City Life (Milan)

City Life (Milan)

Coordinates: 45°28′32″N 9°09′11″E / 45.475661°N 9.153178°E / 45.475661; 9.153178

CityLife is a residential and business district under construction in Milan, Italy.

The development is carried out by CityLife SpA, a company controlled by Generali Group and affiliated to Allianz Group, that won the international tender for the redevelopment of the historic neighborhood of Fiera Milano with an offer of €523 million. The project is designed by architects Arata Isozaki, Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid.

The project involves the construction of three skyscrapers: Torre Isozaki (Il Dritto, The Straight One), Torre Hadid (Lo Storto, The Twisted One) and Torre Libeskind (Il Curvo, The Curved One). In addition, more than 50% of the available area, 168,000 m2 (1,810,000 sq ft), will be devoted to a park characterized by a landscape that evokes the geography of Lombardy. A Museum of Contemporary Art is also part of the project. The residential area will cover about 164,000 m2 (1,770,000 sq ft)), with around 1,300 apartments (housing about 4,500 people). Finally, there will be parking for around 5,000 vehicleslocated in underground facilities. Further to the existing public transportation network, the CityLife area will be served by the new M5 subway line, currently under construction, with a dedicated station at the centre of the “Piazza Tre Torri”.

Work on the project, started in 2007, is planned to be completed by 2015.