The project aims to provide an opportunity to rethink and reconnect the relationships between the key elements of the settlement system, which are already common in many urban contexts in the Veneto region: the sacred building, the manor house, and the crossroads. These "actors" of urban life also represent the nodes of a loose fabric, yet in continuity with the rural landscape, which reinforces its civic vocation.
The new Parish Center is conceived as an extension in continuity with the Church/Palazzo Orsato complex, the rectory, and thus constitutes its completion. The solution draws upon two typological themes that have shaped the Italian territory, and particularly that of Veneto: one religious—the convent with its enclosed cloisters—and one secular—the palace with the barchessa with walls enclosing it. It is from this juxtaposition that the project aims to create a new civic hub for the town, where urban and religious values converge.
Even through the use of materials, the building seeks a reinterpretation of the context, engaging in an ongoing dialogue between the new and the old. The exposed brick wall of "ancient craftsmanship" recalls the existing enclosure and extends across the entire south façade, while the use of colored exposed concrete and the wooden roof structure re-establish the relationship with Palazzo Orsato.