The urban transformation of the area, in addition to the road and pedestrian connections, was characterized by the high quality of the architectural projects, the result of international design competitions, such as the masterplan of Unit U1 by the architect. Cesar Pelli and the new headquarters of the Lombardy Region of the group led by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects with Paolo Caputo Partnership.
Unifying and connecting elements of the entire Plan are the public spaces, represented by Piazza Gae Aulenti and the new Urban Garden "Biblioteca degli Alberi" by the Dutch studio Inside-Outside, the latter being the result of an international design competition.
The blocks and fabrics that surround the area highlight an overlap of different rules and positions, pre-existing layouts and interrupted plan drawings, which they found in the 90.000 m290.000 urban garden. the unifying and connecting element, also involving the integrated redevelopments of the PII Isola De Castillia and the former Varesine area, which involved a total surface area of approximately XNUMX mXNUMX.
The urban garden hosts and connects public functions or of public interest, such as the House of Memory, intended for the conservation and public use of cultural, library and archival heritage and for the carrying out of cultural activities, the Incubator for Art and Riccardo Catella Foundation intended for socio-cultural activities.
Furthermore, the future Children's Pavilion, a playroom intended for all children and in particular children with disabilities, the Civic Center of the Isola district and the redevelopment and refunctionalization are in the final design phase by the Administration and as a result of international design competitions. of the Bussa overpass. The latter in particular will expand the provision of public equipment and pedestrian spaces in the area, as well as improving and strengthening the existing cycle network.
