NUOVO PALAZZO PROVINCIA DI BOLZANO

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NUOVO PALAZZO PROVINCIA DI BOLZANO

SIZE

1,000,000 +

BUDGET

$10M - 50M

The concept for the new building of the Province
of Bolzano, born from a sculpture idea
generated by the desire to establish continuity with the past of the city of Bolzano, is seen as a
re-construction of memories, spirit of places and iconological transposition
of the symbols of history of the
architecture of the city.
From this ideological assumption, the innovative study carried out on
the skin / facade of the new organism recalls one of the iconographic symbols
of the city, the Duomo.
In fact, the trend of the ribs of the great vault’s “a crociera”,
projected on the three naves, have permitted the extrapolation of the
particular generator module of the new skin.

The plan of the Cathedral of Bolzano becomes the generator to the
architectural composition of the entire facade of the new building, which looks
organic, alive, pure and dynamically opens outwards into the whole territory.
The proposal is the stylistic facade of a building put simply in terms of
volume and floor plans. It consists of two cores for the vertical distribution
with ladders and hydraulic lifts and also contains sanitary facilities and
kitchenettes plan. This leads to various levels of offices free of pillars. The
building comprises a total of 9 floors above ground and 2 underground levels.
The ground floor consists of an arcade, obtained by pulling back the building's
perimeter wire of the main facade, thus allowing the integration between the
road and the new building. The atrium entrance porch is an inviting area that
separates the children’s area from a café and the accessibility of employees
from passers-by.

A staircase leads to the mezzanine level architecture in which is
distributed the functions of the common area such as the central store, the
small meeting room, the exam room and a small closet. From the 1st to the 7th
floor are located all the offices required by the functional program. Each
office level also contains service rooms of photocopying, kitchenette and small
archives, as well as shared toilets for men, women and the disabled. The
offices are separated by frosted glass partitions and each has an opening
window to provide the right natural ventilation and natural lighting.

The optimization of the exploitation of natural light is important not
only for the visual comfort but also for energy conservation. The common areas
will have devices to monitor / regulate consumption (time sensors, daylight
sensors). The offices are of different cuts and in some cases have apertures of
furniture to ensure greater flexibility and breadth of space, allowing for
needed remodeling of different environments. One of the main goals was to make
everything accessible to those who find themselves in conditions of reduced or
impaired mobility or sensory impairment.

For the same ease of accessibility, it will be easy to reach the
building, to enter and to enjoy the space and equipment in the appropriate
safety and autonomy. On the roof there are technologies of solar thermal and
photovoltaic panels. On the ground floor on the north side of the porch is the
parking area for motorcycles and bicycles and the mobile plate of the car lift
for access to the underground garage. The cars are distributed in the parking
lot by a mechanized system. The basement holds the archive, technical rooms,
warehouse, call center and the server, changing rooms and the cleaning storage
rooms. A fire escape as an escape route connects the underground levels with
the ground floor outside.

CREDITS
Plan's title: Nuovo Palazzo Provincia di Bolzano
Location: Bolzano
Client: Comune di Bolzano
Phase: International competition
| Entry
Area: 4500 sqm
Construction budget: 14M €
Project
Design: OFL architecture +
RABATANALAB
Project team: Francesco Lipari,
Vanessa Todaro, Daniele Molinari, Rocco Salomone, Felice Allievi, Pasquale
Tuttolomondo, MANENS spa
Timing: design 2011

Web
information: www.francescolipari.it