Background

The new Feltrinelli building in Milan’s Porta Volta area occupies an area of 2,700 square meters and has five floors. The ground floor features a Feltrinelli bookstore that has an area of about 400 square meters, the second floor is occupied by a multipurpose hall equipped to host screenings and performing moments of various kinds. The second and third floors are, on the other hand, for the office area and classrooms for meetings and seminars, in total the classrooms have the capacity for about 160 people. Finally, the top floor is dedicated to the library reading room also equipped with multimedia stations.

The Group’s work

In 2013, construction work began on the new Feltrinelli building. The Migliaccio Group in cooperation with Holcim’s Novate Milanese system provided 4 special pumps from 35mt to 60mt high and 9 concrete mixers for the project. Pipes were often added reaching 70mt since the shape of the building did not allow easy placement of vehicles around its area. Daily pours were average around 100m3, but when pouring the slabs, 400m3 of concrete was pumped per day. The work was completed in 2015.