DEMOGO studio di architettura
Financial Guard Regional Headquarters
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office/administrative buildings
Place
Treviso, Italy
Studio
Photos
Iwan Baan
Description
The
new regional headquarters of the Financial Guard in Bologna is a project that
fits into a complex context, a fringe area enclosed by urban partitions and characterised
by a series of spaces of heterogeneous character. To the north, the railway
line and the Bologna high-speed train station define a continuous curtain of
partitions and logistic infrastructures; to the south is the dynamic and rapidly
changing Dumbo Social Centre area; and to the east lies the Via Tanari and the
edges of the stratified city of Bologna. The project interprets this marginal setting
as an opportunity to relate to and regenerate the area. The new building fits
in as an element with a compact layout but at the same time stands out with its
stepped profile. This approach produces a series of terraces in continuity with
the office areas, conceived as outside extensions of the main functions of the
programme. The elevated gardens guarantee high-quality workspaces that are visually
connected to the cityscape. The central theme is the system of relations and
the desire to make the boundary a third space capable of offering attractive dynamics
of fruition and perception. The south façade is articulated with an aerial
connection that links the new offices to the pre-existing Bertarini Barracks.