The Isozaki tower, nicknamed The Straight, is a skyscraper designed by the Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki and by the Italian architect Andrea Maffei, located in Milan. It rises 207 metres off road level, making it the highest building in Italy from road to roof, while from road to antenna it measures 247 metres, making it the sixth highest building in the European Community.
46 floors of this 50-storey building are office space and the tower will be able to accommodate up to 3,800 people. The floors will be completely bathed in natural light and offer panoramic views. Through a lobby on two levels, the Isozaki tower is expected to be directly linked with the central plaza of the CityLife shopping centre (former Exhibition Centre currently being re-qualified) and below the plaza, the Tre Torri station of line 5 of the underground railway will be located.
The tower has been purchased and will be the headquarters of the German company, Allianz.
The cladding of the glass curtain walls (Focchi Spa) was terminated in October 2014.
On 22 November 2015, in accordance with Milanese tradition, a true copy of the Madonnina was hoisted onto the top of the tower, onto what has become the highest roof in the city of Milan.
Locality: Milan, Italy (New CityLife Urban Centre)
Designer: Arata Isozaki and Andrea Maffei
Height of building: 207 m (roof), 247 (antenna)
Storeys: 50
Date of completion: 2015
