Dissolving Borders

The transformation of heavy infrastructures built for cities dominated by cars is a precious opportunity to repair fragmented urban environments. A recent urban housing project that, despite the thousands of new dwellings built, actually lacks any connection with the nearby Bisceglie Metro Station Milano. In between there is a large park and a concrete high-rise parking garage dating from the 1980s.

The aim is to enhance connections between the existing communities and provide public spaces (in this monofunctional residential neighborhood) on a more human scale. The project begins by rethinking the urban plan and envisions a change in viability to minimize the traffic of cars between Seimilano and the metro station. The proposed transformation involves the adaptation of the existing heavy infrastructure of the parking space. With the removal of the end station, the parking will be readapted to have only one level for cars, while the upper levels will be designated to pedestrians and will house new public buildings such as an art gallery, library, co-working spaces, and more.