Technology Center in Bologna, Italy by GMP Architekten

Article source: GMP Architekten

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.

Technology Center in Bologna

• Architects: gmp von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
• Project: Technology Center
• Location: Bologna, Italy
• 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

Technology Center in Bologna

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.

Technology Center in Bologna

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.

Technology Center in Bologna

Technology Center in Bologna

Tags: Bologna, Italy

Category: Technological Park

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