara viale Monte Nero

viale Regina Margherita prosegue viale Monte Nero viale Bianca Maria viale Premuda

viale Luigi Majno viale Piave

bastioni di Porta Venezia viale Vittorio Veneto viale Monte Santo viale Monte Santo bastioni di Porta Nuova viale Monte Grappa viale Francesco Crispi viale Pasubio

bastioni di Porta Volta via Montello

MILAN’S GREEN SYSTEM

The map shows Darsena’s role as part of an urban green system, closely related to the system of circon- vallazioni and bastioni.

DIAGRAM OF MILAN’S GREEN URBAN SYSTEM.

Urban project/park <50 000 sqm

Urban project/park 50 000 sqm<150 000 sqm Urban project/park 150 000 sqm<

Residential project Multi-functional project

Large multi-functional project/riqualification of urban area

Commercial building/office building/museum Commercial complex/office complex

Darsena/Piazza 24 Maggio

FUTURE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS

The future and ongoing architectura projects in Milan span from huge multi-functional projects such as City Life to restoration of parts of town such as Porta Garibaldi. The largest metro/railway stations will soon undergo restoration and one of these will be Stazione Porta Ticinese close to the Darsena.

LEGEND

DARSENA

-an urban void becomes Milan’s new green district

Kristina Ahlström Royal School of Technologies Prof.: Leif Brodersen

DARSENA

THE METRO STATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE UPCOMING RESTORATION PROJECT.

Thesis project February 2011

DOME OF MILAN DARSENA

ST AMBROGIO CHURCH CASTLE SFORZESCO

CENTRAL STATION

DOME OF MILAN-DARSENA 2,1 km

CADORNA METRO/RAILWAY STATION-DARSENA 1,7 km

PORTA GENOVA METRO/RAILWAY STATION-DARSENA 700 m

INITIAL URBAN ANALYSIS-AREA OF INTERVENTION

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Residential block built in the 1930’s with shops and restaurants on the groundfloor.

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Picture of a typical courtyard in Corso San Gottardo. The deep court ^- yards were once penetrated by a ditch running from the Naviglio.

A good example of the clustered courtyard often seen in the Navigli area.

A “Casa di ringhiera”, gallery house typical for the Navigli area.

Office building from the 1990’s. Mc Donald’s on the groundfloor.

Residential building from the 1970’s.

A bank occupies the two lower floors.

A large residential block from the 1940’s . The rationalist buildings at the beginning of Cso San Gottardo.

MORPHOLOGY

ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY

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Tram tracks ATM -Public Transport- Office Tram stop

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Tram stop 29/30, 9 Bus stop

71/59 Bus stop

59, “Bus by night”

Tram -and bus stop 3, 59

Tram stop 3

Tram stop 3

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

DARSENA

-an urban void becomes Milan’s new green district

Kristina Ahlström Royal School of Technologies Prof.: Leif Brodersen Thesis project

February 2011 Elegant residential block built in

the 1930’s, partly with shops and restaurants on the groundfloor.

TYPE A:

Historical building of high quality and typical character in line with the architectural constraints of the navigli area.

TYPE B:

Historical building with the right height and basic formal features appropriate for the context it’s situated in.

TYPE C:

Recent construction with height, green program and other features considered adeguate for its context.

TYPE D:

Recent or very recent construction of inadeguate height and archite- ctural features and badly inserted in its environment.

TYPE E:

An architectural excrescence of spontanious character or with

elements of lacking uniformity used for storage or workshops.

THE LOCATION