Artigo is once again proudly involved in the interiors of an important architectural building, fully characterized by green solutions: the Vodafone Village in Milan.

It’s an estate of three buildings, 14, 12 and 10-storeyed and a fourth one meant as a common space. The three main bodies, featuring entirely curtain wall fronts, overlook on a piazza, creating a sort of modern “village” inspired by the oldest Italian architectural tradition yet based on cutting-edge technologies. The impressive structure of 67.000 square meters, created to accommodate about 3.000 employees – has quite a few solutions designed to improve its sustainability which halve the environmental impact.

The Village costed over 300 million Euros and it is the leading investment in real estate by Vodafone worldwide. Studio Dante O. Benini & Partners Architects, which designed the interior of the Vodafone Village, chose Futura and Unito (the result of Mondo’s experience) for some connecting spaces and offices, as well as Kayar in various colours for the nursery, a space peaceful and comfortable but at the same time playful and challenging. The choice was driven by the eco-sustainability of the project and the need of a variety of colours, in particular for the kindergarden.

Kayar is produced by adding fragments of natural coconut fibre to the compound of rubber: it’s the mixing process that leads to the characteristic random distribution of the fibers on the surface. It is a product suitable for several applications thanks to the organic look and the functional qualities: the excellent abrasion resistance, the high reduction of impact sound and the natural slip resistance of rubber make Kayar the perfect solution for all applications where security and resistance are paramount. In this case, the colours selected have ranged from the acid green K72, our flagship colour, to the bright pink K70.

The technical features of the flooring chosen reflect the attention to safety and the environment of Vodaphone, whose whole process is designed in order to minimize the toxic waste, ensure a limited smoke emission and recycling of over 90% of waste.