Article source: GIOVANNI VACCARINI ARCHITETTI

Designed by giovanni vaccarini architetti, powerbarn redefines the relationship between energy production and agricultural land.

A virtuous example of coexistence between the industrial and the agricultural world, Powerbarn by Giovanni Vaccarini Architetti in Russi (Ravenna, Italy) interprets the conversion process of part of an industrial area, once property of the Eridania sugar company, into a bioenergy production plant. Surrounded by dunes and natural pathways, the new pole for the production of electricity from renewable sources is fully encircled by the territory it derives its energy resources from. The architecture of the large furnace building, which dominates the area, offers mutable and faceted displays of itself. Its imposing mass is disguised by means of a wooden skin inspired by the Razzle Dazzle mimetic strategy of military origin. A short film by The Piranesi Experience and photos by Massimo Crivellari reveal its qualities.

Image Courtesy © Massimo Crivellari

• Architects: GIOVANNI VACCARINI ARCHITETTI
• Project: Powerbarn
• Location: Russi, Ravenna, Italy
• Photography: Massimo Crivellari
  
• Client: Powercrop Russi srl
  
• Partners: Enel Green Power SpA, Seci Energia SpA
  
• Business developer: Alfredo Donati
  
• Project managers: Santo Riganello, Carlo Manganelli, Giovanni Pasqui, Venanzio Garau, Fernando Maltinti
  
• Project engineering: Franco Meroni, Corrado Zampatti, Antonino Caronia
  
• Site manager: Paolo Innocentini
  

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