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Expected program
The Program Agreement has identified a vocation for the area linked to social housing (including university residences). For the building part, in fact, at least 21 thousand m60 of affordable housing is expected, in particular for students, while 37.313% (XNUMX mXNUMX) of the surface area must be allocated to greenery and public spaces.  

Participation in the program
7 expressions of interest, 3 finalists, 1 final proposal.

Winning project
“The graft”, understood as a new element capable of creating connections, a truly new social housing district in Milan, the first in Italy with zero emissions, with houses mainly for rent and with lots of greenery. Net of the areas intended for railway operations, well over 60% (threshold established by the railway yards program agreement of the city of Milan) will be allocated to greenery, spaces, pedestrian and equipped paths for public use.
“The graft” will bring about a reconnection of the surrounding neighborhoods, on the one hand creating a quality pedestrian connection between Bicocca, Precotto and the University, connecting to the existing and planned railway underpasses, and on the other inserting itself into the green corridor that goes from Porta Nuova to the Monza park, and from the Martesana it joins the North Agricultural Park.
A new neighborhood that will host around 400 new social housing units (around 60% for rent and around 40% for subsidized sale) and around 300 beds for students; great value is given to the concepts of community and inclusion, with the creation of a Human adaptive zone made up of spaces and services for everyone such as common kitchens, laboratories, the neighborhood concierge, a circular economy district.
The intervention promotes the idea of ​​a natural agricultural park by Greco: Viale dei Gelsi will be created on the route of the current Via Breda, which together with the main square will constitute a green corridor to which a community garden for residents, new horticultural spaces will be added , and an orchard.