Isola Offices

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William McDonough + Partners brings Cradle to Cradle thinking to Italy with Isola, a ten-story office building.

Isola succeeds in optimizing the workplace environment through a rational floor plate and optimized core layout, natural ventilation, access to the outdoors through a series of exterior terraces, and a high-performance glazing system that maximizes views and transparency while minimizing heat gain. The massing includes a rhythmic pattern of variously scaled openings, giving depth and texture to the façade.

Terra cotta cladding and the service core blocks are located to block the intense afternoon sun, while the glazing system includes varying degrees of opacity to respond to the site’s orientation and context. Through this sensitive response to the neighborhood and the innovative approach to workplace design, Isola celebrates Porta Nuova’s mission of reinvigorating this area of Milan through thoughtful, forward-thinking design.


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