New Lavazza headquarters
The design proposed for the new Lavazza headquarters of and the renovation of the former Enel power station near Largo Brescia shows a profound appreciation of the history of the city and the neighbourhood, as well as for the history and culture of the coffee company. The large existing block between Via Bologna, Largo Brescia, Corso Palermo and Via Ancona has been redesigned and opened to the city, while the documented industrial architecture have been preserved. The heart of the project is a new, expansive tree-planted piazza in the centre of the block positioned on the axis of Via Parma, which makes the large building of the former Enel power station enter into a dialogue with the new headquarters of Lavazza. The office building, which communicates with the city through the extensive glazed atrium overlooking Via Bologna and the new green square, takes the form of a large “cloud“ which unites the different façades and the industrial buildings, which have been preserved and converted to new functions. The ground floor, which houses activities characterized by a close relationship with the public, faces a number of “theme gardens“ which create a new green filter between the building and the city.
CREDITS
HQ Lavazza: CZA - Cino Zucchi Architetti
Cino Zucchi, Andrea Viganò con Maria Rita Solimando Romano, Paolo Moretto (fase concorso) e Lorenza Crotti (fase esecutiva, direzione artistica)
Edificio Museo, Edificio Ex Centrale, IAAD: CZA - Cino Zucchi Architetti, Picco Architetti
Cino Zucchi, Andrea Viganò, Cristiano Picco con Antonio Fatibene, Silvia Giabbanelli, Federica Gomiero, Valentina Zanoni
Interni Ristorazione collettiva Edificio Ex Centrale: CZA - Cino Zucchi Architetti, RGAStudio
Cino Zucchi, Andrea Viganò, Raffaele Azzarelli, Giuliano Iamele con Valentina Zanoni, Olia Khvatova
Progetto spazi aperti: CZA - Cino Zucchi Architetti, Picco Architetti, Atelier G’Art
Cino Zucchi, Andrea Viganò, Cristiano Picco, Camilla Zanarotti con Lorenza Crotti
Progetto Urbanistico (PRIN): Picco Architetti
Collaboratori CZA+PA: Andrea Balestreri, Alfredo Barba, Iris Bergamaschi, Anna Braghini, Alberto Brezigia, Marco Campolongo, Antonio Ciampoli, Michele Corno, Ewa Kalisz, Lorenzo Masotto, Enrica Mannelli, Chiara Molinari, Michele Piolini, Francesco Pipoli, Luca Torri
