Offices in the former Alfa Romeo Cafeteria, Milan, Italy
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Project: Offices in the former Alfa Romeo Cafeteria at Portello, Milan, Italy (2007)
Architect: Cino Zucchi Architetti, Milan, Italy
Primary stone material: Cardoso Stone
 Jury comments
“The goal of the renovation of the former Alfa Romeo cafeteria is to create a nucleus for a new residential neighborhood, which will become an important new urban fragment of the metropolis of Milan.”
 “Zucchi, while retaining the basic structural elements of the pre-existing building, partially modified the layout of the floor plan. He also remodels the facades through a refined composition of openings and a stone covering that materially differentiates the building — in its new role as an office container — from the surrounding residential high-rises.”  “The resulting irregular and sharp-edged form derives its character from the varied striped markings of Cardoso Stone,  |
