From the outside, it looks like one of the typical housing blocks built for railway workers in Milan between 1920 and 1924. Inside, the building has undergone radical renovation which, in two years of construction, has transformed it from both a structural and distribution point of view. Only the building enclosure, with its relative openings, has been maintained, while everything else ? foundations, roof, attics, internal insulation, systems, and internal distribution ? has been created from scratch. The total volume has remained the same, while the floor area has been increased by 60 m2, thanks to the new placement of the floor slabs, staircases and reclamation of the attic.

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Architects: Westway Architects

Location: Milan, Italy

Area: 168.0 m2

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Andrés Otero/LUZphoto

Collaboration: Stefano Pavia?

Architectural Design And Art Direction: Westway Architects, Rome - Milan

Project Team: Luca Aureggi, Maurizio Condoluci, Stefano Pavia

Outdoor Area: 60 m2

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From the architect. From the outside, it looks like one of the typical housing blocks built for railway workers in Milan between 1920 and 1924. Inside, the building has undergone radical renovation which, in two years of construct...