Sumit Singhal Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.
K19 Milano in Italy by LPzR architetti associati
December 15th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: LPzR architetti associati
The historic center of Milan stands out for its private courtyards with unsuspected urban landscapes.
Inside the building complex formerly called “Quartiere Piave”, near Porta Venezia, the young Milanese studio LPzR has designed two residential projects set among historical buildings, typical Milanese tenements and refurbished factories.
The architects have addressed both a new construction project (where they decided to demolish an abandoned garage), both a refurbishment project (inside a barrel-vaulted garage from the fifties).
The refurbishment project K19A is marked by a series of barrel vaults with different heights. The volume is completely hidden by the surrounding buildings: the succession of curved elements coated with titanium zinc can only be seen from above.
The new building K19B is a 7 storey volume with a strong architectural identity.
The facades are distinguished by the abstract composition of geometric elements, according to modular patterns.
The project materials are strictly Italian, such as the precious “pietra piasentina” from Friuli, a wonderful warm-looking gray stone, and the oiled larch.
The common areas are furnished with some antiques from the client’s private collection, arranged to contrast the minimalist interiors.
K19 Milano project is conceived as “Near Zero Energy Building” thanks to the technologies adopted to reduce non-renewable energy consumption. The use of geothermal energy along with a complete study of all the building details to eliminate energy losses have resulted in an extremely efficient implementation, in which architecture and technology join perfectly.
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