The Wellness Center features a showroom of equipment (above) as well as a 5,000sq m gym for staff SUPPLIERS The architects have designed a sleek, simple building with a distinctive curved roof
out the offices so staff can take short breaks to exercise during their working day. Staff are entitled to a personal- ised exercise and nutrition plan, and there's a wide range of activity choices available on the site, from Nordic walk- ing to basketball and volleyball (there is a court on-site). The location for the Technogym
Village was chosen for its proxim- ity to the A14 motorway, helping with transportation of products and also ensuring that the facilities are highly visible to the outside world. Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners have designed a very simple
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structure using a mixture of pre-fabri- cated elements in steel and reinforced concrete. The building features a curved, wooden roof, with a lamellar wood and glass façade. It has a range of environmentally-sustainable fea- tures including a building management system that automatically responds to the positioning of the sun, lowering blinds and opening windows in order to adjust light and temperature natu- rally as much as possible. Inside, the offices are organised on two sides, while the central area of the building houses the services, open plan work areas and meeting spaces. l
Holzbau – wooden glulam beams Iscom–metal roofs Sermeca – office building curtain wall Uniform – wellness centre curtain wall Fiemme 3000 D.K.Z. – wooden flooring Gemino – glass partitions, office building Barth Innenausbau KG, d. Ivo Barth GmbH. – millwork Vitra – loose furniture, office building
The site features a basketball and volley- ball court for staff and visitors to use
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