Activating the Periphery

Christopher Taylor & Alice Huang @ Politecnico di Milano, Architecture

The site for the new Aquatic Center complex is located at the edge of the Milan Metropolitan City, in Porta di Mare where existing sports facilities have been placed amongst lots of industrial warehouses with agriculture fields found further out. With Rorgoredo train station and the metro station close by, the location seems fitting for a gateway into the city and allows for an opportunity to mark the beginning of the city with a public building, celebrating various sports specifically aquatic sports. The design proposes a building positioned along the street, adjacent to existing social housing complexes.