Santa Margherita

The building is located in the historic core of the city of Milan and has the original structure drawn by the Architect C. Polli. It was built between in 1930 to house the offices of the Banco di Sicilia.

The building is made up of three volumes irregularly distributed to create an inner court, the main front is on Via Santa Margherita and the other one on Via Silvio Pellico. The main volume on Via Santa Margherita has seven floors above grade while the other one on Via Silvio Pellico has six floors above grade.
Major renovation works on the building have been finalised to create multi tenant offices and a retail area at the ground and mezzanine floor.

The major renovation works have been completed both the interior and exterior of the building. The main works on the exterior were:

- the cleaning and reinforcement of the external walls;
- the replacement of all windows;
- the insulation of portions of the opaque envelope.

The following systems have been replaced as part of the major renovation works:

- HVAC and DHW system;
- Electrical system;
- Fire alarm 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.

Furthermore, the new systems have been planned to take into account possible future changes in the internal arrangement of spaces and thus be flexible with minimal intervention and costs. Tenant sub-metering have been 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

Sustainable building materials

Recycled materials

Low-emitting materials and finishes

High efficient lighting

Ground Source Heat Pump