Loreto. , via Porpora. Milan

The Loreto site is found in the north-east investments to reorganize public space; precinct of Milan, three km from Milan the aim is reconnecting and renewing the Cathedral, in one of the most accessible surrounding districts. The site consists of: areas of the city. An underground link an eight-storey building above ground connects it in less than 10 minutes with along Via Porpora housing Municipal Milano Centrale, city’s hub for high-speed offices; one underground storey at the trains and stations, access center of the square – with access to the to the district of , in addition metro line – with a series of tunnels to the Città Studi university campus. It is housing offices, warehouses, technical the main crossroads along the historic premises and shops; and the square itself, north east axis, which is currently on which the town planning projects will undergoing transformation and being have to encompass an efficient mobility developed from the centre connecting the reorganisation and the connection commericial district between public spaces and the adjacent with the Viale and Via Padova lines. streets, with priority being given to The site is Located in one of the most pedestrian and cycle- traffic in complete crowded and active districts of Milan, a safety. The reorganization of the plaza highly commercial environment rich in must provide accessible and liveable services. Today Piazzale Loreto is an spaces, to allow the attainment of new heavily trafficked element of division, a buildable areas above ground, possibly feature that jeopardizes its urban quality connected with the underground storeys, as shown by the absence of pedestrian and to give rise to new volumes to be crossings and the low usability of green integrated in the existing context. areas. For these reasons the Milano 2030 Reinventing the plaza on the basis of Plan identifies the Piazzale Loreto solutions inspired by the principles of perimeter as one of the “Squares” sustainable mobility will allow the connecting city center and peripheral beginning of a regeneration process able districts where town planning regulations to give a new look to this area of the city. have been envisaged to foster

Expected program: Developing Piazzale Type of property transfer intended: Sale Loreto as a ‘hub’ between Corso Buenos with related building rights, with minimum Aires, Viale Monza and Via Padova, by price set by the owner, for Via Porpora improving mobility, including cycle and building. Surface right, with minimum price set pedestrian systems and the quality of public by the ownership, for spaces in the spaces. underground floor and any surface areas. Site’s owner: Municipality of Milan Plot area: Via Porpora building has a gross Deadline for the submission of the floor area estimated of approx.2,839 m2. The Expression of Interest: 5 June 2020 2pm Square has a surface area of around 17,000 Milan local time (UCT+1) m2. The available underground floor space occupies approximately 6,000 m2.

Site presentation and expectations for its development

Loreto is one of the most accessible and well- the most important traffic arteries of the city, served urban areas in the city of Milan. It is 10 is a landscape dominated by cars, hostile to minutes on foot from the Milano Centrale the thousands of pedestrians and cyclists that railway station, the main public transport hub cross it every day. It is a place where the of the city which, thanks to high-speed trains, buildings and shops facing the square, as well connects Milan to Turin (50 min.), Bologna (60 as the mezzanine access to the subway, min.), Florence (100 min.), Venice (150 min.) currently fail to express their potential, and Rome (200 min.). Malpensa airport can especially if compared to those of Corso be reached from the station in only 40 min. Buenos Aires, Viale Monza and other with the Malpensa Express rail service, while adjacent streets. The excessive space the Rho Fiera exhibition area and the future dedicated to traffic leads to the fragmentation MIND area can be reached in only 25 minutes of the public spaces and inaccessibility to the thanks to the regional railway service. The site residual green areas inside the hub, making is served by two subway lines, the M1 and the Loreto inadequate in terms of public use. M2, which link Loreto to the city centre, to the Porta Nuova business centre and to the The priority objective that the City intends to campus in only 10 pursue is, therefore, to redesign the square to minutes. The 90, 91 and 92 surface bus lines make it crossable, increasing the pedestrian stop in the immediate vicinity of the Square, spaces and making them useable in order to as well as several Bike Sharing stations for integrate the commercial axes of Corso promoting cycle-based mobility. Lastly, the Buenos Aires with Viale Monza, Via Padova site is easily accessible with private transport, and via Costa. being close to the city by-passes and major To this end, the projects must: motorway connections (8 km from the A4  Reorganise the geometry of the square in Milan-Venice motorway and 9 km from the A1 order to give priority to the movement of Milan-Bologna motorway). pedestrians, cyclists and public transport, increasing safety, permeability and the The connection to Corso Buenos Aires, one extension of links while maintaining, at of the most important commercial streets of the same time, adequate flows with the city, the presence of services of various regards to the main traffic routes nature and the high density of residents make according to the schemes and indications the site one of the most dynamic urban that will be provided in Dataroom; contexts of Milan. The square is a focal centre  Maximise the provision of uniform, of the north-west axis, a 6 km-long artery accessible, inclusive and quality public between , Buenos Aires, viale spaces in the Square, as well as in the Monza and via Padova, on which significant neighbouring streets, guaranteeing transformations are under way for the attractive and programmable spaces on a ecological development of mobility and public human scale, enhancing existing spaces - such as zone 30 in Corso Venezia accesses to the subway and providing for and the tree-planting projects planned in integration with the green areas in order Corso Buenos Aires and via Padova, besides to improve the microclimate and reduce the widespread redevelopment of buildings, the carbon footprint. from the Etruscan museum in corso Venezia,  Re-activate the predominantly to the former cinema in via Redi, from the new commercial use of the mezzanine access hostel in viale Doria, to the courtyards of to the subway, maintaining the full Baires and the Palazzo di Fuoco of Loreto. functionality of the service, also in connection with the ground floor of the In this broad context of renewal, the urban surrounding buildings and/or providing for regeneration of Piazzale Loreto, provided for the development of possible above- by the “Piano di Governo del Territorio -PGT - ground volumes integrated in the context, Milano 2030” (City of Milan’s Urban Plan for enhancing the existing commercial Milan 2030), takes on strategic importance for businesses, diversifying the uses and knitting together parts of the city that are maximising the attractiveness of the open presently fragmented, and creating continuity spaces. in the urban relations between different  The functional recovery of the building in districts. The square, a crossroads of some of via Porpora in order to improve

architectural quality and environmental With regards to the redesigning of the square, performance through the choice of project solutions that reinforce pedestrian links, also solutions based on energy efficiency providing for the development of a partial or principles and the consumption of clean total pedestrianisation of the first stretch of via energy. Padova, the maintenance of accesses to the subway line public transport system and The above points constitute specific public relative direct connection at mezzanine level, objectives, for the pursuance of which the or their possible reallocation, will be positively administration reserves the right, subject to assessed. With regards to the mezzanine verification of compatibility with the legal floor, it will be possible to optimise the spaces framework in force, to use the proceeds for technical staff use or to reallocate them to however generated by the project within the a different place within the project site. In Reinventing Cities site, with particular relation to the provision of new buildings on reference to the redevelopment of the public the square, solutions that avoid creating spaces of the square, in a framework of conflict with the blocks that define the border agreed proposals that are consistent with the will be preferred. The new building structures, winning project. The proposals may provide also arranged as widely distributed, must be for design solutions regarding only the space of a height which is considerably lower than occupied by the square with reference to the that of the existing urban facades, and ensure public spaces of the square, or only the high levels of permeability of the ground building relating to via Porpora, or a solution floors, besides the accommodation of support that includes both, provided complying with activities for use of the square, also in direct the general objectives and strategic criteria of connection with the businesses established in the PGT. the mezzanine.

Specific urban planning rules and regulations

With regards to planning regulations, the 3,000 sq.m to be developed on the square; “Piano di Governo del Territorio - PGT - the 10,000 sq.m include the GFA which can Milano 2030” (City of Milan’s Urban Plan for be allocated within the existing mezzanines. Milano 2030) includes the site within the "Piazze" (“Plazas”), Regeneration Areas The applicability of a bonus in case of identified in Table R.02 - "Urban Planning competitions (as stated by the paragraph 11 Indications" of the “Piano delle Regole – of the Article 13 of the Implementing PdR” (Plan for Rules) of the PGT Regulation of the “Piano delle Regole – PdR” The site is affected by the following (Plan for Rules) of the PGT) is excluded. provisions: - with reference to the square, it’s possible to The buildings facing Piazzale Loreto are transfer both publicly and privately owned included in the “Ambiti dal Disegno Urbano building rights, also for new constructions on Riconoscibile - ADR” (Areas of Recognizable areas of municipal ownership, including those Urban Design) and, in particular, in the devoted to mobility and the existing green “Tessuto urbano compatto a cortina” (high area, compatibly with the restrictions imposed density contiguous urban fabric) category. on constructions situated on the basement floor and on the mobility system, with the The calculation of the GFA must be carried scope of redesigning public spaces; out, both for the evaluation of the existing - with reference to the property in via Porpora, GFA and for that of the project, according to there is the possibility of exceeding the the parameters and methods described in the maximum “Indice di Edificabilità Territoriale” Implementing Regulations in the PdR of the (Floor Area Ratio - FAR) equal to PGT (Definitions and parameters). 1sq.m./sq.m. through the use, either alternatively or in composite form, of: building There are no limitations to the possible urban rights, also equalised rights, “Edilizia functions that can be introduced into the Residenziale Sociale - ERS” (social housing) scope of the project. and public housing services. This regulation is applicable exclusively for projects that provide The urban functions included in the Catalogue for the redevelopment of the public space and of Services of the “Piano dei Servizi – PdS” according to the following general criteria and (Plan for Services) of the PGT available in the objectives: Data Room, if agreed or accredited, may not a) provide continuity to the urban be considered in the calculation of the GFA. connections, optimising the mobility system; The public spaces included within the b) maximise the pedestrianised areas, perimeter of the site are classified as suitable increasing the safety, permeability and for pedestrian use. For the areas adjacent to extension of the links; them, there is the possibility of deducting the c) diversify uses on the ground floor and surface areas relating to private services, maximise the attractiveness of the open shops, small businesses and food and drink spaces; outlets for up to 250 sq.m of GFA. d) improve the relationship between built spaces and open spaces through the Provision for services are required to the interaction of public transport; extent provided for by the Implementing e) ecological restoration for improving the Regulations of the PdS. microclimate. If the proposals foresee the assignment of a

portion of the area in favour of the In addition to the existing GFA attributable to Municipality, the team will ensure the the building in via Porpora, the maximum Municipality’s full ownership of these areas. acceptable volume to allocate underground, above ground on the square and in the In terms of environmental sustainability, the building in via Porpora is 10,000 sq.m of PGT requires that interventions must take “Superficie Lorda – SL” (Gross Floor Area – action in terms of minimising CO2 emissions GFA) of which a maximum of and increasing soil permeability and

ecological restoration, also through the

integration of greenery in the buildings (living walls and roofs). It should be noted that the urban planning regulations described in the preceding The proposals must comply with the paragraphs and contained in the initial tender provisions of the Building Regulations of the documentation (graphs and urban planning Municipality of Milan and, with regard to regulations containing excerpts from the distances from existing buildings, Italian PGT) became applicable on February 5th Ministerial Decree no. 1444/68. 2020, when the variation of the PGT, approved on October 14th 2019, came into All the higher-level constraints remain force following its publication in the Official applicable, including hazards related to air Bulletin of the Region. navigation and protection of the territory. A historic road layout is present in the site. The minimum sales price for the building in via Porpora is 6,624,000 euros. The minimum Permits for new building schemes, the price for the granting of Surface Rights for the extension of existing buildings and restorative part above ground part for a maximum construction work are subject to the payment duration of 90 years, is 331.50 €/sq.m. The of primary and secondary urbanisation minimum price for the granting of Surface planning fees, as well as a contribution on Rights for the part below ground for a construction costs, according to the functional maximum duration of 90 years, is 1,511.35 aims of the interventions. Planning fees €/sq.m. and/or contribution on construction costs will not be owing or are reduced in those cases An additional cost for the premises at the expressly provided by Italian Law mezzanine, currently effectively used should (Presidential Decree 380/2001, LR 12/2005). be taken into account, as notified in the It is allowed to carry out works of urbanization document “Documento di sintesi, dati di in order to deduct the fees. progetto, vincoli, obiettivi” available in dataroom. The allocation of private parking facilities can be found in the Implementing Regulations of the PdR in the PGT and in accordance with In the event of the use of building rights the provisions of Italian Law 122/89, including originating from other sources, an additional the location and dimensions of parking for “landing” fee of 224.50 €/sq.m. will be applied. sustainable mobility. In case of purchase of building rights from the City of Milan, the additional amount is already According to the provisions of the PGT, the included in the building rights price, which implementation of the works will be possible shall be notified thereafter. through “Permesso di Costruire The proposals can take into consideration the Convenzionato” (Building Permit subject to acquisition of building rights from the agreement) with the Municipality of Milan in Municipality of Milan, as an additional part of order to regulate any urban development the economic offer, according to parametric works, ERS, planimetric and volumetric values which will be indicated by the aspects, the transfer of building rights and/or Municipality. the inclusion of services of public interest. The implementation is required to be carried out The Municipality of Milan reserves the right to through an Implementation Plan if the verify the adequacy of the economic offer of interventions involve a “Superficie Territoriale the winning project, prior to proceeding with – ST” (Surface Area - SA) greater than 20,000 disposal. The economic offer may include an sq.m, connected to urban rehabilitation works indication of private extra costs for the or according to a provision of significant new redevelopment of the square, which will be urban planning allocations. assessed positively.

PGT, higher-level provisions and regulations prevail over the contents of this sheet.

Specific climatic risks and environmental challenges

The Municipality of Milan has recently started the characteristics of the site, are those drafting the Air Climate Plan (PAC), an urban- relating to the improvement of sustainable scale instrument aimed at responding to the mobility, and resilience against, and climate emergency and the safeguarding of adaptation to, climate change, taking account health and the environment, the reduction of of the reference social context that may greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution contribute to the design of the proposals in and formulating a climate adaptation strategy terms of the involvement of different with an interim target of 2030. Reinventing categories of stakeholders (students, Cities is part of this framework of workers, residents, category associations, objectives. The proposals, in addressing the public transport operators). environmental challenges of the call, must share the underlying vision and objectives of Effective integration in the urban context in the PAC, with specific reference given to the environmental and functional terms is issue of pedestrian-cyclist, intermodal and required. The redesign of the public space for zero-emission mobility, urban forestation, and improving pedestrian and cycle routes with improving soil drainage capacity. sustainable mobility systems and exploitable Furthermore, the introduction of measures green areas which permit an improvement in aimed at safeguarding residents and city traffic conditions, safety and noise level of the users from air pollution and making citizens site, will be of particular importance - more aware and active in reducing their own carbon footprint will also be taken into The site is characterised by urban heat consideration. islands; the average daytime surface temperature, measured during the summer Besides environmental problems affecting the months, is 36.6-38.8 °C (satellite readings entire city, such as the concentration of 2014-2017). pollutants in the air (especially during the The environment contains existing green winter season) or heatwaves (in the summer), links; projects for the introduction of green the area is affected by notable noise pollution infrastructures along the Buenos Aires – caused by the traffic, the reduction of which Costa axis, which contribute to improving the must be considered in the proposals. urban microclimate, as well as the current conditions of adaptation to extreme climate The environmental challenges to be given conditions, are encouraged. Projects aimed at particular importance to, when considering mitigating the urban microclimate and

improving air quality, both through an are subject to thorough checks to assess increase in vegetation in open public spaces possible dangerous impacts. and through the provision of greenery integrated in the buildings and in the With regards to the project proposal, the infrastructures will, therefore, be favoured. successful bidder must arrange to carry out, at their own care and expense, necessary The site is partially affected by geological land reclamation operations, complying with feasibility limitations and, therefore, new the project proposal submitted and the building work and work on existing buildings regulations for the sector (Italian Legislative Decree 152/2006).

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