Risorsa tower: rice façade and social garden for urban social regeneration
Presentation about Risorsa Tower, from the prefabricated elements to the terminations and gardens. Risorsa Tower is a project located in a neighborhood of Milan, in which 4, 8-story, apartment buildings (housing about 400 people)The project was developed on two parallel levels: on the one hand the energetic reclassification of the buildings, and on the other the study of social spaces on flat roofs. For the part related to energy efficiency, a building envelope was created with condensed rice waste in insulating panels and a ventilated facade system.
Date
- 19 Sep 2025
- Expired!
Time
- 12:00 - 12:30
Labels
- Tiziana Monterisi & Alessio Colombo
Category
Facilitator
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Tiziana Monterisi and Alessio Colombo
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Website
https://www.ricehouse.it/ -
We have never loved easy things, and, even less, trivial things. We have always chased the passion for what made us feel good and gave us satisfaction. When we realized that making a “rice house” was really possible, we jumped right into the project, which began an innovative quest to put a twist on the already known stereotypes in the field of architecture. Our story began long before 2016 when Ricehouse was officially born. We are from Lombardy by birth, but we are based in Biella, which is 100 km from Turin and 100 km from Milan. Living in Biella and discovering its surroundings, has allowed us to become more aware of its ecosystem, understanding the potential of this area. We have been able to lead the example to make our dreams real. We propose to the world what we have built for ourselves: a non-energy-consuming home. We define ourselves as ecological natives.