OASI ISOLA

The Oasi Isola redevelopment project, nearing completion on Via Alserio and Via Bassi in Milan, stands out for its ambition to transform an entire block and its ability to engage with the urban and landscape context, offering new opportunities for users and the community.

DETAILS

Name: Giardino Isola
Location: Milan, Italy
Year: 2020-ongoing
Typology: Residential
Surface:
SL: 4.810 sqm
Unità residenziali: 52
Credits:
SCE Project,
Tekser S.r.l.,
Studio Idrogeotecnico,
Efrem Ghezzi,
Studio Mistretta STP S.r.l.
Client: Kervis SGR

Originally established as an industrial hub in the 1940s, the complex experienced gradual abandonment, leading to the erosion of the area’s vitality. Today, it regains new energy through redevelopment. The conversion of spaces from commercial to residential use represents a profound rethinking of the relationships between buildings, green spaces, and public areas, aiming to restore vibrancy to a once closed and impermeable site.

The main idea is to free the central courtyard from built structures, increasing green areas and improving both visual and physical accessibility. The demolition of certain buildings and the reduction of built mass have made it possible to create gardens and open spaces with a strong ecological focus. The volumes, positioned along the edges of the lot, maximize the internal voids, establishing a new connection between the city and nature. The façades on Via Alserio and Via Bassi align with the surrounding buildings, while the setback of the top floor and the oblique loggias optimize light, ventilation, and continuity between indoor and outdoor spaces.

The internal façades, designed to host vegetation, create a hybridization between architecture and nature, with patios and terraces transformed into green oases. The rooftops also become green gardens, seamlessly integrating with the surrounding landscape. The building on Via Bassi is characterized by a formal compactness that contrasts with the lightness of the other volumes, bringing balance to the overall composition. Every decision, from the spatial layout to the architectural details, aims to make the project a model of harmony between urban solidity and the transparency of the new green spaces.

The development includes apartments of various types, urban villas with private gardens, and commercial spaces, organized to meet diverse residential and functional needs. The central courtyard, primarily dedicated to greenery, is designed as a gathering place for the community, featuring covered pathways that connect the main volumes without compromising the quality of the green spaces. Oasi Isola thus becomes an example of integrated architecture, capable of regenerating the urban environment with sustainability, accessibility, and a focus on quality of life.