The project is a cluster of existing and new buildings, located in the outskirts of Milan, aimed at hosting families with elder parents, sons, and daughters with mental disabilities.
Sheltered accommodation for young fragile people will be provided, together with social activities carried out both in shared spaces and in a public pavilion.
An existing farmhouse, built in 1915, is being refurbished preserving its original shape and materiality.
Two new low-rise buildings replace the existing barn.
Shape, height, and materiality recall the barn, while a few elements – roof shape, openings – underline the new residential function: big dormers host rooms for parents’ nurses, later to become playrooms for new families.
A public pavilion marks the entrance to the cluster from the street and from a pedestrian path connecting the street and a park: a big skylight opens on the roof, lighting a meeting room equipped with a food lab suitable for public use during daytime and common use night time.
A network of families and neighbor-related non-profit organizations initiated the project, followed by an agreement with the Municipality of Milan to provide a social and planning framework to the intervention for a duration of 90 years.
CREDITS
PROJECT: SON Cascina San Carlo
STUDIO: B22
AREA: 920 m2
LOCATION: Milan, Italy
YEAR: 2022
LEAD DESIGNERS: Stefano Tropea, Carlo Venegoni
PHOTOGRAPHS: Simone Marcolin, Filippo Romano
