Chiasso Railway Station Site in SWITZERLAND by C+S Architects

Article source: C+S Architects

The Italian joint-venture between Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners and C+S Architects, in collaboration with a swiss Engineering team wins the international competition for the re-qualification of the railway station area of Chiasso in Switzerland.

Street view of the school, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

• Architects: C+S Architects
• Project: Chiasso Railway Station Site
• Location: SWITZERLAND
• Structural engineering: Pini Swiss Engineers SA (Ing. Civile, Geologo)
• C+S Team: Luca Caroti, Laura Frasson, Nikolina Lukin, Alessandro Mimiola, Alessandro Pizzolato, Giada Saviane, Davide Testi ACPV & Partners Team, Mattia Cattaneo, Alberto Maria Ficele, Valerio Pozzi, Pierpaolo Solieri

Inside view of the school, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

The team proposes a soft urban design aimed to give value to the pre-existing buildings, which are substantially maintained and sewn to the newly designed complex of two fashion schools: SAMS and STA, the art and craft school of fashion design and the high school of fashion.

Inside view of the school, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

The team designs a urban hub, which is at the same time, a hinge between the city and the territory and metaphorically between practice and culture of fashion. The new volumes are open and transparent. They produce a urban space, a walk through commercial and cultural places.

View of the entrance, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

The activities which will happen and the people at work both participate in the scenary of this new urban design for Chiasso.

The team translates in this way the role of the school buildings in contemporary: they are manifestos and windows of what happens inside, small cities of knowledge exchange, spaces where the process is exhibited as well as products and finally a place at disposal to be activated by the community after the school hours.

Outside view of the office/commercial building, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

The jury, headed by architect Cattaneo, from Bellinzona, defined the project as the one which fits in the context in the best way and particularly appreciates the layout structure of the new school complex.

The bike parking, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

The auditorium, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

The auditorium, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

The model, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

The model, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

Street view of the school, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

Axonometric diagram of the school layout, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

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Sections, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

Layout of the school, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

Sections of the school, Image Courtesy © C+S Architects

Tags: Switzerland

Category: Railway Station

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