designing for 2026: how milan’s architecture is evolving ahead of the winter olympics

由专筑网李德润，小R编译

米兰的2026冬奥会改造计划

2026年米兰科尔蒂纳冬奥会正在紧锣密鼓的筹备中，这座城市正经历一场变革。在SOM、隈研吾建筑事务所、BIG和博埃里建筑事务所等知名公司主导的推动下，一系列备受瞩目的项目正在重塑这座城市的天际线。包括SOM将绿色公共空间与历史悠久的罗马门铁路站场结合的奥运村，以及大卫·奇普菲尔德设计的椭圆形圣朱利亚竞技场——一座承办奥运赛事的现代剧场。BIG将打造欧洲最大的城市太阳能顶棚，而隈研吾的项目则将在里佐利区引入贴近自然的工作空间。

除了这些标志性项目，在 2026 年之前，米兰也将进行一系列小规模但意义重大的变革。近期开通的M4地铁将提升城市交通效率，而米兰政府将部分颠簸不平的鹅卵石街道替换为更平坦、更适合行人的路面，这使得该项决定备受争议，但却标志着这座城市基础设施的更加人性化。依据新出台的公共场所禁烟政策，抽烟人群需要与他人保持十米的距离。这些建筑与基础设施的更新旨在提升居民与游客的生活质量，重塑米兰的城市肌理，为2026 年米兰科尔蒂纳冬奥会做好准备。

milan’s 2026 winter olympic makeover
As Milan prepares to host the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, the city is undergoing a transformative moment. A lineup of high-profile projects is reshaping the city’s skyline, driven by renowned firms such as Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), Kengo Kuma & Associates, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), and Stefano Boeri Architetti. Notable projects include SOM’s Olympic Village, which integrates green public spaces with the historic Porta Romana Railway Yard, and David Chipperfield‘s elliptical Arena Santa Giulia, a modern amphitheater set to host major Olympic events. BIG’s CityWave will introduce Europe’s largest urban solar canopy, while Kengo Kuma’s biophilic Welcome project will bring biophilic workspaces to the Rizzoli district.
Alongside these marquee projects, the city is seeing a number of smaller yet significant changes ahead of 2026. The recent opening of the M4 Metro promises to enhance urban mobility, while the city’s controversial decision to replace parts of its bumpy, uneven cobblestone streets with smoother, pedestrian-friendly surfaces should marks a more accessible shift in infrastructure. A major public policy change includes a new outdoor smoking ban within ten meters (33 feet) of others. This new architecture and infrastructure reflects efforts to improve the quality of life for both residents and visitors, and improve the fabric of Milan as it prepares to take center stage for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.


▲ CityLife地区
CityLife district | image by Beauty and the Bit


奥运村，SOM 建筑事务所
 
2021年7月，SOM赢得米兰2026冬奥会奥运村设计国际竞赛。作为罗马门铁路站场振兴总体规划的一部分，该方案以可持续建筑策略为核心，旨在打造一个将在奥运会结束后长期存在的新城市社区。

项目包含公共绿地、两座翻新的历史建筑和六栋新住宅楼（奥运期间供运动员居住）。赛后，空间将转型再利用：运动员宿舍转为学生公寓，公园与铁路旁的建筑改为经济适用房，奥运村广场将化身社区广场，配备商店与咖啡馆。奥运村预计2025年7月竣工。

OLYMPIC VILLAGE, skidmore owings & merrill (SOM)
In July 2021, SOM was announced the winner of an international competition to design the Athletes’ Village for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. Forming part of a larger masterplan to revitalize Porta Romana Railway Yard in Milan, the winning scheme prioritizes sustainable building strategies and establishing a new urban community that will long outlast the olympic games.
The project by Skidmore Owings & Merill (SOM) comprises public green spaces, two renovated historic structures and six new residential buildings that will house athletes during the Olympics. Once the games are over, the spaces will be converted and reused. The athletes’ accommodation will be used for student housing, the park and railway-side buildings will become affordable housing, and the Olympic Village Plaza will turn into a neighborhood square with social functions like shops and cafés. There will also be outdoor space for farmers’ markets and community events. The Olympic Village is expected to be complete by July 2025.


▲ 奥运村、Skidmore Owings & Merrill、罗马公园
Olympic Village, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Parco Romana | image © SOM
 

圣朱利亚竞技场 | 大卫·奇普菲尔德

奥雅纳与大卫·奇普菲尔德柏林事务所正为 2026 年米兰冬季奥运会的举办筹建一座体育场，建筑椭圆形的外观设计灵感来自露天剧场。这座体育和文化场馆将成为米兰东南部新圣朱利亚街区的中心。整个场馆可容纳16,000人，今年完工后将成为米兰东南部圣朱利亚新区的城市地标。

场馆设计为椭圆形，通过金属材料与动态造型赋予现代感。建筑由三条被玻璃带分隔的“悬浮”环构成，白天闪耀铝管光泽，夜晚则由LED灯带点亮。

arena santa giulia, DAVID CHIPPERFIELD
Arup and David Chipperfield‘s Berlin office are developing a stadium in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games with an elliptical shape inspired by amphitheaters. The sports and cultural venue will form the centerpiece of Milan‘s new Santa Giulia neighborhood in the southeast of the city. Named Arena Santa Giulia, the stadium will have a 16,000-person capacity and is set to be complete by 2025.
David Chipperfield Architects looked to the archetype of the amphitheater for the elliptical shape of the building but added metallic materials and dynamic forms for a modern reinterpretation. The architecture is articulated by three ‘floating’ rings separated by glass bands. During the day, these rings will be characterized by shimmering aluminum tubes while LED strips will light the building up at night.


▲ 圣朱利亚竞技场、David Chipperfield Architects事务所、圣朱利亚区
Arena Santa Giulia, David Chipperfield Architects, Santa Giulia district | images © Onirism Studio
 

灯塔大厦 | ACPV建筑事务所

2021年8月份，国际建筑与室内设计事务所ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel公布了灯塔大厦的设计方案，这座建筑将服务于意大利A2A公司，成为该公司的米兰总部大楼，建筑师重新构思了办公空间，适应使用者不断变化的需求。这座144米高的办公塔楼将为米兰共生商务区注入活力，新增6,320平方米绿色公共空间。塔内灵活开放的空间可容纳1,500人，并环绕一座绿色庭院。垂直结构上，塔楼通过空中花园与屋顶观景台连接两个办公区域，中部设计有空中花园，而顶部则为观景平台，建筑师通过该项目整合了诸如休息区及会议室等多种功能空间，满足未来的使用需求。

lighthouse tower, ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel
International architecture and interior design practice ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel unveiled the design for this Torre Faro, or Lighthouse, in August 2021. Set to house the new Milan headquarters of Italian company A2A, the project reimagines the company’s office spaces as capable of adapting to people’s ever-changing needs at work. The 144-meter-high office tower will revive the local urban fabric of the Symbiosis business district with 6,320 square meters of new green public spaces.
The new tower will accommodate 1,500 people in spaces that are flexible, open, and are complemented by a green courtyard. Vertically, the tower is centrally divided into two sets of office floors framed by the spacious entrance hall on the first floor, the sky garden in the middle, and a belvedere on top. With the project, the architects address future professional needs by integrating flexible spaces — including co-working lounges and meeting rooms — that can be reconfigured for multiple uses.


▲ 灯塔大厦、ACPV、共生商业区
Lighthouse, ACPV, Symbiosis business district | image © ACPV
 

欢迎综合体 | 隈研吾建筑事务所

2021 年 3 月，在米兰前里佐利区，由隈研吾建筑设计公司设计的项目破土动工，这里以前是一片废弃的工业区，该项目具有多重功能。建筑以新建的公共广场为中心，涵盖办公、共享空间、餐厅与健康区等功能区，通过连接人与自然的交融，赋予这片废弃工业区新的生机。

welcome, Kengo Kuma & Associates
A biophilic development designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates broke ground in March 2021. Titled ‘Welcome’, the mixed-use project is located in Milan‘s former Rizzoli district, previously an abandoned industrial area. Anchored around a newly established public piazza, the project seeks to act as a catalyst to revive the entire area — uniting people and nature for a better quality of life and work. Once complete, KKAA‘s project will include offices, co-working spaces, meeting rooms, and auditoriums, as well as restaurants and lounges, shops, a supermarket, a wellness area, and places for temporary exhibitions.


▲ 欢迎大厦，隈研吾，Rizzoli district
Welcome, Kengo Kuma and Associates, Rizzoli district | image © KKAA
 

城市波浪 | BIG建筑事务所

2021年9月，BIG正式动工建造其标志性项目“城市波浪”（CityWave），作为米兰CityLife商务区扩建的一部分，该项目将为意大利这座持续发展的城市提供全新的办公空间，并以充满动感的高科技屋顶结构，成为该区域城市更新中的标志性元素。

“城市波浪”是这片区域建设的第四栋建筑，此前已落成的三座塔楼，分别由扎哈·哈迪德建筑事务所（Zaha Hadid Architects）、丹尼尔·里伯斯金（Daniel Libeskind）和矶崎新（Arata Isozaki）设计。BIG团队的目标是通过这一项目，在实现可持续建筑的同时，为城市提供更优质的生活体验。

BIG团队指出：这座建筑的标志性屋顶，是欧洲规模最大的城市集成太阳能顶棚，预计年发电量达1,200兆瓦时。项目落成后，“城市波浪”（CityWave）将力求成为未来办公空间的领航者，重新定义可持续建筑标杆。

citywave, bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Bjarke Ingels Group begun construction on its sweeping CityWave building in Septmeber 2021 as part of the existing CityLife District in Milan. The project will host a new office space for the ever-evolving Italian city, and will become an iconic element of the area’s regeneration efforts, with its gestural and high-tech roof structure. The project will mark the fourth building of the site, which already contains towers by Zaha Hadid Architects, Daniel Libeskind, and Arata Isozaki. Here, the team aims to introduce an improved quality of life along with sustainable building.
With its monumental roof, the team at Bjarke Ingels Group notes that it will bring what will likely be the largest urban integrated solar canopy in Europe — estimated to produce an annual 1,200-megawatt hours of power. Upon its completion, CityWave will seek to represent the workplace of future. 


▲ “城市波浪”大楼、BIG、CityLife商务区
 Citywave, Bjarke Ingels Group, Citylife district | image © BIG


Pirelli 39 | Diller Scofidio + Renfro与stefano boeri architetti

米兰Porta Nuova Gioia核心地块更新项目由DS+R与SBA组成的联合团队共同设计。整个项目被计划命名为Pirelli 39，包含对原办公楼的改造、新建一栋1,700平方米的住宅楼，以及连接两栋建筑的“空中廊桥”。这座廊桥将作为活动与展览枢纽，同时被设计成为一座空中花园，兼具沉浸式教育与实验功能。

DS+R与SBA设计的塔楼预计每年可吸收14吨二氧化碳并释放9吨氧气，相当于一万平方米森林的生态效益。通过2,770平方米的光伏板，建筑将满足65%的能源需求，而木结构的使用进一步降低了碳排放。

Pirelli 39, diller scofidio + renfro and stefano boeri architetti
The collaborative team of Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) and Stefano Boeri Architetti (SBA) has been chosen to regenerate a site at the center of Milan’s Porta Nuova Gioia district. The mixed-use project — referred to as ‘Pirelli 39’ — involves the renovation of the site’s existing ‘Pirellino’ office tower, and the construction of a new residential high-rise that will include 1,700 square meters of integrated vegetation. Finally, a bridge connecting the two structures will serve as a hub for events, shows, and exhibitions. This bridge will also house a biodiverse greenhouse that will offer immersive, educational experiences as a dedicated laboratory.
It is expected that the tower by DS+R and SBA will absorb fourteen tons of CO2 and produce nine tons of oxygen per year — comparable to a 10,000 square meter forest. Thanks to 2,770 square meters of photovoltaic panels, the tower will be able to produce 65% of its energy needs, while the use of structural wood will decrease its carbon footprint.


▲ Pirelli 39大楼、Diller Scofidio + Renfro & Stefano Boeri Architetti事务所、米兰新门乔亚区
Pirelli 39, Diller Scofidio + Renfro & Stefano Boeri Architetti, Porta Nuova Gioia district | rendering by Aether Images


PADEL展馆 | FABIO NOVEMBRE

为迎接2026冬奥会，FABIO NOVEMBRE在米兰CityLife区公园内设计了PADEL展馆。建筑以17米弧形悬挑结构为标志，与BIG“城市波浪”项目的柔美曲线呼应。

这座12米高的场馆占地2,800平方米，内设7块板式网球场、休憩区及多功能空间，登上楼顶可俯瞰整个运动场。

PADEL PAVILION, FABIO NOVEMBRE
Ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Fabio Novembre has designed the new Padel Pavilion, an innovative sports center located in Milan’s CityLife district’s park. The building aligns visually with the existing architecture, especially with the gentle curves of Bjarke Ingels Group’s CityWave project, together forming a sort of gateway from the northeast. The structure is characterized by a 17-meter curved overhang, inviting park visitors toward the entrance.
The pavilion by Fabio Novembre Studio will stand twelve meters tall and span 2,800 square meters, housing seven padel courts. Inside, there will be a refreshment area and a raised multifunctional space offering a prime view of the sports activities.


▲ PADEL展馆、Novembre工作室、米兰CityLife区
Padel Pavilion, Novembre Studio, CityLife district | image © Novembre Studio