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Road traffic system in Milan
- Portello projectNew road system to access the city
- Dedicated trolleybus lane for line 92 - Abruzzi-CappelliA reserved lane to improve the service punctuality
- Upgrading and widering of Via Ripamonti Upgrading of one of the main access roads to the southern part of the city
- Via Paolo Sarpi redevelopmentGiving back to the city a urban space integrated in its context
- Redevelopment of the piazza Bottini interchange areaConstruction of a pedestrian underpass connecting the Lambrate FS and Lambrate Line 2 stations
- Ferrante AportiRedevelopment of the way for the creation of the Holocaust Museum
- Brera projectEnvironmental improvement of the brera area and construction of a cycle path along via san marco
- Cathedral forecourt of Milan?s Piazza del DuomoRedevelopment and restoration of the cathedral forecourt in the Piazza del Duomo
- Contemporary art pavillionReconstruction, restoration and upgrading of the p.a.c.
- Piazza Duca d'Aosta and via Vittor PisaniRedevelopment of the areas adjoining milan’s central station
- Southern beltway bridges Railway underpasses improve road traffic flow
- Combined bike-pedestrian flyover in Via Breda and Via De Marchi Final design of a new combined flyover close to the existing one
- SS415 Paullese - Lot 2The new bilevel exit in Via Bonfadini
- SS415 Paullese - Lot 4New under pass and new flyover
- Upgrading of the Cascina Gobba junctionRoadways of the Milan area
Contemporary art pavillion
Reconstruction, restoration and upgrading of the p.a.c.
work completed
- Feasibility study not completed
- Initial design not completed
- Final design not completed
- Executive design not completed
- Works management completed
Duration of work
May 1994-1995
Operations
The PAC was severely damaged on 27th July 1993, following the car bomb explosion on Via Palestro. In May 1994, MM was entrusted with acting as project manager for the reconstruction. The original design, created in the ‘50s by the architect Gardella, was drawn up in the studio of the same name; the new regulations and functional requirements were taken into account.
The main part of the building is made up of five separate exhibition rooms that are laid out alongside each other, which open out into an interconnecting communal area. The rooms, designed to exhibit works of art, are lit by skylights installed in the ceiling and shaded by a suspended ceiling made of steel panels.
On the first floor at the far southern end of the exhibition rooms, is the Print Gallery and, directly below it, the Sculpture Gallery on the ground floor. Since natural light is not recommended for displaying prints, the Print Gallery is lit entirely with artificial lighting and has no windows.
The same materials used for the façade of the old building have been used for the north and east walls around the perimeter, which belongs to the estate of the former Royal Villa: the walls are covered with ochre-coloured plaster, the roofs of the former atrium buildings are made of tiles and the window grates are made of coated steel. Modern materials have been used in the newly constructed southern perimeter wall facing the park: steel-framed windows extend along the façade of the ground floor with a glazed-tile covered windowless wall on the first floor. A steel roof offers protection along the entire length of the south side. The roof of the new construction is made of copper with steel skylights: all of the external doors are made of coated steel.
The interior walls and ceilings throughout the building have been painted white, while the false ceiling of the exhibition halls is made of white steel panels. White Carrara marble has been used for the entrance hall floor, as well as in the Sculpture Gallery and the offices situated on the ground floor. The floorboards of the exhibition rooms, the Prints Gallery and the bar are made of oak, while the skirting boards, banister panels and the stairhead of the cantilevered oak staircase are made from polished brass panels. The ramp handrails are made of white coated steel, while the iron pillars of the staircase have been painted black. The structure stands out and can be seen from the Sculpture Gallery and from the interconnecting exhibition space.