Torino
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Project • By One Works • Transports
Grugliasco Pedestrian Bridge
The design of the pedestrian-cycle overpass, functional and visual centerpiece, is part of a vaster urban renewal project, which comprehended a new train station, the redefinition of the existing road system and the design of a new plaza.
The overpass is the principle device that links the town to its southern territorial surroundings and is a constituting element of the region's intermodality strategy plan. The overpass' bright red color has become a new landmark in the urban landscape.
The overpass' bright red color has become a new landmark in the urban landscape, giving a distinctive character to the railway station. The variation in heights gives the bridge a slim line profile, while the metal mesh façade allows natural ventilat... More
Project • By F:L architetti • Private Houses
CASA Y
Set on the hills just outside the city of Turin CASA Y is a family house designed for a professional couple with 3 children. Clients’ needs were very large spaces devoted to family life and a low-impact energy and house. Tucked into the hillside, this discreet volume consists in the juxtaposition of two simple parallelepipeds, one in fair- faced concrete and the other in glass covered with cor-ten steel.
Concrete and cor-ten are a stylistic choice and a functional one, the answer to the client’s need of ease of maintenance and long-term durability. The living area with the kitchen forms a large environment whose ample loggia projects outwards, overlooking the valley. The rest of the building is nestled into the sloping terrain. A long na... More