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Torre Velasca in Milan, Italy
Torre Velasca

1950s · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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Seed wave 60 image for Torre Velasca.

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Torre Velasca

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1950s · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Arne JacobsenArne Jacobsen

1927-1971 · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Typeworkbureau
Year / years1950s1927-1971
PlaceMilan, Lombardy, ItalyCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Place contextMilan, Lombardy, ItalyRepresentative site: Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte Municipality, Denmark
Climate17°C · 13.7h daylight · 12 km/h wind7°C · 14.5h daylight · 13 km/h wind · via Rothenborg House
FocusMixed-use tower12 works in corpus
Architects

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  • Arne Jacobsen
Linked context

Bureaus

  • BBPR

Notable works

  • Rothenborg House
  • Bellavista housing estate
  • Bellevue Teatret
  • Skovshoved Petrol Station
Typologies
  • tower
  • skyscraper
  • mixed-use
  • house
  • housing
  • performance venue
  • theatre
  • office
  • civic building
  • city hall
  • building
Materials
  • concrete
  • glass
  • concrete
  • brick
  • steel
  • glass
Carbon signals

Concrete and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass

Concrete, Steel, and Brick look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Brick
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible4 of 4 recorded works are publicly accessible
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