UNICREDIT Gneral strategies proposed for Milano by

Climate consultant analysis

Strategy of intervention
considering seraira’s
analysis
sustainable aesthetic/company A: The green internal corridor accompanies the
design goals design restrictions user from the entrance to the dome area.
It helps creating a feeling of a natural environ-
ment that has features such as a warm led
light.
PRELIMINARY CONTEXT ANALYSIS B: Wide windows allow natural light to gene-
LOCATION Via Giuseppe Verdi 7, Milano, Italy rously come into the space. They also hold a
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 45.4685°N, 9.1884°E symbolic value for the company, carrying a
FUNCTION Office message of transparency and honesty, inviting
ELEVATION 211m the guest to enter the bank.
FOOTPRINT Ground floor 637 m2
C: An energy efficient lighting system and
equipment is essential for a facility like this.
The Unicredit offices are hosted at the ground floor of a Solar factor glazing
building site that is fitted in a quite dense urban fabric. The D: The dome design is oriented to improve the
D poor lighting condition of the deeper office
space can benefit from natural light only from the windows area.The circular frame has double glazing with a
facing N-E and wide skylight opening in the dome. N low solar gain and tinted glass.

The strategy used in this project was to enlarge the size of

the windows facing N-E and to equip the large skylight
glazing window with a 32% solar factor. C
More over previous dim atmosphere of the offices was
brightened thanks to the addiction of interior vegetation and
warm led lights.
B

SEFAIRA ANALYSIS
REAL TIME ENERGY ANALYSIS: UNDERSTANDING HOW DESIGN DECISIONS IMPACT ENERGY USE AND THE QUALITY OF DAYLIGHTING IN DESIGN PROJECTS

1 EXISTING SITUATION’S ANALYSIS 2 BEST ATTEMPT: Starting point for the design

N
most of the space is underlit
larger openings will help to bring light in N

Even with bigger windows the space,

due to site constrictions, is still very dark!

ASHRAE 90.1 -2013

Cooling is very high!

Introducing bigger windows areas
the heating value increased a little.

G-LAB
Academic year 2016/2017 Professor: Aranda-Mena Guillermo,
Limongelli Maria Giuseppina,
Scuola di Architettura Urbanistica Ingegneria delle Costruzioni Nastri Massimiliano

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY STUDIO Student: Stella Porta