City Hall
The building declares in the articulation of forms its public purpose. The volumes converge toward the central raised floor, and the overhangs of the supporting structure enrich the facade. Blind fronts and the use of exposed brick and concrete give additional character to the building, formerly a city hall and now home to various citizen […]
Pudiga Creek
The manhole in the Pudiga Creek, the last tributary of the Olona River, is being consolidated and completed without construction activity interrupting tramway passage over the bridge above.The excellent ergotechnical management thus directs the work in conjunction with the maintained service of the streetcar line.
Schools
The construction of three school buildings in the hamlets of Mediglia (Mombretto, Bu- stighera and Triginto) perfects the city places devoted to public education. The architectures emerge for their modern and sometimes exuberant lines, celebrating in these forms free and creative expression as a formative ideal.Marked by this strong stylistic personality, the buildings apply the […]
De Pari House, year 1953
The new construction marks a meeting point between the architectural taste of an era and the housing comfort of the postwar period, supported by Italy’s economic revival. The stone base stands out the residential structure, softened by the curved line: in fact, both the volumes and the balconies facing the lake view follow a rounded […]
“Francesco Nullo” Hospital, year 1970-1971
In three phased batches, the construction site improves the provision of services to the hospital facility. The first intervention adds a new sanatorium ward, adhering perfectly to the architectural style of the time.Balconies are oriented and bend in search of sunlight.Subsequent work delivered the new operating room facility and, finally, the waterworks to serve both […]
Public housing, year 1956
The multifamily building is developed in neat, compact and rectilinear forms. On the south front, toward the lake, however, the designer envisions pilasters and balconies that open up the otherwise monolithic architecture.The pilaster strip provides a vertical backdrop to guard the privacy of each overlook. The balcony, however, does not abut at a right angle […]
Protected Residence for the Elderly
The second lot intervention complements the existing building and converts its spaces to a day care center for the elderly.The general technological makeover and rearrangement of the interior rooms respond to the adaptation of the facility to the new uses.Short paths traced through the greenery allow you to enjoy the garden on the side.
Sports Center
The construction of the soccer field also includes the delivery of bleachers, locker rooms and janitor house. Serving the residential neighborhood, the camp is easily recognizable from the street as it has no boundary walls.The lawn succeeds in enjoying the view from outside as well, thus characterizing the architecture of the area.
Commissioner “Pia Olmo”
The modernization of the health care facility, used as a Residence for the Elderly, works on both architecture and plant engineering.In fact, the intervention balances the preservation of the external envelope and the technological renovation of the interior. Within the outline of the old building, modernly functional spaces are thus derived.
Elementary School
The new school building stands in an area specially dedicated by the municipality for public educational institutions. Single-pitch sloping roofs denote a free, exuberant architectural line. Classrooms, executive offices, laboratories and a gymnasium punctuate the facility. The buildings are separate from each other but face a single courtyard with embedded green spaces.