Mast, Multi Functional Building

LOCATION Bologna (Italy)
TASK Concept, Schematic Structural Design, Development design, Working Drawings
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Labics
AREA / VOLUME 35.000 m3
CLIENT G.D. S.p.A.
STRUCTURAL DESIGN TEAM Andrea Imbrenda, Pierfrancesco Imbrenda, Giuseppe Gammone, Saverio Dipasquale, Massimo Bianco, Ippazio Cataldi, Antonio Circolo, Gianni Casella, Nicola Gammone
PHOTOGRAPHY Christian Richters

Details


The program for the building includes a staff training center, a nursery school, an auditorium and museum. The building above ground is a ā€œCā€ shape with overall dimensions of 78x81m. The free central space is occupied almost entirely by the underground portion of the building. All the above-ground buildings are supported on a steel structure, while the structures of the underground block are in reinforced concrete.