A NEW FACE FOR AN HISTORICAL COMPANY
The aim of the project is the redevelopment and rationalization of an industrial building close to Novara.
There are two main themes:

The external covering
A new internal configuration
Wings - external covering
A bolder proposal which seeks a new dialogue with the context through the insertion of a second facade.
Wings generate a filter space between the landscape and the existing building, while huge glass balconies connect the offices with the external structure.
Finally, the flat roof is redesigned with a careful composition of shapes and volumes and become a space for outdoor events.

The wings are created through the development of a vertical structure with steel uprights and crosspieces, on which are applied fixed and adjustable wooden slats. These combine to regulate natural lighting, shielding the building in the hottest months.

Interior
The reorganization of the internal provides for a radical redistribution of functions inside, while preserving the load-bearing framework and the stair-lift core.

The systems used are advanced: the management of the building is entrusted to the Controlled Mechanical Ventilation with heat recovery, which takes the internal air and introduces fresh air from the outside.

The green project, by “Olos Atelier”, is an integral part of the restoration project. The choice of vegetation is based on the desire to give to the open spaces a natural and scenographic aspect both from a chromatic and aromatic point of view. All selected species require low maintenance.