In a particularly degraded area of Southern Italy, Alvisi Kirimoto + Partners architecture studio conceived the Incà Industrial complex as a project that would dialogue with the surrounding context by means of an adaptable and combinable modular system, able to respond the industrial needs.
This new micro-urban complex, composed of small and medium sized footwear and knitwear manufacturing industries, developed in three phases from 1997 to 2010. It soon became a reference point for the entire industrial district of Barletta. Next to the first 48 warehouses, an administration and office building was built in 2010 that included other miscellaneous activities such as graphic and photography labs and dance schools, establishing a sort of prototype for industrial buildings throughout the country.
PROJECT DATA AND CREDITS
client Edil Bari Srl
location Barletta, Italy
architects Alvisi Kirimoto + Partners (Massimo Alvisi, Junko Kirimoto, Alessandra Spiezia, Arabella Rocca, Carolina Ossandon Avetikian, Chiara Quadraccia) with: Leonardo Lorusso, Raffaella Maddaluno, Koichi Tayama
construction company Edil Bari Srl
structural engineering Antonio Salzo, Salvatore Cafagna
civil, soil and survey Studio Tecnico Tumulo e Dinuzzi
project management Michele Il Grande
schedule design: 2002 groundbreaking: 2008 opening: 2010
photographs all photos, unless otherwise noted, are by Luigi Filetici (http://www.luigifiletici.it)
