“Vitali” Park is a complex aimed to financial and production activities, located in via Orvieto, right in the core of “Spina 3”. It encompasses two main structures enter twined in parallel levels as well as a tall central gallery with transparent roofing.
The horizontal connecting system throughout all floors is designed with metal flying bridges hanging to the roofing and balconies looking onto the gallery. The vertical one is structured with staircases blocks inside the buildings’ corridors. In addition, a range of loading elevators has been positioned right inside the central covered gallery.
This highly structured interior space is in contrast with the homogeneous profile of the eastern and western fronts, being characterized by horizontal terracotta strips with variable scan, mounted on metal profile frames. The outside longitudinal facades are covered with a “brise-soleil” system in terracotta strips, specifically designed for this project. These strips are mounted on metal profile frames with variable scan (more sparse for transparent parts and more dense for the matt ones).
The northern and southern sides have been made with a complex scan of matt elements (concrete panels) and transparent ones (aluminium window frames), all framed by spandrels in pre-painted metal sheet.
Bibliography:
L’architettura è entrata in fabbrica: Vitalipark, arketipo, n. 70, 2013
50 awarded architecture, Design media publishing limited, Hong Kong, 2012
DESIGN TEAM:
Cristiano Picco e JP. Buffi (Paris)
coll.Gianluca Gamberini,Francesco Brocca
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Studio STINGAR, Torino
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Studio Gramegna Ingegneria, Torino
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Studio INMAR, ing. Marchesini, ing. Racco
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Antonella Guerrini (photography)
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