![ADR18 Housing / LPzR architetti associati - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5193/ce03/b3fc/4bc9/6a00/00f4/newsletter/ADR18_01.jpg?1368641017)
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Architects: LPzR architetti associati
- Year: 2007
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Photographs:Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
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Context
The building is located in Milan (Italy), inside the industrial Bovisa Quarter. Here new housing buildings coexist close to warehouses, gasometers, chimneys and workshops
![ADR18 Housing / LPzR architetti associati - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5193/ce12/b3fc/4b37/4100/00ea/newsletter/ADR18_02.jpg?1368641031)
![ADR18 Housing / LPzR architetti associati - Windows, Door, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5193/ce05/b3fc/4b37/4100/00e9/newsletter/ADR18_00_Before.jpg?1368641022)
Project
The project concerns the residential transformation of a warehouse. The client, a real estate developer, required a young and up-to-date look for his new apartments. The design made by LPzR architects keeps the former building perimeter and adds a new livable floor. Four apartments are placed at the ground floor and four at the first floor.
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Architectural design
The main building volume is a simple red parallelepiped. An apparently random pattern of windows is applied, generating dynamic effects on the main façade. The asymmetries of the solid white frames give the façade a unique three-dimensional look.