Cutting-Edge Smart District

Inspire Uptown, Milan

EuroMilano acquired the property of Cascina Merlata, which, with the advent of Expo 2015, has become a strategic area for the future of the city of Milan. In this context, “Inspire UpTown” is emerging as a residential complex of 428 housing units composed of five buildings: two towers with 20 and 24 floors respectively, and two lines with 13 and 11 floors respectively, resting on a central rooftop garden of 3,805 m², which will host the amenities for the residents.

Starting from the concept by MAB Arquitectura, the companies of the DVArea group managed the definitive design and working drawings. In particular, DVA – together with DVS for structures and DVMEP for systems – was responsible for the general project coordination, BIM management, and architectural design, assisting the client in the configuration of the project. Crucial was the activity of coordinating the various disciplines involved: architecture, structures, systems, acoustics, and fire safety, with the aim of optimising the apartments in accordance with urban planning constraints. For this reason, for each building, multiple configuration options were planned, in order to provide a wide range of alternatives by the end of the final design phase, anticipating the client's needs for marketing. In the first months of 2024, the building permit was issued by the Municipality of Milan, and the working drawings phase was completed. DVArea continues to offer its support by being involved in construction supervision for a complex construction site, lasting approximately 36 months, with a project cost exceeding 100 million euros.

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Group companies

Dieci Decibel, DVA, DVMEP, DVS

28.912

GFA

[m²]

100+

VALUE OF DESIGNED WORKS

[M €]

46

PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED

3.805

CENTRAL GARDEN

[m²]

Inspire Uptown, Milan. Three-dimensional BIM model of the Uptown residential complex, featuring multiple towers and lower buildings. The image highlights the structural framework, underground levels, and technical systems in blue, providing a detailed view of the construction layout.

“Tackling the design of such a large and complex development required the coordination of 13 disciplinary teams and 46 professionals working synergistically to achieve a high-quality result.”

Marco Merigo,
Co-founder and Project Manager DVA

Inspire Uptown, Milan. Color-coded digital model of an urban building complex, composed of modular volumes representing residential, commercial, and service units. The image highlights the functional distribution and volumetric density of the architectural design.

“Inspire UpTown marks a further step forward in the development of the UpTown smart district. A core element of the Inspire project is its dialogue with nature, expressed through the opening of the block toward the park, the treatment of the façades, and the landscape design, which was conceived to strengthen the open space system and enhance both physical and visual connections with the UpTown park.

Moreover, for the first time in Italy, the entire UpTown residential district has received a sustainability certification based on a fully Italian protocol—the GBC Quartieri® Gold certification—covering both the masterplan and the built areas, including related structures and buildings.”

Francesco Guerrera,
Technical Director EuroMilano