PwC Tower – Libeskind
ispiration from Rondanini Pietà by Michelangelo
The “human” skyscraper designed by Daniel Libeskind draws inspiration from the Italian Renaissance
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We are in Milan City Life green district. Completed a few months ago, Libeskind Tower (or PwC Tower) is the last huge architectural project part of one of the biggest urban intervention in Europe with a surface of 360,000 m2.
For the project, Decoral Group took care of the powder coating of the architectural elements with two colours: 9010 Libeskind and 1013 Libeskind.
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Location: Milano
Year of completion: 2020
Designer: Daniel Libeskind
Finishes: 9010 Libeskind, 1013 Libeskind
“The Curved One”
The last tower built in Piazza “Tre Torri” in Milan has been known as “The Curved One” since the planning stage.
The building completes the huge green project of City Life, the modern residential district where three iconic skyscrapers designed by the international starchitects Arata Isozaki, Zaha Hadid and Daniel Libeskind overlooks the grand public piazza.
But why “The Curved One”?
The project creator and designer Daniel Libeskind dubbed it “The Curved One” for its vertical shape which develops as a prism, part of a sphere that virtually embraces all the buildings of the piazza..
“A building slightly sloping inward that draws inspiration from Rondanini Pietà with its curved figures, it communicates protection in the dialogue with the other two towers…a tower that curves down to kiss the high-rise neighbor, the one of Zaha Hadid”.
Image from www.chiesadimilano.it
Libeskind Tower becomes PwC Tower
The curved tower designed by Daniel Libeskind develops a vertical slope that reaches a total height of 175 meters with 31 floors. It has already become the expression of the new working model of PwC, a multinational network that offers consulting services. The tower will house 3,000 professionals, 500 staff and 4 service lines for customers.
Its unique geometry and structure make it one of the most iconic building of the new Milanese skyline.
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The “Crown”
Carefully built using concrete and the metal frame of the façades, the “Crown” is undoubtedly the distinctive element of the building. This 40-meter-high structure made of 600 tons of steel and glass completes the building, closing the spherical tendency.
Daniel Libeskind drew inspiration from the Italian Renaissance to design this segment of dome which is crucial to the Tower concept.
In line with environment sustainability criteria, the new millennium dome will house an innovative water recovering and recycling system.
Pictures of Torre Pwc - Libeskind City Life, Milan
A “human” tower
PwC Tower is not only technology, it is a place conceived to welcome people. Spaces and shapes are designed to meet the different needs of inhabitants and facilitate cooperation.
This location is a reference point not only for its professionals and customers but also for the economic-financial community as a whole and Milanese citizens during public initiatives.
This location is a reference point not only for its professionals and customers but also for the economic-financial community as a whole and Milanese citizens during public initiatives.
Sustainability
PwC Tower has achieved excellence in the field of sustainability: its structure, equipment and technology have been developed to minimize energy and water consumption.
It hosts a modern and stimulating working environment with innovative spaces that reflect an organizational culture which promotes sharing. State-of-the-art materials provide the right comfort to inhabitants.
The building has been awarded with LEED® Gold pre-certification before the construction stage for its iconic and innovative style.
Powder coating on façade profiles:
eco-friendly details that make the difference
The demand for eco-friendly products and components that protect the environment and human health is increasing. Decoral® strongly believes that details make the difference in an architectural project.
An example?
A few microns of powder coating on façade profiles can have positive effects both on the environment and human health.
More precisely, when metal profiles warm up, the coating could emit harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs). To avoid it, we developed and certified VOC-free powder coatings with no emission of harmful substances in the air.
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Fun fact about the project
According to the original project, Libeskind Tower should have had a greater curvature..
The spherical shape was then replaced by the current vertical structure that still keeps an arched form as if it is bowing down to the square in a gesture of openness and welcome to the people and the two towers with which it shares the entire urban landscape of City Life.
Image form www.milanotoday.it
