New location info point and chamber of Architects
Ferrara, Italy

A proto-modernist building in the area of the neglected market of the city of Ferrara will house the new Informative Centre of the Municipality on the Urban transformations and the new seat of the architect’s chamber. The main issues inherited by the previous configuration are the absence of an elevator, the inadequate size of the inner staircase and the uncomfortable entrance. We interpreted this handicaps as an opportunity and, avoiding demolitions inside the old block, we created a brand new stair and lift block aside acting as a translucent rear illuminated Landmark. The glazed volume connecting the old and new part is the new attractive entrance of the complex.
The settings in the main hall is a huge map of the city on the floor, with mobile zoom-tables describing new projects and transformations in an immediate, touchable, interactive way.