The project is an example of educational architecture in which flexibility and spatial fluidity became essential characterizing elements. The spaces follow the idea of “diffusion” in the plant world, designed to interact with each other while nonetheless remaining autonomous.
Positioned on Via Ostiense, a road that dates to ancient Rome, the new complex was born of a project financing operation that has provided an excellent opportunity to regenerate one of the city’s neighborhoods. The project is part of a later phase of new development along the ancient thoroughfare, in continuity with the historically industrial nature of the area still characterized by the gasometers.
Positioned on Via Ostiense, a road that dates to ancient Rome, the new complex was born of a project financing operation that has provided an excellent opportunity to regenerate one of the city’s neighborhoods. The project is part of a later phase of new development along the ancient thoroughfare, in continuity with the historically industrial nature of the area still characterized by the gasometers.
Positioned on Via Ostiense, a road that dates to ancient Rome, the new complex was born of a project financing operation that has provided an excellent opportunity to regenerate one of the city’s neighborhoods. The project is part of a later phase of new development along the ancient thoroughfare, in continuity with the historically industrial nature of the area still characterized by the gasometers.
Positioned on Via Ostiense, a road that dates to ancient Rome, the new complex was born of a project financing operation that has provided an excellent opportunity to regenerate one of the city’s neighborhoods. The project is part of a later phase of new development along the ancient thoroughfare, in continuity with the historically industrial nature of the area still characterized by the gasometers.
Il nuovo edificio che sorge lungo l’antica via Ostiense, e che nasce a partire da un’operazione di project financing, diventa occasione per la rigenerazione di un frammento di città. Il progetto si colloca in un’ulteriore fase di trasformazione, dopo quelle che si sono susseguite sull’antico asse, ponendosi in continuità con la storica vocazione industriale della via, caratterizzata proprio dalla presenza di landmark dalla morfologia cilindrica, come i gasometri.
Thus, taking cues from the nearby industrial architecture, the new university headquarters consists of three ellipsoidal towers rising from a large covered public piazza that faces onto Via Ostiense with a fully glazed facade. Above, a large hanging garden links the three towers and acts as a second, semi-public piazza for the office occupants and others at the university and as a space for events. From an urban design standpoint, the covered street-level piazza provides public pedestrian access to the neighboring areas and its role as a gathering place.
Thus, taking cues from the nearby industrial architecture, the new university headquarters consists of three ellipsoidal towers rising from a large covered public piazza that faces onto Via Ostiense with a fully glazed facade. Above, a large hanging garden links the three towers and acts as a second, semi-public piazza for the office occupants and others at the university and as a space for events. From an urban design standpoint, the covered street-level piazza provides public pedestrian access to the neighboring areas and its role as a gathering place.
Thus, taking cues from the nearby industrial architecture, the new university headquarters consists of three ellipsoidal towers rising from a large covered public piazza that faces onto Via Ostiense with a fully glazed facade. Above, a large hanging garden links the three towers and acts as a second, semi-public piazza for the office occupants and others at the university and as a space for events. From an urban design standpoint, the covered street-level piazza provides public pedestrian access to the neighboring areas and its role as a gathering place.
Thus, taking cues from the nearby industrial architecture, the new university headquarters consists of three ellipsoidal towers rising from a large covered public piazza that faces onto Via Ostiense with a fully glazed facade. Above, a large hanging garden links the three towers and acts as a second, semi-public piazza for the office occupants and others at the university and as a space for events. From an urban design standpoint, the covered street-level piazza provides public pedestrian access to the neighboring areas and its role as a gathering place.
Il progetto, ponendosi in continuità con la storica vocazione industriale della via, prende vita da una grande piazza pubblica coperta dalla quale sorgono tre elementi dalla forma ellissoidale e dalla facciata completamente vetrata, collegati tra loro da un grande giardino sopraelevato che si erge come una seconda piazza, con vocazione semipubblica, di pertinenza degli uffici e per gli utenti dell’università, ma anche nuovo spazio per eventi. La piazza pubblica, coperta alla quota strada, oltre che assolvere a un ruolo aggregativo, da un punto di vista urbanistico costituisce una connessione pedonale con le aree limitrofe.
Two piazzas and the interior vertical circulation at those levels link the three towers. The ground floor and first floor levels of the towers contain reception spaces, pedestrian traffic distribution, and public access points for university services. The tallest building hosts the Aula Magna on the second floor and the management offices on the floors above, up to the eighth floor. The other two towers host the remaining university administrative offices, from the second floor to the top floor.
Two piazzas and the interior vertical circulation at those levels link the three towers. The ground floor and first floor levels of the towers contain reception spaces, pedestrian traffic distribution, and public access points for university services. The tallest building hosts the Aula Magna on the second floor and the management offices on the floors above, up to the eighth floor. The other two towers host the remaining university administrative offices, from the second floor to the top floor.
Two piazzas and the interior vertical circulation at those levels link the three towers. The ground floor and first floor levels of the towers contain reception spaces, pedestrian traffic distribution, and public access points for university services. The tallest building hosts the Aula Magna on the second floor and the management offices on the floors above, up to the eighth floor. The other two towers host the remaining university administrative offices, from the second floor to the top floor.
Two piazzas and the interior vertical circulation at those levels link the three towers. The ground floor and first floor levels of the towers contain reception spaces, pedestrian traffic distribution, and public access points for university services. The tallest building hosts the Aula Magna on the second floor and the management offices on the floors above, up to the eighth floor. The other two towers host the remaining university administrative offices, from the second floor to the top floor.
I tre nuovi edifici sono messi in comunicazione tra loro dalle due piazze e dai collegamenti verticali interni. Da un punto di vista funzionale al piano terra e al piano primo si trovano aree di accoglienza e distribuzione dei flussi, oltre ad attività di sportello con il pubblico.
Il secondo piano del blocco più alto ospita l’Aula Magna e gli uffici dirigenziali nei piani successivi, fino all’ottavo. Gli altri due volumi ospitano, tra il secondo e l’ultimo piano, i restanti uffici di segreteria di Ateneo.
Both the Aula Magna and the offices overlook the hanging garden marking the separation between outdoor spaces open to the public and those that belong to the university. The green acts as a distribution element and a visual buffer. The transparency of the three volumes contributes to ensuring a continuous dialogue between the two main exterior spaces and the interior spaces.
Both the Aula Magna and the offices overlook the hanging garden marking the separation between outdoor spaces open to the public and those that belong to the university. The green acts as a distribution element and a visual buffer. The transparency of the three volumes contributes to ensuring a continuous dialogue between the two main exterior spaces and the interior spaces.
Both the Aula Magna and the offices overlook the hanging garden marking the separation between outdoor spaces open to the public and those that belong to the university. The green acts as a distribution element and a visual buffer. The transparency of the three volumes contributes to ensuring a continuous dialogue between the two main exterior spaces and the interior spaces.
Both the Aula Magna and the offices overlook the hanging garden marking the separation between outdoor spaces open to the public and those that belong to the university. The green acts as a distribution element and a visual buffer. The transparency of the three volumes contributes to ensuring a continuous dialogue between the two main exterior spaces and the interior spaces.
Il giardino sospeso, sul quale si affacciano l’aula magna e gli uffici, rimarca la separazione tra la parte pubblica aperta alla città, e quella di pertinenza dell’università, oltre a diventare un elemento di distribuzione e di mitigazione visuale. La trasparenza dei tre volumi contribuisce a garantire un dialogo continuo tra i due principali spazi esterni e quelli interni.
