Campus Humanitas University in Milan has been designed by FTA (Filippo Taidelli Architetto) as an “international centre of excellence in the training of healthcare professionals,” and will welcome 1200 students from 31 countries, as well as lecturers and researchers.
The campus is organised across three new buildings, with a total area of about 25,000 m2, and includes one of the “largest and most advanced simulation labs in Europe” as well as “high-tech” lecture halls, a digital library and residential facilities.
The design choices for the campus have been “aimed at creating opportunities for interaction between people with different areas of expertise.” The buildings feature ranges of furniture from Italian firm, Arper.
The architects commented:
“Functional and aesthetic flexibility, and essential design and warmth are the principles that have guided the choice of furnishings for the community spaces.”
The campus also focuses on implementing principles of sustainability through significant reduction of energy consumption and maximum use of natural light.
The spaces have been designed with furniture modern environmental comfort solutions such as groundwater heat pumps and low-temperature radiant heating panels. The installation of photovoltaic panels on the roofs has led to the project gaining CENED A3 energy certification.