Tortona District - Milan, more photos

Tortona District in Milan

Tortona District

The area between the Naviglio Grande and Via Solari, which during the 1920s became a genuine district of creativity, has preserved in a rather unique context historical memories of the Agrarian Age, of the 19th Century urban fabric and of the subsequent industrial age, with the factories and homes for the workers. Following the closing down and moving of the production activities, the abandoned factories were converted into workshops, studios, schools and showrooms, attracting new activity and giving a new character and a new image to the area. This is the case of the Pomodoro Foundation, Armani Theatre, Superstudiopiù and the Scala Ansaldo Workshops. Today, in fact, the "Via Savona - Via Tortona and surroundings" area is distinguished by the cohabitation of traditional production activities, innovative functions, linked to culture, communication and image, and homes such as in Bergognone 53, the result of the conversion of the former Post Office Building.
Armani Theatre This facility was inaugurated in 2001, in an area of approximately 12,000 square metres where the Nestlé Complex once stood, which was a complex of buildings erected after WWII, without any particular features of architectural value. The Armani Theatre and the spaces for meeting with the public, which cover a total of 3,400 m2, were designed by the famous Japanese architect Tadao Ando, whereas for the outlets and showrooms, Giorgio Armani benefited from contributions by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Ortelli. The materials in Ando's project, cement, water and light were used exclusively within the original outer shell of the building. A 100-metre long corridor, on a slight tilt to accentuate its length and marked by think square columns, crosses the entire structure and guides the visitor along an emotional path inside the building. 

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