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Project • By ARW Associates • Offices
Testi 223
The project area is located in Viale Fulvio Testi 223 in Milan, and it is an opportunity to recover and enhance the structure of the former Pirelli Institute, built in the 1950s, after several transformations.
The structure, once used as a workshop-school and now abandoned, is composed of two parts: one used as classrooms and later transformed into offices, and one that is a typical factory made up of a sequence of bays with a pitch of about 8 metres and a length varying between 15 and 30 metres with an average height of 7 metres.
Federico Covre
Federico Covre
The brick structure is peculiar, with a shed roof with a metal structure. In recent times (the 1990s) the building has been adapted as a space for events and training, wit... More
News • News • 4 Dec 2023
ARW completes the renovation of a former 1950s Pirelli property in Milan
Italian architectural studio Botticini+ Facchinelli ARW (Architectural Research Workshop) has completed the renovation of a 1950s property in the Bicocca district of Milan. Located at Viale Fulvio Testi 223, the project, known as “Testi 223”, presented an opportunity to restore and redevelop the former Piero Pirelli Institute, a school and factory complex once used by the children of Pirelli employees (Pirelli is a historic Italian tire manufacturer). The complex was originally designed in 1957 by Milanese architect and designer Roberto Menghi. With its particular constructional interest, Testi 223 serves as a thoughtful approach to adaptive reuse (its buildings have been reconfigured as contemporary office spaces).
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