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Design wins first prize in International Competition Bologna / Italy / 2012

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ENG-ITA ENG - The design by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), which was honoured with first prize in an international competition, converts a former industrial heritage building to the north of Bologna into a modern technology park. The factory facilities of the former tobacco monopoly, designed by the famous Italian engineer and architect Pier Luigi Nervi are carefully modernised and converted to accommodate new functions. The additional new buildings carry the signature of the listed historic buildings dating from the 1940s, albeit in modern form. The technology center, with its area of about 110,000 square meters, will comprise an exhibition hall, laboratories, offices, a seedbed center for research affiliated with the university, and teaching facilities such as lecture halls and university institutes. In addition, there will be conference facilities, including hotel and service areas such as shops, a day nursery, restaurants and refectories to be established in the former power station. From the motorway exit to the city, the complex will be easily recognisable by its landmark, the re-designed chimney which blends perfectly with the urban environment. On the inside, the building complex is laid out around a central square at the imposing former power station. This creates four access avenues which can be flexibly designed in different construction phases. The existing buildings are upgraded for improved energy conservation and earthquake resistance and are restored in profile and color scheme to their former architectural aesthetics. The color scheme will be continued at the new buildings, contrasted by the power station with its high chimney in red Bolognese brickwork. First prize in international competition 2012 Design Volkwin Marg with Robert Friedrichs Team members Stephanie Joebsch, Alessia Spezzano, Alexander Kittel, Bernd Kottsieper, Claudia Schultze, Andre Wegmann, Peter Radomski Total floor area for various uses 110,000 sqm Client Società Finanziaria Bologna Metropolitana SpA - ITA Il progetto degli architetti von Gerkan, Marg e Partner (gmp), premiato con il primo premio in un concorso internazionale, trasforma la vecchia Manifattura Tabacchi, a nord di Bologna, in un moderno parco tecnologico. Gli edifici esistenti, già opera dell’architetto Pier Luigi Nervi, verranno restaurati con la massima cura, mentre le nuove costruzioni non solo si riallacceranno alla “scrittura “ degli edifici esistenti, considerati monumenti nazionali, degli anni quaranta fino agli anni sessanta, ma proseguiranno sulla stessa linea, anche se in chiave moderna. Il Centro Tecnologico che copre una superficie di 110.000 mq ca., non comprenderà solo un salone espositivo, laboratori, uffici e la sede principale che funge da “motore” per la ricerca, ma anche installazioni didattiche quali aule e istituti universitari. A questi si aggiungeranno sale congressi ed alberghi nonché servizi vari quali un asilo nido e diversi ristoranti. Verso l’esterno, il complesso sarà collegato in modo eccellente all’ambiente circostante. Al suo interno, gli edifici saranno disposti a forma di pale di mulino a vento partendo dalla piazza centrale dove si trova l’imponente excentrale termica. Si dipartiranno così dal centro i quattro assi lungo i quali i vari elementi si potranno sviluppare in modo flessibile ed in diverse fasi. Gli edifici antichi – dopo essere stati rinforzati per quanto riguarda la protezione antisismica e rinnovati per un maggior risparmio energetico – saranno restaurati ripristinando il cromatismo originale - una ricerca cromatica che viene portata avanti anche sulle nuove costruzioni e sulla quale spicca, nella propria unicità, soltanto la centrale termica con il suo altissimo camino nel rosso dei tipici mattoni di Bologna. Concorso internazionale 2012 – 1° premio Progetto Volkwin Marg con Robert Friedrichs Collaboratori Stephanie Joebsch, Alessia Spezzano, Alexander Kittel, Bernd Kottsieper, Claudia Schultze, André Wegmann, Peter Radomski Area edificabile 110.000 mq Committente Società Finanziaria Metropolitana SpA
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    ENG-ITA ENG - The design by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), which was honoured with first prize in an international competition, converts a former industrial heritage building to the north of Bologna into a modern technology park. The factory facilities of the former tobacco monopoly, designed by the famous Italian engineer and architect Pier Luigi Nervi are carefully modernised and converted to accommodate new functions. The additional new buildings carry the signature of the...

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    • Year 2012
    • Client Società Finanziaria Bologna Metropolitana SpA
    • Status Competition works
    • Type Adaptive reuse of industrial sites / Research Centres/Labs
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