The temporary residence project on Monneret de Villard Street aims for the reconstruction of an old student housing building in the Lam- brate area of Milan, with the objective of cre- ating a new energy efficient residential complex for students, and to solve a series of critical issues of various kinds related to the existing building, including those related to security and energy consumption.

The project’s goals were aimed at increasing the number of available rooms for students of the Universities of Milan with quality tempo- rary housing solutions which were to also be economically accessible, and to improve the impact of the context in which the building is located.
The existing building is located in an area with a strong human presence, affected by a dense network of pre-existing structures. It was decided to renovate the building’s enve- lope with a new facade characterized by vol- umes playing off the grid of the perimeter walls; to redefine the skyline through the reor- ganization of the massing of solids and voids, and to add additional floors. Thanks to this new configuration, the entire block will have a more uniform and recognizable volumetric character, and a more harmonious dialogue with the buildings of the area and public open spaces around it.
The restoration / reconstruction of the univer- sity housing in Monneret Street also involved an accurate study of materials and technolo- gies which could be used to achieve the CENED class A energy rating.