Il Centro Shopping Mall

The building is a new construction of an old industrial area located in Arese, Milan.
The old building was built between 1959 and 1963 to house the offices and the factory of the Alfa Romeo. The area remains active ad occupied until 2005.

In the 2012 the company TEA S.p.A. has set up a project for the rehabilitation of the area.
The building consists in a shopping center with 2 floors above ground divided in 2 main zones: “Iper” and “Shopping Center”. The project includes external parking, circulation spaces and green areas.

The structure of the building is in reinforced concrete and the roof is in laminated wood with polycarbonate finishing elements for the mall common areas and with green roof for the remainder.

The shopping center is characterized by curtain wall façade for the south front, floor to floor ceiling glass and aluminum structures for the entrance zones and opaque walls for the other front.

The following systems will be realized as part of the new construction works:

- DHW system for all areas (except supermarket);
- HVAC system for mall common areas;
- Primary air system for retails (except food court retails, medium-sized stores and supermarket);
- Electrical system for only mall common areas and external area;
- Photovoltaic system;
- Fire alarm system and security system.

New technologies have been used to satisfy the current regulations and to guarantee high energy performances, indoor environmental quality and low operating costs.

The new systems have been planned to take into account possible future changes and then be flexible with minimal intervention and costs. Tenant sub-metering will be also part of the project as well as the individual management of the tenants’ spaces via BMS.

Innovative cooling system

Photovoltaics

Water-saving sanitary appliances

Recycled materials

Low-emitting materials and finishes

High efficient lighting

Green or brown roofs