Torre Velasca

Torre Velasca

The "Torre Velasca" ("Velasca Tower", in English) was built in 1954 by the BBPR architectural partnership.

Its creators

"BBPR" is an acronym from the name of its founders: Gianluigi Banfi, Lodovico Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti, and Ernesto Nathan Rogers.

Description

The "Velasca Tower" is part of the first generation of Italian modern architecture, while still being part of the Milanese context in which it was born, to which also belongs the Milan cathedral and the Sforzesco Castle.

The tower, approximately 100 metres tall, has a peculiar and characteristic shape: that of a "mushroom".

It stands out in the city skyline, made of domes, buildings and other towers. Its structure reminds that of the Lombard tradition, made of medieval fortresses and towers, each having a massive profile. In such fortresses, the lower parts were always narrower, while the higher parts propped up by wooden boards or stone beams.

As a consequence, the shape of this building is the result of a modern interpretation of the typical Italian medieval castle. At the same time, BBPR in this building satisfied the functional needs of space: narrower surfaces on the ground, wider and more spacious ones on the top floors.

The town planning laws, then, imposed specific volumes (depending on the buildings' purpose); in this tower, the latter being the mixed functions of residential and commercial use.

The location

The tower is located in the city centre of Milan, Italy, not far from the Milan Cathedral.

ee also

*List of buildings in Milan
*List of buildings

External links

* [http://www.edilone.it/opere/index.php?page=details&id=35 Edil One]
* [http://www.olivari.it/uk/designers/bbpr.html Olivari]
* [http://www.euroskyscrapers.it/milano/velasca.html Euro Skyscapers]


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