Nodo , Milano Via .

The Nodo Bovisa site is a 9 hectares area Besides the station and the forecourts in including the Milan Nord Bovisa- front, which are currently used for parking, Politecnico station, a gateway to the city the site is composed of an extensive via the international Malpensa airport and brownfield in the Bovisa district, east of railway junction between the centre of the tracks, which is involved in the Milan and north of the metropolitan area. It extensive reconversion of large industrial is a strategic hub along the north-west areas into research and innovation axis, which is being developed from the centres. This includes the Negri Institute business centre up to the and the Design and Engineering campus Rho-Pero exhibition centre, formalising of the Polytechnic of Milan, which has some of the more significant urban generated a proliferation of offices, transformations in progress in Milan. This laboratories, start-up incubators and includes the former Scalo Farini rail yard, spaces for culture and residences in the Bovisa-Goccia area, the Stephenson response to a growing demand for homes, business park, the specifically for students. To the west of the residential and retail development and the railway, in the Bovisa-Goccia area, the Milan Innovation District- MIND in the post Municipality and Polytechnic are Expo area, where the Human Technology committed to upgrading the area around Park and the science faculties of the State the former gasometers, providing for a will be located. In order large park, the expansion of the campus to heighten accessibility, the Milan 2030 and the establishment of a science park. Plan locates the site in one of the Nodi di Reinventing the Hub is an opportunity for interscambio” (Interchange Nodes): it to act as a hinge between the areas gateway to the city for which town separated by the tracks, to repair the planning regulations are foreseen aimed at district and to integrate the station as a catalysing investments in order to develop gateway to a strategic urban functions the existing infrastructures and trigger system urban regeneration.

Expected plan: Regenerate the district, Type of property transfer intended: Surface setting up mixed urban functions, consistent rights including related building rights with with context; upgrading the station and the minimum prices set by the ownership. In public areas to improve accessibility; boosting accordance with the proposal, it will be up interchange services. possible to transfer further building rights according to the methods foreseen in the PGT Site’s owner: Municipality of Milan, also through a specific request to the Ferrovienord Municipality of Milan.

Plot area: about 91,000 m2, subdivided into Deadline for the submission of the two units: Municipality of Milan, about 54,000 Expression of Interest: 5 June 2020 2pm m2; Ferrovienord, about 37,000 m2. Milan local time (UCT+1)

Presentation of the site and expectation for its development

The district in which the areas of the "Nodo connecting two parts of the city which, today, Bovisa" are located is characterised by the are separated from one another. presence of numerous industrial properties which, due to the gradual phasing out of The projects will have to further the integration production activities in recent decades, have of urban public transport with the railway determined the need for a significant process service by means of a terminal for the bus and of urban regeneration. In addition, the areas tram lines, which currently stop in covered by the tender were, previously, the neighbouring areas, nearer to the station. site of industrial facilities (formerly More specifically, it is envisaged that tram 2 Montedison) which were then sold to the will continue its journey from Piazza Bausan Municipality of Milan following the demolition to the area north of the station, creating an of the buildings that were once there. important interchange which will have the significant effect of further strengthening its The “Piano di Governo del Territorio - PGT - role as an infrastructure hub. The combination Milano 2030” (City of Milan’s Urban Plan for of improved access for pedestrians and Milano 2030) has identified the area as a cyclists, together with the integration of public “Nodo di interscambio” (Interchange Node) as transport, will make this part of the city an a result of the high level of accessibility by innovative and advanced environment in train as part of the system of public mobility. It terms of sustainable mobility and modal shift. is the Milano Nord Bovisa Politecnico railway station which makes the site especially The redevelopment will have to include the important, as it is possible to arrive at establishment of a mix of urban functions able Malpensa airport by train in 30 minutes, or the to best exploit the available areas, creating a Milan Cadorna station in 10 minutes. The district that will be integrated, both functionally Bovisa station is also served by the suburban and morphologically within the changing railway lines which cross the city and stop at context, and complete the urban design. In stations such as Garibaldi, this sense, the proposals will aim atthe Centrale/Repubblica, and integration of commercial functions which , as well as numerous others. serve the station, the development of offices Furthermore, the site is well-served by local and spaces for startups linked to the world of public passenger road transport and can be knowledge and innovation, the construction of easily reached from the Milano subsidised residential housing, with particular railway station and is, therefore, very well attention given to rental units for young connected with the Milano-Domodossola and students, reflecting the development of the Milano-Torino routes as well as the S5-S6- university in the district. S11 suburban railway services. As regards the Ferrovienord Unit, the project The site is made up of two “intervention units” proposals will have to include, without which correspond to the ownership structure. interfering with railway operations, the redevelopment and repurposing of the railway The regeneration project for the Municipality station, redesigning the building which is no of Milan Unit, by maximising the easy access longer commensurate to the importance of the to the site, must include the creation of a new infrastructure hub, all while taking into urban centre, a new gateway to Milan which account the changing context as a whole and, is both functional and integrated. The project more specifically, the structural works carried will have to rethink the system of public space, out by Ferrovienord to establish public improving the quality of the routes and transport services and the construction of the facilities in the district, with specific reference subsequent structures, as well as the works to the system of public squares adjacent to the also carried out by Ferrovienord to improve station where it will be necessary to include accessibility, according to the “progetto di the reorganization of parking spaces in favour ammodernamento e potenziamento del Nodo of pedestrians and the creation of high-quality Bovisa” (project of modernization and open spaces and increased urban comfort. improvement of Nodo Bovisa), positively The functionality and enjoyability of the routes evaluated in the DGR XI-2657 of 16.12.2019. that crisscross the obstacle represented by The station building will also be able to the rail lines must also be ensured, thereby accommodate urban functions that can

complement the services connected with access route to the railway station, railway operations. providing for the inclusion of synergistic Upon completion of the programme to urban functions at the station and redevelop and repurpose the area, and in services for the district, improving the accordance with the methods set out below, presence and enjoyment of the space and the project may include construction of the ensuring its use by the public; Headquarter of Ferrovienord which intends to  improves the quality of the urban space to transfer its head office to Bovisa, contributing the west of the railway station - now used to the redevelopment of the site through the as a car park - through the design of the presence of an important regional and new west door to access the railway metropolitan service. The building complex, station; delivered with turn key procedure, should host  creates an organic and important up to 700 people and use the most modern of connection between the two public techniques for job spaces and organizational spaces to the east and west of the railway wellbeing. The HQ realization should begin station; simultaneously to the other private works and  enhances, optimizes and simplifies the be completed within 3 years from the date of interchange node; the grant to the subject carrying out the  enhances the property of the Bovisa Nord project. The private works could not have Milano railway station through a received the certificate of habitability before systematic set of interventions aimed at the HQ receives the certificate of habitability. improving its architectural quality and energy efficiency, accessibility, and To summarise, preference will be given to the usability, reinforcing its urban centrality design proposals which: through the inclusion of compatible new  contain the volumetric impact of the urban functions and strategic services, regeneration programme, seeking a fine with economic exploitation rights balance between the quality and regarding the redesigned spaces; sustainability of the urban planning  propose an construction solution that project and its economic feasibility; suits the needs of Ferrovienord (approx.  limit land consumption by preferring 10,000 sq. m of “Superficie Lorda - SL solutions that favour the creation of an convenzionale” (conventional Gross Floor organic and balanced system of Area - GFA - for management services, unpaved/undeveloped green spaces and not included, in any case, in the concentrates on land near the railway provisions for services required for other hub; works) with innovative techniques  provides for the extension of the tramline regarding social distancing, smart 2 from Piazza Bausan to Bovisa station working, architectural quality and efficient with a terminus on the land to the north of maintenance. Moreover, preference will the station; be given to projects in which the HQ is  makes the area around Piazza Alfieri a close to the station. feature through the creation of a new

Specific planning rules and regulations

With regard to planning regulations, the The methods of intervention and, as a “Piano di Governo del Territorio - PGT” (City consequence, the project proposals, must of Milan’s Urban Plan) includes the site within consider the division of the lot into two the "Interchange Nodes" Regeneration Areas separate intervention units. identified in Table R.02 - "Urban Planning It will be possible to present proposals that Indications" of the “Piano delle Regole – PdR” consider the Municipality of Milan Unit and (Plan for Rules) of the PGT. The PGT Milano Ferrovienord Unit separately, with the 2030 identifies the site in part, as belonging to following guidelines. the areas of the “Tessuto Urbano Consolidato - Ambiti di Rinnovamento Urbano – ARU” -Proposal concerning the Municipality of Milan (Consolidated Urban Fabric - Urban Renewal Unit. Areas) and in part as instrumental areas. For the Municipality of Milan Unit, the The site is affected by the following “Superficie Territoriale – ST” (Surface area - provisions: SA) on which it is possible to apply a FAR - according to that set out in the PGT, the area (0.35 sq. m/sq. m) is approx. 37,000 sq.m. is assigned a “Indice di edificabilità territoriale The remaining surface areas included in the – IT” (Floor Area Ratio - FAR) of 0.35 sq. Unit can be redeveloped (including building m/sq. m of -GFA); volumes), but, as these are public areas - there is the opportunity of achieving and already destined for public use (mainly roads even exceeding the maximum FAR (equal to and existing car parks), they are not subject to 1 sq. m/sq. m) through the use, as an the application of the FAR. alternative or in a form composed of: building Since the zones are inside areas of high rights, including equalised rights, for “Edilizia accessibility, the achievement of a maximum Residenziale Sociale - ERS” (Social Housing) FAR of 1 sq. m/sq. m is permitted through the and of public housing services. Exceeding the transfer of equalised building rights and ERS. index is only applicable for interventions which include the redevelopment of public -Proposal concerning the Ferrovienord Unit space; For the Ferrovienord Unit, the SA on which it - The applicability of a bonus in case of is possible to apply the single FAR (0.35 sq. competitions (as stated by the paragraph 11 m/sq. m) is approx.. 10,000 sq.m. The of the Article 13 of the Implementing remaining surface areas included in the Unit Regulation of the “Piano delle Regole – PdR” can be redeveloped (including building (Plan for Rules) of the PGT) is excluded. volumes) but, as these are areas affected by railway operations and/or governed by the “Piano dei Servizi – PdS” (Plan for Services)

of the PGT, they are not subject to the - provide continuity to the urban connections, application of the FAR. optimising the mobility system; Since the zones are inside areas of high - improve the relationship between built-up accessibility, the achievement of a maximum spaces and open spaces through interaction FAR of 1 sq.m./sq.m. is permitted through the with the functional spaces of public transport, transfer of equalised building rights and ERS. such as through the creation of a system of Together with the grant of surface right of the public squares to provide access to the building rights generated by this area, railway station, which reconstructs the urban Ferrovienord also grants the building rights fronts (east and west) overlooking the generated by the area known as "Bovisasca", building, relocating the parking areas and located outside the Nodo, with a surface area providing an overall improvement of the of approx. 10,000 sq.m and a FAR of 0.35 access routes to the station along with the sq.m/sq.m. inclusion of urban functions on the eastern Ferrovienord aim at subserving the volumes facing front that contribute to the redesign of on the areas under its ownership, located Piazza Alfieri; outside the Nodo, whose building rights - provide continuity to the urban relations by (approx 3,500 sqm) may contribute to the identifying connections that allow the existing requalificiation of the Nodo. infrastructural barriers to be overcome by also Therefore, for the grant of surface right of the covering over the tracks, allowing building rights generated by the areas under uninterrupted public transport and the ownership (approx. 20,000 sq.m) totalling construction. This can be achieved, for approx. 7,000 sq.m, the reserve price is example, through the extension and the 14,400,000 €, as better described terminus of tramline 2 on the land to the north in the following section of the station building, allowing the Proposals regarding the establishment of the interchange between the railway and public new administrative headquarters of the transport; Ferrovienord (a building with approximately - maximise pedestrian areas by increasing the 10,000 sq.m of conventional GFA not safety, permeability and capillarity of the included in the provisions for services connections, for example by creating a required for other works) will be assessed system of green spaces which serve the positively. In any case, the HQ construction district; costs shouldn’t exceed the economical offer - diversify the uses and maximise the for surface rights. attractiveness of open spaces; - integrate elements of ecological restoration It will also be possible to present a single to improve the microclimate and connections project proposal, which can be evaluated as to the ecological network; the sum of two proposals for the individual - the construction of the Ferrovienord Units, both regarding planivolumetric choices Headquarters, on the area overlooking the and the financial proposal, with the following station. guidelines. The calculation of the GFA must be carried In consideration of the fact that the PGT out, both for the evaluation of the existing GFA identifies the site as one of the Regeneration and for that of the project, according to the Areas, specifically as an "interchange node", parameters and methods described in the and allowing for the maximum index being Implementing Regulations in the PdR of the exceeded (up to a maximum limit of 1.8 PGT (Definitions and parameters). sq.m/sq.m) in order to achieve of important The urban functions included in the Catalogue public objectives, it is possible to present a of Services of the PdS of the PGT available in single proposal that demonstrates the the Data Room, if agreed or accredited, may achievement of these objectives and which not be considered in the calculation of the respects the following guidelines. GFA. The possibility of exceeding the maximum There are no restrictions on possible urban FAR on both lots is, in fact, connected to the functions to be introduced in the area, as per following general objectives being achieved: the Implementing Regulations of the in the PdR of the PGT.

The area of municipal property located on Via and/or contribution on construction costs will Bovisasca is included within the ARU, the not be owing or are reduced in those cases remaining areas of municipal property are expressly provided by Italian Law existing road infrastructure, as well as those (Presidential Decree 380/2001, LR 12/2005). spaces suitable for pedestrian use. The areas It is allowed to carry out works of urbanization owned by Ferrovie Nord are identified as in order to deduct the fees. railway infrastructure. If the proposals fall within cases in which the The allocation of private car parks can be PGT provides for the obligation to include found in the Implementing Regulations of the ERS, it should be noted that within the Urban PdR in the PGT and in accordance with the Renewal Areas, the monetization of these provisions of Italian Law 122/89, including the shares is permitted. location and dimensions of parking for The public spaces included within the sustainable mobility. perimeter of the site are classified as suitable According to the provisions of the PGT, the for pedestrian use. For the areas adjacent to implementation is required to be carried out them, there is the possibility of deducting the through an Implementation Plan if the surface areas relating to private services, interventions involve a SA) greater than shops, small businesses and food and drink 20,000 sq.m, connected to urban outlets for up to 250 sq.m of GFA. rehabilitation works or according to a It is also possible to transfer building rights provision of significant new urban planning from areas of “Pertinenza diretta” (direct allocations. relevance) to areas of “Pertinenza diretta”, all PGT, higher-level provisions and regulations of which are included in areas of prevail over the contents of this sheet. Regeneration. It should be noted that the urban planning Provision for services are required to the regulations described in the preceding extent provided for by the Implementing paragraphs and contained in the initial tender Regulations of the PdS. documentation (graphs and urban planning If the proposals foresee the assignment of a regulations containing excerpts from the PGT) portion of the area in favour of the became applicable on February 5th 2020, Municipality, the team will ensure the when the variation of the PGT, approved on Municipality’s full ownership of these areas. October 14th 2019, came into force following its publication in the Official Bulletin of the In terms of environmental sustainability, the Region. PGT requires that interventions must take For the Municipality of Milan, the minimum action in terms of minimising CO2 emissions concession price for the Surface Rights is and increasing soil permeability and €14,098,000 for a maximum period of 90 ecological restoration, also through the years. In the event of the use of building rights integration of greenery in the buildings (living originating from other sources, an additional walls and roofs). “landing” fee of 135.50 €/sq.m. will be applied. In case of purchase of building rights from the The proposals must comply with the City of Milan, the additional amount is already provisions of the Building Regulations of the included in the building rights price, which Municipality of Milan and, with regard to shall be notified thereafter. distances from existing buildings, Italian The proposals can take into consideration the Ministerial Decree no. 1444/68. acquisition of building rights from the All the higher-level constraints remain Municipality of Milan, as an additional part of applicable, including hazards related to air the economic offer, according to parametric navigation and protection of the territory. values which will be indicated by the Permits for new building schemes, the Municipality. extension of existing buildings and restorative construction work are subject to the payment The Municipality of Milan reserves the right to of primary and secondary urbanisation verify the adequacy of the economic offer of planning fees as well as a contribution on the winning project, prior to proceeding with construction costs, according to the functional disposal. aims of the interventions. Planning fees

For the Ferrovienord Unit, the minimum 135.50 €/sq.m. of SA exceeding the FAR of 1 concession price for the Surface Rights is sqm/sqm, will be applied. 14,400,000 € for a maximum period of 90 years. including the value of the building rights Parametric values for building rights will be (approx 7,000 sqm) generated by the areas defined by Ferrovienord which reserves the under ownership of Ferrovienord and by the right to verify the adequacy of the economic opportunity of achieving maximum FAR offer of the winning project, prior to (equal to 1 sq. m/sq. m) and including costs proceeding with disposal, with particular incurred by Ferrovienord to realize new regard to good economic balance between transport services and to guarantee the offer for surface rights and the accessibility to the site as previously construction costs of the HQ. described. In the event of the use of additional building rights, an additional “landing” fee of

Area ex‐Montedison

Parcheggio Siccoli/Lambruschini Piazza Alfieri

Specific climatic risks and environmental challenges

The Municipality of Milan has recently started users from air pollution and making citizens drafting the Air Climate Plan (PAC), an urban- more aware and active in reducing their own scale instrument aimed at responding to the carbon footprint will also be taken into climate emergency and the safeguarding of consideration. health and the environment, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution The site as a whole consists of areas and formulating a climate adaptation strategy containing differing soil qualities as well as in with an interim target of 2030. Reinventing varying conditions. Cities is part of this framework of The Municipality of Milan Unit may, for this objectives. The proposals, in addressing the purpose, be defined as three different areas: environmental challenges of the call, must - Area Ex Montedison; share the underlying vision and objectives of - Piazza Alfieri; the PAC, with specific reference given to the - Carpark in via Siccoli-via issue of pedestrian-cyclist, intermodal and Lambruschini. zero-emission mobility, urban forestation, and improving soil drainage capacity. As far as the Ex Montedison area is Furthermore, the introduction of measures concerned, the area is free of buildings and aimed at safeguarding residents and city trees.

The site - for which the framework for a summer months ranges between 36.6°C and remediation process is being finalised with the 38.8°C in the section of the site to the west of aim of achieving the legal limits permitted for the railway tracks and between 38.8°C and tertiary sector and commercial functions 41°C in the eastern section of the site (Column B - Italian Legislative Decree (satellite surveys performed from 2014-2017). 152/2006) - will be delivered following The area is therefore of specific interest for completion of the remediation works. In the urban revegetation works and the potential of event that this procedure is not completed, the reconnecting the ‘mesh’ (currently interrupted, Municipality reserves the right to review the in particular to the north) of the ecological minimum concession price for the Surface network. Rights in consideration of the costs of The site is an interchange node of primary reclamation. Based on proximity to the railway importance and, in this sense, the ability to line, it will be necessary to consider the encourage sustainable mobility and minimise creation of a railway buffer zone of 30 m from road traffic and their impact, specifically in the nearest rail track. terms of air and noise pollution, will be With regard to the areas of Piazza Alfieri and carefully evaluated. via Siccoli/Lambruschini - which are currently The site is also affected by a section of the used as a street level carpark - the areas will main cycle route network, which must also be be disposed in the condition they are found. improved. These spaces, suitable for pedestrian use, must undergo a process of remediation until With regard to noise pollution, design the soil attains an environmental condition solutions must be identified to reduce the that is consistent with their intended use, with noise generated by the railway line. the inclusion of greenery where necessary. Any costs for remediation aimed at permitting As far as geological feasibility is concerned, other uses (Column A - Italian Legislative the site is affected by minor constraints and, Decree 152/2006) are the responsibility of the therefore, a watershed compatibility operator. assessment is recommended to guide the projects with respect to flooding scenarios, The site in its entirety is partially paved, even they are rare occurrences. There are no therefore the project design requires that particular critical issues to report in terms of maximisation of the permeability of the areas flood risk. is carefully considered, as well as the correct management of the outflows that will be The environmental challenges to which created and, in general, efficient water particular importance must be given, management is ensured. considering the characteristics of the site are those relating to the improvement of The site is characterised by the phenomenon sustainable mobility, resilience and of urban heat islands. The average daytime adaptation to climate change, sustainable surface temperature measured during the water management and urban revegetation.

Provisional timeline

 Deadline for the submission of the  Deadline for submission of the final Expression of Interest: 5th June 2020 proposals: 15th January 2021  Date of announcement of the finalists:  Date of announcement of the winning within August 2020 project: within March 2021

Language requirements

All the documents of the EOI must be concept for the site) must also be submitted in submitted in Italian. English. The second document of the EOI (presentation of the project and development