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Bloc Savona's design concept is deeply rooted in the evocative nature of its context.
It repurposes spaces that once belonged to Milan's manufacturing sector, reflecting the city's evolution from an industrial hub to a service-oriented metropolis. The new development does not negate the existing structures but rather highlights them by transforming and modernizing the area.
Most importantly, it responds to contemporary demands for green architecture, ensuring a sustainable and environmentally conscious approach.
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Bloc Savona is a residential project situated in Milan's Tortona district, a neighborhood renowned for its design and fashion scene, which has transformed it into a vibrant research hub. The project is located in the central street of this creative quarter, where the industrial heritage of the 20th century meet a dynamic and contemporary urban scene.
The project's architectural language balances a historical vision with an image of the future, drawing as a tribute of the American avant-garde of the late 19th century.
Forms and details are renewed and interpreted in an authentic and contemporary way, resulting in an environmentally sustainable housing complex.
The materials used place it in a harmonious relationship with the former industrial context of the neighborhood.
The project demonstrates a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, incorporating the latest energy-saving technologies (energy class A) alongside the use of photovoltaic panels and low-temperature heating systems to reduce energy consumption.
This environmental focus is further reflected in the selection of sustainable building materials, such as eco-friendly bricks and organic lime plaster, produced with the highest respect for the environment.
The relationship with greenery is a key aspect of the design, creating a seamless connection between interior and exterior spaces and balancing the privacy of terraces with shared communal areas. This approach becomes a defining feature of the project, providing each housing unit with a private green space and a communal courtyard.
The project involves a dual methodology of intervention on the two existing buildings. For the internal structure, a conservative renovation is planned with the relocation of the staircase within the existing footprint.
The typological features and architectural language of the historic building are thus preserved with specific modifications to enhance the livability of the lower level spaces. For the street-facing structure, the project entails the demolition and partial reconstruction of the existing building. Alignment with the building frontage is maintained, but the depth of the footprint is reduced to enhance the common courtyard. Numerous terraces are also created by reducing the section on each floor, ensuring each unit has private green space. These units will also be equipped with collective facilities such as bicycle storage, delivery room, electric car charging stations, fitness areas, and multifunctional rooms with equipped workstations and Wi-Fi. The building facade, composed of steel, bricks, and glass, is inspired by the Chicago school architectural style and engages in dialogue with the industrial buildings of early 20th-century Milan. Sensitivity to the context and environmental issues makes the project a manifesto of the architecture firm specialized in the redevelopment of former industrial areas.
Elegance and personality, comfort and sustainability. Bloc Savona is a place to live today.
DFA Partners is founded on the extensive experience of Daniele Fiori, a prominent figure in the Italian architectural scene over the past 30 years. He has always been active in the real estate sector as a designer and developer, interpreting the dynamics of the constantly evolving property market.
The practice of the firm is the combination of research and experimentation, allowing innovative responses to projects on any scale, from private construction to urban redevelopment, from interior design to the recovery of former industrial areas using a circular architecture approach to reconfigure urban spaces. A dynamic, international reality, it has ingrained in its DNA the dialectic between tradition and innovation with utmost attention to new technologies, the dictates of bio-architecture, the increasingly essential use of greenery as an architectural element, the constant search for new materials, alongside a focus on details and the creation of tailor-made environments.
