Ge.S.A. S.p.A.

Vending Company
Location: Via E. Andolfato 29, Milan, Italy
Latitude/Longitude: 45.4654° N, 9.1859° E
Gross Area: 240 mq x 2 floors
211 m

Elevation:
Vending Company office

Function:

The project takes place in the north of Milan.
Playing the main role in the business of vending machines, Gesa de-
cides to restore the main offices of the company, and the main courtyard
behind them as a representative building.
The south elevation is open to the courtyard through a courtain wall so
that all the employes can look at the main public area, the garden.

Deciduous trees are used as a shading device, in summer they act as a

filter, providing shadows, while in winter they lose their leaves allowing
natural lighting to come into the building.
Double glazing windows with low E protect from UV rays and help in
manteining the heat inside the building.

NOTES: NOTES: NOTES:

- the courtyard and the
adjacent buildings were
considered as shading
devices
- the reason of the lower
sqm of the proposal de-
pends on the demolish-
ing of a portion of the
building
Climate Consultant was
used as a starting point
for the design strategies

EXISTING SITUATION 580 mq DESIGN PROPOSAL 460 mq

The simulation An external coating

shows the energy is created to incre-
consumption dur- as the wall conduc-
ing the year. the tion and to built a
main influence of courtain wall facing
the heating system south to increas the
2030 Challenge: 90 Heating: 16666 Underlit: 35 2030 Challenge: 90 Heating: 5180 Underlit: 14
is due to the outdat- Actual: 123 Cooling: 13197 Well Lit: 38
impact on heating. Actual: 87 Cooling: 9264 Well Lit: 59
ed qualities of the However this as an


Lighting: 15710 Overlit: 27 Lighting: 8491 Overlit: 28
building. Equipment: 15858 impact on cooling Equipment: 7044

The building shows The new south fa-

a uniform distribu- cade allows a larger
tion of light inside presence of direct
the offices except natural light on the
for the ground level two floors, and pro-
that presents un- vides through oper-
derlit areas caused able glazing cross
by a lack of open- ventilation to bal-
ings for the total ance the impact on
floor. cooling.

G-LAB Building & Technology Studio, MSc in Architecture, Politecnico di Milano Student: Paolo Osti