Bodio Center
General information
LocationMilan, Italy
Construction startedMarch 2009
Estimated completion2005
Height
Antenna spire1,017 ft (310 m)
Roof1,003 ft (306 m)
Technical details
Floor count87 (Including radiator floors), 72 (habitable)
Floor area1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Aukett Garetti
DeveloperDoughty Hanson
Structural engineerTurner & Townsend (Project Managers), WSP Cantor Seinuk (Structural Engineers), Robert Bird Group (concrete temporary works) Ischebeck Titan on most floors 40+ for concrete support
Services engineerArup
Main contractorMace
References
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The Bodio CenterThe Center was constructed on the former Milan HQ of Alcatel. The site was purchased by developer Doughty Hanson in 2001, who then commissioned Aukett Garetti as Architects. The Center is now regarded as a rare example of largescale urban regeneration in Milan

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