New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA

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  • Client: Universita’ Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milano
  • Design Team: Yoshitaka Tanase, Francesca Singer, Nicolo Bertino, Lucy Styles, Enrico Armellin, Serena Di Giuliano
  • Executive Architects: Progetto CMR Engineering Integrated Services
  • Scientific Support: Politecnico di Milano
  • Safety Coordination: Soluzioni s.r.l.
  • City: Milano
  • Country: Italy
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New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA - Exterior Photography
© Philippe Ruault

Text description provided by the architects. The new Urban Campus for the Bocconi University is located on a large site close to the city center of Milan, adjacent to the existing university. The project comprises several buildings, each with its own program: the teaching and administration building (a number of interconnected cells), dormitories and a recreation center. These buildings sit in a new park that is open to both the university population and the general public.

New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Philippe Ruault
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Plan - Basement
New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA - Interior Photography, Chair
© Philippe Ruault
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Plan - Ground Floor
New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA - Interior Photography, Dining room, Table, Chair
Courtesy of Filippo Fortis

The volumes that compose the teaching and administration building touch one another lightly, allowing for a flow of students and professors from one cell to the next. Every floor has balconies along its perimeter, screened by an undulating metal mesh that creates a porous relationship with the city.

New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA - Interior Photography, Windows, Glass, Facade
© Philippe Ruault
New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA - Interior Photography, Chair
© Philippe Ruault

Each volume has an interior courtyard, typical in Milanese architecture and each is designed to have its own distinct character while being part of a larger system. These are lined with porticos at ground level offering peaceful environments for socializing, studying and gathering in the open air.

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New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA - Interior Photography
Courtesy of Filippo Fortis

Once inside, the architecture is permeable throughout and characterized by a sequence of columns, transparent rooms and trees.  The park presents courtyards of its own, formed by a series of porticos that shelter the garden pathways from sunshine and rain. 

New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA - Exterior Photography, Facade
Courtesy of Filippo Fortis

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Address:Via Roberto Sarfatti, 10, 20136 Milano MI, Italy

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Cite: "New Urban Campus for Bocconi University / SANAA" 26 Jan 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/975778/new-urban-campus-for-bocconi-university-sanaa> ISSN 0719-8884

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