Nest
Prato Allo Stelvio, Italy
Workshop for people with disabilities and youth centre
International restricted competition, honourable mention, 2023
with ETB and Bauburo (engineering)
This theme translates into a project that fully preserves the existing ground floor reinforced concrete structure while replacing the first floor with an entirely constructed wood addition. This division becomes the fundamental architectural character of the intervention, which integrates structural function, architectural form, and material choices. The reference to the tradition of local architecture, particularly historic barns in the surrounding area, is explicit, although reinterpreted according to the specific constructional logic of the intervention and never purely figurative.
The proposal for the renovation and expansion of the Protected Workshops and Youth Center in Prad am Stilfserjoch pursues the strategic goal of gathering the different planned activities in a compact architecture, allowing for a synergical coexistence. To evoke a familiar and serene atmosphere capable of establishing relationships of recognition and identification in the new building, the intervention draws upon local construction tradition in combination with a compact and mineral pedestal with a lighter wooden crowning and extreme visual permeability.
Nest
Prato Allo Stelvio, Italy
Workshop for people with disabilities and youth centre
International restricted competition, honourable mention, 2023
with ETB and Bauburo (engineering)
The proposal for the renovation and expansion of the Protected Workshops and Youth Center in Prad am Stilfserjoch pursues the strategic goal of gathering the different planned activities in a compact architecture, allowing for a synergical coexistence. To evoke a familiar and serene atmosphere capable of establishing relationships of recognition and identification in the new building, the intervention draws upon local construction tradition in combination with a compact and mineral pedestal with a lighter wooden crowning and extreme visual permeability.
This theme translates into a project that fully preserves the existing ground floor reinforced concrete structure while replacing the first floor with an entirely constructed wood addition. This division becomes the fundamental architectural character of the intervention, which integrates structural function, architectural form, and material choices. The reference to the tradition of local architecture, particularly historic barns in the surrounding area, is explicit, although reinterpreted according to the specific constructional logic of the intervention and never purely figurative.