Santa Giulia Apartment Complex
Interesting article in Newsweek (link to follow) about a green apartment complex being built in Milan.
…Norman Foster’s Santa Giulia complex, now under construction in southeastern Milan, is part of a new wave of “sustainable architecture” that is turning green a luxury. Foster’s 120 square hectare “city within a city” will have classic energy savers like solar panels and heat pumps, and it will use “co-generation” technology in which heat emitted as a by-product of electricity generation is used to warm the building. But Foster has also looked at the big picture, forming the structural layout into a spiral shape around the private park, channeling air currents to allow breezy ventilation—and cutting out the need for air-conditioning—even during Italy’s humid summers. Foster will spend €2 billion on the project, and each apartment will go on sale for an average of €1.7 million. “If you want to save the planet, you have to think about how we live in cities,” says Stefan Behling, senior partner and sustainability expert at Foster & Partners. “You have to think, ‘how do you get people to live and work together and leave the minimum CO2 footprint?’” Santa Giulia, due for completion in 2010, offers a convincing answer.
The new complex is expected to have 60,000 inhabitants! Very cool. Obviously it would be great if this sort of concept was much more widespread and much more affordable for ‘average’ citizens, but I honestly think it’s just a matter of time!.
Here’s a link to the full article: A new luxury apartment complex in Milan is aimed at buyers who want to be environmentally conscious without too much sacrifice.
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Written by Bentley on February 19th, 2007 with
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