Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates has been picked to deliver a flagship office-led redevelopment for the area chosen to be Milan’s new fashion district. 

The practice beat four rival practices with its proposals for the transformation of the city’s Porta Romana industrial area into a major centre for prime office space targeting creative industries. 

Its proposals will see the “deep refurbishment” of two existing properties on the site – Lorenzini 10, a two-storey, 400sq m building, and Lorenzini 12, a five-storey, 3,500sq m building – as well as the construction of two new L-shaped buildings, delivering 17,000 sq m over eight floors at Lorenzini 8.

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