Galfa Tower
Galfa Tower | |
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Torre Galfa (Italian) | |
General information | |
Type | Office |
Location | Milan, Italy |
Coordinates | 45°29′11″N 9°11′56″E / 45.48639°N 9.19889°E |
Construction started | 1956 |
Completed | 1959 |
Renovated | 2019 |
Owner | UnipolSai Insurance (Unipol Group) |
Height | |
Roof | 109 m (358 ft) |
Top floor | 31[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 26,100 m2 (281,000 sq ft)[2] |
Lifts/elevators | 7 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Melchiorre Bega |
Main contractor | Sarom |
The Galfa Building or Galfa Tower (Torre Galfa in
The overall design of the tower is mainly based on the
The tower was originally built for the Sarom company; in the mid-1970s, it was sold by Sarom to the Popolare di Milano bank, and thereafter served as a service centre and headquarter of the bank. In 2006, Popolare sold the building for 48 million euros to Fondiaria Sai Group.
On 5 May 2012, the building was occupied by a group of people which intended to create a space for artists; the project's name was Macao.[3] The building was cleared by the authorities ten days later; anyway, project Macao remained, and Mayor Giuliano Pisapia promised to provide it another seat.[4]
After acquiring Fondiaria-Sai in 2012, the insurance group Unipol Group took possession of the building and began discussions with the Milan city council as to its eventual renovation.[5][6] Work began in 2016, led by the design firm, Studio BG&K. In an interview with the Italian design magazine Abitare, Maurice Kanah, lead architect on the project, said that the refurbished building will contain "a mix of residential, hotel and commercial functions.”[7]
References
- ^ "Gruppo Sai Fondiaria - 2006 third quarter report (Pag. 35)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ^ Immobiliare Lombarda[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Torre Galfa come il Teatro Valle a Garibaldi scatta l'occupazione". la Repubblica. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Torre Galfa, all'alba scatta lo sgomberoPisapia: Pronti a concedere l'ex Ansaldo". 15 May 2012.
- ^ Torre Galfa, parte il progetto di riqualificazione
- ^ Articolo "L'edificio sarà riqualificato: Comune e Unipol lavorano insieme al progetto", del 10 gennaio 2014, sul sito del Comune di Milano.
- ^ Bolognesi, Cecilia (July 4, 2017). "The return of a classic". Abitare.it. RCS Mediagroup S.p.A. Retrieved 28 March 2019.