Centro Direzionale di Milano

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Centro Direzionale di Milano
Quartiere of Milan
Milan Porta Nuova business district by night.jpg
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Milan
Comune Milan
Zone9
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

The Centro Direzionale di Milano is a business district (quartiere) in Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 9 administrative division. It is located north-west of the city centre, between the major railway stations of Milano Centrale and Milano Porta Garibaldi. The district developed in the second half of the 20th century; its realization was planned by the city administration to relieve congestion in the city centre by moving business and tertiary activities in the new area. Coherently with this plan, the district is mainly occupied by modern office buildings, including several of Milan's skyscrapers.

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Milano Centro Direzionale in the 60s Milano, Centro Direzionale 01.jpg
Milano Centro Direzionale in the 60s

History

The district was originally designed to accommodate office buildings for tertiary activities. A relevant part of the design effort focused on the realization of adequate infrastructures supporting heavy daily commute, although only some of the corresponding projects were actually implemented. The main transportation hub in the area is Porta Garibaldi railway station, with connection to the Milan Metro, the suburban network and national rail lines.

Overall, the realization of the new district took place between 1955 and 1962, but was later suspended as a consequence of the lack of an actual regulation preventing tertiary activities to be established in the city centre.

For several years thereafter, the Centro Direzionale remained an heterogeneous and sparse area. Some skyscrapers were built (including the Pirelli Tower, the Galfa Tower, and the Servizi Tecnici Comunali Tower) but other areas remained undeveloped and fell in decay. A major example of the inconsistent use of urban areas in the district was the establishment of the Varesine "Luna Park" (now dismissed) amidst a supposedly office and financial district.

The development of the district was resumed in the early 21st century, when a completely new project was approved by the city authorities. Centro Direzionale is now a large working site, with several urban renewal works in progress. These include the realization of a large shopping mall devoted to fashion (nicknamed 'Città della Moda', Fashion City), residential blocks, new skyscrapers, and a large city park.

Transport

The main transportation linksto the area are a series of both mainline and Passante railway stations, together with metro stations:

Complex

NameHeight (m)FloorsYear
UniCredit Tower A 231312009 - 2011
Palazzo Lombardia 161392007 - 2010
Torre Solaria 143372010 - 2013
Torre Diamante 140302010 - 2012
Grattacielo Pirelli 127311956 - 1960 - R2005
Gioia 22 121252019 - 2021
UnipolSai Tower 120232019 - 2023
Torre Breda 117301950 - 1955 - R2009
Bosco Verticale 111242009 - 2014
Torre Galfa 109311956 - 1959 - R2018
UniCredit Tower B 100232009 - 2011
Torre Garibaldi A 100251984 - 1992 - R2011
Torre Garibaldi B 100251984 - 1992 - R2012

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