Italian architects team ABDArchitetti is author of this residential complex in one of the nearby areas to Milan in rapid urban expansion. It incorporates a housing program with a nursery and a primary school together integrated.

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The project that completes the puzzle defined by the urban master plan is characterized as an "artificial soil", which integrates a green blanket in the park at different altitudes integrates a system of functions diverse. Come a missing piece, the pattern settlement roth resolves relations with nearby buildings and limit road. Both planning intervenes operation working on a principle of continuity of components, integrated with each other and rooting the morphology of the park separate buildings but not a structure which relates different types. Also it sets out to substantial businesses introversion of space, that protects and prevents us from seeing, in building a system of courtyards which are aimed at both the university that school functions.

The building, as is the case for the city historically established, it becomes simultaneously a complex and highly differentiated both spatially and functionally, is a simple system can integrate that with the same principles under different conditions exists to significant double the level of perception of the project: from the nearby residences, like a long green rectangle dotted with holes, which emerges from trees located in the gardens, and one from the road where impact the reduced volumetric sees the longitudinal stress of the cover, in counterpoint to the verticality of the body housing. Articulation functional, diversity of the functions generates a complexity of places articulated with one another and recognizable, separate and Interrelated, in which the open spaces, covered and garden, collectives and individuals integrate strongly built. To the south the first segment of the system includes the body of kindergarten and elementary school, where a single access articulate the primary school and nursery each with specific services.

Both which schools classrooms define the space in continuity to the green courtyards overlooked, and the open space differentiate treated as a garden with grass or indoor space used for playing and teaching. As requested by the three sections present specific service areas, special and for the canteen. It is assumed in the use of natural building materials and great attention components of the climate and energy savings, lighting and safety of children. Schools are all on the ground floor, easily addressing any problem of accessibility. The residential building contains 45 apartments of various sizes on the ground floor zero and minus one is the parking area and the wineries. Every apartment is equipped with loggias for the most exclusive apartments.

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Architects collaborators.- Andrea Cucciniello, Marzia Mainardi, Federico Morandini, Tiziana Pagone, Alessandro Alberti, Alessandro Galperti.
Landscape design.- Amber Architectures: Massimo Bertolano, Sarah de Angelis.
Structural engineering.- Paolo Varenna, Marta Franzelli, Lucia Barat.
Road system.- Roberto Babini.

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Milanofiori 2000 Srl.

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Z H General Construction.

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3500 sqm.

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2008, 2009-2012.

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Assago, Milán, Italy.

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€ 5,800,000.

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ABDArchitetti was established in 2008 by the fusion of Camillo Botticini’s and Giulia de Appolonia’s architecture studios. This collaboration arises from a substratum of interests and similar education, taking advantage of the complementary formative paths and professional experiences, as well as a common interest in working abroad. In this research for synthesis, a “reactive” architecture comes to life based on its conceptual content, giving birth to original and creative solutions.

Camillo Botticini was born in Brescia in 1965. He graduated in architecture from Milan Polytechnic University – facoltà di Architettura, Politecnico di Milano – in 1990, under professor Sergio Crotti with whom he collaborated as an assistant for ten years. In 2003 he obtained his research doctorate (Ph.D.) in Architectonic and Urban Design at the Milan Polytechnic University. His Dissertation was published by Club Milano, entitled ‘Relazioni, progetto ed identità dell’architettura contemporanea’ and became a University professor at Milan Polytechnic University where he still teaches Urban Planning and Architectonic Design. He began his professional career in 1991, collaborating with S. Crotti, G. Canali and G. Belotti.  In 1993, opened his own private studio in Brescia.

Giulia de Appolonia was born in Pordenone, Italy in 1969. She enrolled the Faculty of Architecture, Milan Polytechnic University (Facoltà di architettura del Politecnico di Milano) in 1988. In 1991 was awarded the Erasmus study abroad scholarship to attend FAULT, Lisbon and in 1993 was awarded the Comett scholarship. She graduated in architecture with honors (cum laude) in 1994. She also collaborated for several years with Carrilho da Graça in Lisbon, where she had the opportunity to manage large scale projects for the public sector, developing works of great complexity and showing her coordination and management capacities as a team leader.

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Camillo Botticini was born in Brescia on March 11th, 1965. He graduated in architecture at Milan Polytechnic University – Facoltà di Architettura, Politecnico di Milano – in 1990, under the tutoring of professor Sergio Crotti with whom he collaborated as an assistant for ten years.

He is currently a visiting professor of architectural design in Pamplona (Universidad de Navarra) and at Milan Polytechnic, where in 2003 he obtained his PhD. in Architectural and Urban Design. His dissertation is published by Clup Milano, entitled RELAZIONI, Progetto ed Identità dell’Architettura Contemporanea (RELATIONS, Project and Contemporary Architecture Identity).

He began to teach in 2004 and developed the research about relations seen as the attitude of the project to transform the contexts starting from their structural comprehension. With his group of assistants, he has developed a precise design strategy for urban and architectural problems at the different scales of the design process. In the last years, they focused, on working with an NGO, in research on the slum problems organizing conventions and specific publications.

With his studio, he won international competitions and designed many different types of architecture in Italy, Europe and Asia, to highlight his ability to joint theoretical research and a significant operational capability. He received several awards in architecture, (Italian Gold Medal 2012 special prize, First prize of the Italian Institute of Architecture (In Arch) in 2007, selected for the Mies van der Rohe Prize 2007, and shortlisted in international architectural prizes like the Wan Award, A prize, Copper Prize Batimat, Hauser, Rivolta. Furthermore, he was also selected for the Venice Biennial of Architecture in 2000, 2010 and 2014.

His works have been published in various magazines, such as Casabella, Domus, A10, Mark, A.D. Metalocus, Detail, Hauser and the e Phaidon Atlas of XXI Century architecture. 
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Giulia de Appolonia was born in Pordenone, Italy, on April 8th, 1969. She enrolled in the Facoltà di architettura, Politecnico di Milano in 1988.  In 1991/92 she was award the Erasmus study-abroad scholarship to attend FAULT, Lisbon. In 1993/94 was awarded the Comett scholarship (architects J.L. Carrilho da Graça/Arch. F. Silva Dias).  She graduated in architecture with honors (cum laude) in 1994.

She resided in Portugal from 1991 to 2004. In 1993 she began her professional career, collaborating with architect J.L.Carrilho da Graça, Lisbon. This collaboration last until the year 2000. She mainly worked on large scale public projects (museums, schools, libraries, sport facilities, etc.) and in the restoration and re-use of listed monumental buildings.

In 2001 she started collaborating, as a university professor, with ”Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa”. In 2000 she opened her own office in Lisbon.  Her most important project is the Viva Cience Center in Bragança (Portugal-international competition, 1st prize), built between 2005 and 2007.

In 2005 she returned to Italy to open a new office in Pordenone.  She participated in several tenders, and won the international competition for the Congress Centre for the “Istituto Zooprofilattico di Brescia “ in 2005.

In 2008 she created the firm “ABDA srl” with Camillo Botticini, developed national and international projects that brought her substantial visibility and recognition. Among the most important buildings she worked at are the Multifunctional Building in Assago (Housing complex, Educational complex and University facilities) in Milan, and led to winning an international competition in Portugal (Urban park and facilities in Arcos de Valdevez- 2011).

In 2014 she opened her own office “Giulia de Appolonia – Officina di architettura” in Brescia.

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Published on: June 3, 2013
Cite: "Residential Tower by Studio ABDArchitetti" METALOCUS. Accessed
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/residential-tower-studio-abdarchitetti> ISSN 1139-6415
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