MoLo Mobility and Logistic Hub Milan, MAD Italian architecture development design images
MoLo Mobility and Logistic Hub near Milan
2 Aug 2022
Design: MAD Architects
Location: Lambretta Park in the Lambrate district, Milan, Italy

Renders: MAD
Mobility and Logistic Hub, Italy
Set along the western boundary of the Milano Innovation District (MIND) ? a recently developed neighborhood bringing together cutting-edge scientific research and education, business, and leisure facilities northwest of central Milan, Italy ? led by Chinese Architect Ma Yansong, MAD Architects has unveiled renderings of a monumental gateway complex.
Named the MoLo (short for Mobility and Logistic hub), the complex is 28.5 meters high with a length of 170 meters and a width of 50 meters. Working together with Architect Andrea Nonni, Open Project, and Progeca, MAD’s design which comprises an outside gross surface area of 68,800 square meters and a surface gross area of 11,195 square meters, brings together several facilities across over 11 square miles. The MoLo was designed to perform as a welcoming entrance and education space for issues related to mobility in which visitors can drop off their cars to explore the district on foot and see innovative transportation technology in person.
With seven levels above ground and one underground, the MoLo includes three thousand square meters of commercial space on the ground floor, as well as laboratories, offices and a supermarket. Visible from nearly all...