POLITECNICO DI MILANO

SCUOLA MASTER F.LLI PESENTI

URBAN TRANSFORMATION

Arch. Fulya ERMIS

Eng. Onder KUL

a.y. 2010-2011
PROF. GIOVANNA FOSSA

URBANISM and PLANNING

1. Players of the urban transformation process

2. A sustainable approach to urban project/plan

3. Strategies and issues in the post-industrial metropolis

transformations

4. The new Milano City plan: the building rights transfer

5. The new Milano City plan: for the urban transformation area
“Farini Yard” masterplan hypothesis with the mix of uses and
the contribution to the public city, according to the plan
 Urban Transformation is dedicated to creating and implementing
comprehensive revitalization programs in neighborhoods and urban
centers throughout the country. This mainly occurs in 2 different types.
One of them is the building transformations which occurs on a private
plot, and the other one is the transformation of a part of city which is on
the level of masterplan. The transformation zones are generally
abandoned areas such as former industrial zones that are revitalised into
attractive urban spaces. The most striking reason of chosing these kind of
areas is the closeness of surrounding infastuctures. In other words, the
accesibility is one of the most important demand for the urban
transformation areas.

Based on the different case studies, it is possible to identify the key

actors that take part in an urban transformation process. First of all, the
city administration; it usually takes the role of leaders, negotiators or
facilitators. Within the city administration, it is important to point out the
roles different city departments may play. Usually, the Planning
department is the leading actor in the city by providing a common vision,
planning the provision of infrastructures for the future renovated area and
cooperating with private developers.
On the other hand, the environmental department also plays a key role
as a supervisor of the environmental quality standards for the new area.
Moreover, Private sector involvement is also crucial in urban
transformation processes. it is important to emphasize the importance of
investors and other private actors who will establish their local businesses
in the new area.

Briefly we may say that the players in the urban transformation are ;

 Land Owner
 Promoter/Developer
 Public Administration
  Stakeholders: Partecipation in the decision process, through
environmental assessment procedure, forum, workshop, media etc.
(social, economic, environmental interest representatives, cultural,
Professional and economic association representatives, citizen
groups and associations etc.)
 Project Team
 Building Enterprises
 Banks

Local authorities are mainly responsible for ensuring the sustainability of

the projects in new development areas like energy efficiency, new
construction materials, or transport connectivity.

For a sustainable approach in the new transformation plan;

• A clear shared vision: To know what we want and how do we want it to

be developed, but at the same time, give to the new area a unique
identity;
• Clear and strong leadership, usually from the city administration who
also provides the area with the necessary infrastructure and guarantees
the incorporation of environmental standards, a high quality in the urban
design and social integration;
• Co-operation, communication, negotiation, participation... between
different city departments, with the private sector, social actors, citizens...
• Long-term planning but at the same time, flexibility to adapt to new
challenges and new demands from residents and local businesses;
• Bring technical, human and financial resources together;
• Creative solutions & innovation;
• Monitoring and evaluation: lessons learned for future urban
transformation processes.
 As it is illustrated above, the transformation zones are generally
abandoned areas such as former industrial zones that are revitalised into
attractive urban spaces. The Municipality thinks to redevelop these areas.
All urban transformation process has same way; transform, redevelop.
Governors Island in NY may be counted as one of the post industrial
transformation. The island was used as military base during the Coldwar.
After the war this island opened to reuse. The ideas for the reuse were;
maintaining all the things with new functions, constructing a university,
supplying recreation areas and multifunctional buildings such as
conference center, restaurants, fitness and so on or real estate option,
maximum profit with residences.
Hudson River Park is also one of the important urban transformation in
NY. The area was almost abandoned with its buildings and piers. The idea
for this project was transforming this area as a boulevard and reusing the
piers.
The most famous transformation in Milan is Fiera system. Exhibition and
conference center of Milan. The area was former refinery. They decided to
build a new conference and exhibition center in north-west of Milan.
Foundation of the new Fiera center was financed from “City Life” project.
They sell the area of City Life project and they use this money for build
the new Center.
So what are the design issues? Skycrapers, green ways, big parks. Any
kind of facilities to make Milano more competitive or attractive for tourist,
EXPO visiters, students or to attract creative people. For example The
Municipality has some projects about transforming some spaces to
dormitories not to commercial facilities, social facilities.
According to the new “Milano City” plan all these transformations are
predicated on some rules. For instance Navigli is a very trendy place of
Milan but there are a lot of industrial places and all these have owned by
different people. The Municipality thinks to redevelop these areas. Every
owner has to give a part of the area to municipality as a public land. In
this process the municipality has to gain the public spaces or public
facilities. The municipality will ask to these different owners (owners that
in Navigli) to transform their facility land to green way.. The owner should
go to the Municipality and has to convince them to have a great vision to
change his land with best way. If they convinced from land owner ideas,
they allow him to transform his land. Of course the ideas have to be
strategic scheme. The land owners are not forcing to change their land but
now their facilities are under used because of the market or becoming
cumbersome places, if they want to redevelop the lands they could switch
the function of the buildings to residential or commercial so they could
become more profitable or they could switch the facilities to school,
museum or public library because the lands should contribute the city.
These are the basic rules of the urban planning and of negotiation.

“FARINI YARD” MASTERPLAN HYPOTHESIS

Max SLP=650,000 Mq
ST=651,114 Mq

 60% of ST should be using for public services. Therefore;

651,114 x 60%=390,668 (minimum value)
We take 400,000 mq for University and Research

 20% of SLP will be used for Social Housing. Therefore the

calculation is;
650,000 x 20%=130,000 (minimum value)
Our choice is 130,000 mq for SH.

The remaining area is:

650,000 – 130,000 – 400,000 = 120,000 mq
(SLP) (SH) (Public Services)

 This area will be used as;

Private residence: 50% 120,000 x 50% = 60,000 mq
Commercial uses: 20% 120,000 x 20% = 24,000 mq
Tertiary uses: 30% 120,000 x 30% = 36,000 mq
  The area for parks should be 65% of ST;
651,114 x 65% = 423,224 mq

 The remaining, will give us the construction area ;

651,114 – 423,224 = 227,890 mq

STANDARD SERVICES
 36% of 130,000 mq (Social Housing) = 46,800 mq
 Commercial uses : 120,000 x 20% x 100% = 24.000 mq
 Parking
1 for every 400 mq of SLP Residential ;
60,000 / 400 = 150
1 for every 50 mq of SLP Tertiary uses ;
36,000 / 50 = 720