Glass walls let in natural light and offer views of the surrounding landscape
AnTonio CiTTerio Architect, Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel & Partners
What inspired the design of the Technogym Village? In order to stay in tune with the concept of ‘wellness’, the new Technogym Village was organised as a horizon- tal complex, extending into the landscape – more like a college campus than a corpo- rate facility. We designed a place for teams of research- ers, not somewhere that would look too institutional.
How would you sum up the design?
Due to its size and scope, the Technogym Village stands out like a territorial ‘marker’. Our work was concentrated on the integration of the complex with the landscape, starting with the large factory. In the office block, the indoor-outdoor relationship has been accentuated by the orientation towards the park and the internal sub- division of the spaces with transparent partitions. There is widespread use of natural
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materials like lamellar wood for the roof of the factory and the office block, and for the entire load-bearing structure of the Wellness Forum.
What were the biggest challenges of of the project? When you design a produc- tion facility, the theme is that of the economics of the con- struction system. You need to come up with a competi- tive idea. For the production facility we have designed a prefabricated structure in wood and concrete, produced in a factory and assembled on the worksite. We have managed to achieve great quality of the architectural details, while staying competi- tive in terms of costs.
What is your favourite part of the building? The Wellness Forum – this building has an elliptical foot- print and is located facing the office block. The gym is not just a showroom for the
fitness machines and other gear, it is a true fitness club that can be used by the work- ers. We have designed a place where people might want to spend time outside of work hours, where the spaces
(including the outdoor zones) can be used by employees during their leisure time as well as their work time. The park has been organ- ised in the same spirit, with its paths and its contours.
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