Catbalou, which now goes under the name of Hammersmith, is an Italian manufacturer of young people’s clothing that intends to open a network of single-brand sales points in Italy and the rest of Europe. To find an approach suitable for locations of different types, forms and sizes, all while maintaining a consistently recognisable company image, a study was made of …
Two architectural components – a wall surface that follows a folding “Z” pattern, dividing the day zone from the night spaces, plus a volume inserted between the kitchen and the entrance to the apartment – represent the most distinctive features of this home on the uppermost floor of a Rome apartment building dating from the 1950’s. Within the irregular floor …
A series of initiatives were carried out to complete the Chocolate Museum and School, designed and brought into being in 2007, on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the Perugina company, with the work involving the establishment of services for the public and an enhancement of the museum layout. Specific projects include expansion of the sales point at the …
The project is meant to optimise an area of partially unexpressed potential by proposing spaces both closely connected with one another and tied to the elements that surround them through their main visual and formal features. The solution consists of four areas which, although morphologically and functionally distinct, prove closely interdependent: • the first is the Plaza in front of …
The small town’s central square is surrounded by the town hall, the Castle, the Romanesque church of San Nicola and a number of residential buildings that lack any unifying design or distinctive architectural or environmental features. Two of these, found alongside the church, are addressed by the project: the smaller one is demolished to make way for a volume of …
Back when it was built, Arezzo’s municipal stadium had an unmistakable identity, reflecting a well-defined operating plan; over time, the lack of an overall strategy, or a well-integrated project for ongoing work, led to a situation in which “adjustments” undermined the unity of the sports facility, leaving it in a poor state of maintenance and no longer capable of satisfying …
The distinctive feature is the harmonious fit of the roof’s inclined profile in the surrounding landscape: the volumes of the library, the gymnasium and the solar chimneys firmly outline the complex. The large courtyard inside the “C”-shaped design, ringed by the schoolrooms, serves as a site of socialisation. Closed on three sides, the fourth opens onto the external arrangements and …
The school complex, designed according to a prototype of the Department of Works of the Campania Region, consists of a structure built in the 1930’s, once used as an elementary school, plus a smaller structure from 1950’s with no specific designated use. In addition to the renovation of the internal spaces, the project calls for the restoration of the façades …
The proposal can be described from three different perspectives: urban planning, make-up and landscaping. The project solutions are designed: • to create an extensive pedestrian area free of vehicle traffic, coinciding with the entire concourse area; the public and private parking facilities are found along the perimeter of the project area; • to define the urban image of the campus …
The project recovers and enhances the characteristics of the historic center and the “Borgo Nuovo” through interventions that, while respecting the memory of the places and its buildings, do not renounce to define the characteristics of the widespread hotel. The proposal initiates a complex urban strategy that regenerates the territory, promotes economic activities, upgrades the urban fabric and defines a …
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