Re;collective Milan
Schemata Architects (DEKASEGI) Chief Architect: Jo Nagasaka
Location: Milano, Italy
Status: Completed

The project Re;collective Milan is part of a bigger initiative called Dropcity. Dropcity is part of tactical urbanism aimed at renovating the city. The initiative aims to reuse the disused tunnels of the Milano Centrale Station. In the preliminary stage, an event was held in conjunction with the Milan Design Week, where we organized and designed one of the exhibition venues.

RE;CODE, a Korean upcycling brand, was asked to join the project in this initiative for a sustainable urban environment. Considering a more sustainable future for Japan and Korea, the architects decided to include China, the neighbor country, into the project. The architect Jo Nagasaga, together with all the team, thought that it was an idea to create a good relationship among the three countries and that decision would contribute to a greater sustainability.

RE;CODE had sent a table made from salvaged materials of the Inokashira House by Boat, rather than by plane, for sustainability reasons. Unfortunately, it did not arrive in time for the exhibition, and we could not present it to the public. Later, a decision was made to reuse the fixtures used at the exhibition as furniture at Dropcity, and the table was incorporated as part of it.

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