STUDENT'S PROJECTS

Coffee bar area to redefine the urban fabric

Specialization course in interior design - workshop 1

The urban theme

Some decayed places of the town could reveal, if looked with a peculiar project point of view,
interesting fields for formal experimentation.
The hypothesis using a space below a big infrastructure, like the viaduct in Viale Renato Serra
- viale Monte Ceneri, in Milan, represents an opportunity to look at the places defined by
infrastructures, taking the possibility of building an architectural relationship with some handmade
articles even from different points of view.

Teacher: Arch. Maurizio Carones in cooperation with MM Metropolitana Milanese S.P.A.
and Rinascente Group S.P.A.
a.a. 2000/2001 first term

  Students :  Antonio Bezzerra - Oscar Vega                              
                                                                            

       THE PLACE
       The foreseen place for the project is at the intersection of the viaduct with
      Viale Certosa. The proximity of Viale Certosa highlights the problem of the 
      relationship with a big radial axis of the city, which is referred to an exact
      of relationship between the city and the territory defined at the beginning
       of the 19th century with the layout of Corso Sempione. This place sees
      the crossing of several traffic flows, trams, pedestrians and offers different
      examples of utilization of the viaduct as roofing for newspaper kiosks, telephone
      boxes and parking areas. 
      The project will emphasize the urban character of this area
                                                          

Students: Andera Pelucchi - Kim Tae Han
            
                               

THE FUNCTION
The stretch of the viaduct that we consider has to be suited to the realization
of a commercial space with reference to a great commercial structure (la Rinascente)
at the corner between Viale Certosa and Viale Renato Serra. A link with the 
existing structure through an underpasswill be considered.
The space must be used as showroom and as a coffee bar
                                               

Students:Manuela Mangialardi - Elena Mazzoleni - Akiko Hosota

ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS
The solution must have the capability to characterize the place with a clear
compositional choice that could also be very simple. The definition of the interior 
spacestems from the unusual context and is characterized by the 
precision of architectural choices which will define a comfortable and rational
environment, clearly suitable for the proposed uses.
               
 Students: Manuela Mangialardi- Elena Mazzoleni - Akiko Hosota
            
           

 Students:  Manuela Mangialardi - Elena Mazzoleni - Akiko hosota