Logistics real estate – always just clunky boxes?

When you think of logistics real estate, large, bulky buildings are probably the first thing that comes to mind. Logistics properties have a reputation for not being particularly conducive to a beautiful landscape. In many places, they stand like a gray block in their surroundings, making them not particularly popular with people from the region. But there is another way, because modern architecture allows for an attractive and sustainable design.

Logistics properties can now be perfectly adapted to the landscape, as shown by the architectural firm MAD Architects. Their “MoLo” (Mobility and Logistics Center) project in Milan features a building with a generous green façade that blends in perfectly with its surroundings. With a total of eight storeys, above and below ground, MoLo offers sufficient commercially usable space without taking up too much room at its location. A positive side effect of the intensive greening of the complex is the purification of the air from_CO2 through photosynthesis.

The planning office Kruschina, architect Sébastien Bernard and the company Fluxo Interactive Architecture have shown another way to increase the acceptance of logistics properties in the region. In their 2014 design, they show what logistics properties of the future could look like. In particular, they address the issue of space scarcity, as the building is to be integrated into the existing infrastructure: According to the design, the building is to be built a few meters above the lanes of freeways. Cars will then simply drive underneath. This construction method also provides an ideal connection to the transport infrastructure. In 2014, this design idea was therefore awarded the “2030 Design Award” by real estate developer Prologis for its innovative and unique design.

The future of logistics real estate therefore holds many options for innovation and design. If you are interested in building innovation and attractive and functional design in the logistics real estate sector, then BUILDINX is the right place for you. As the first business platform covering the entire value chain of innovative logistics and industrial real estate, BUILDINX offers you an excellent opportunity to network with experts in this field – cooperation is our main focus.

Author: Verena Zieringer