Cascina Merlata

Villaggio Cascina Merlata is a residential construction work facilitated within the redevelopment of the homonymous area in Milan that envisaged the construction of seven tower buildings, with two underground levels used for parking and cellars, as well as the temporary accommodation of the ground floor of buildings 3-4. Two stages of the work which was the result of an international design competition: the first, that of Expo2015, the second, the largest social housing project in progress in Italy. From 1st March 2015 until the end of the Universal Exposition in Milan of 2015, Villaggio Cascina Merlata lived its first stage, that of the Expo Village with 397 residential apartments for foreign delegations and 588 parking spaces. Staff and delegations involved in the Universal Exposition had the opportunity to reside in the new district, designed with maximum environmental sustainability criteria and designed for temporary living, thanks to the collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano. At the end of Expo2015, the 397 apartments were completely renovated and destined for the largest social housing project in progress in Italy: the apartments, in Energy Class A with zero emissions, were offered in a long-term lease or with a future sales agreement and for direct sale at special prices.