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223/1C RECOVERY OF THE MUNICIPAL AREA OF VIA ISIDORO MEL AND VIA DEGLI ALPINI SAN FIOR (TV) – 2023 – 2nd prize

Group Leader:
arch. Elisabetta Lot
Principals:
arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Ivo Boscariol, arch. Andrea Catto, arch. Alessio Grava
Collaborator:
arch. Giulia Manfrin

The tender involves the reconfiguration of a peri-urban area of ​​the municipality of San Fior (TV), on which multiple functions exist. The area, of about 2 hectares, has a children’s playground on the northern side, close to a road and near a car park serving the nearby school. Here is also located the access to the Alpini park, which leads, following it towards the south, to the back of the building used as a “social center”, equipped with a concrete playing field, picnic area and parking lot facing the road. The eastern side is left as a lawn, enclosed by tall trees at the Codolo stream and the Pusolin stream

The project intends to enhance the pre-existing structures, mending and updating the current elements. The social center will be renovated and expanded, with a view to creating a garrison against urban decay. The current building will become exclusively used as a bar/recreation center, operating continuously, possibly through external management under concession. To make it more functional, it is planned to include the existing kitchen area and increase the internal spaces, to accommodate a greater number of seats, making the operation commercially sustainable. A canopy (in continuity with the pre-existing one) will connect the access of the western front to the future extension, a volume characterized by large windows on the long sides to the east and west. The latter will be equipped with fully opening windows, for outdoor activities, for their extension to the garden and the paved area in front, which corresponds to a portion of the existing one. The rectangular internal space, intended for meetings and presentations, is designed for a wide flexibility of use, with a blind wall equipped for projections on the north side and, on the opposite side, to the south-east, equipped with an independent kitchen with a dedicated entrance and, to the south-west, a service area.

On the back, a small and independent building is planned for the meetings of the Alpini San Fior group, equipped with toilets and a kitchen/equipped wall, positioned near the commemorative monument at the entrance to the Park to also act as a garrison of the area, since it is equipped with large windows towards the entrance, which in the evening will define a sort of luminous lantern towards the park. Formally, each of the 3 buildings of the complex will be characterized on the outside by the presence of opalescent panels to emphasize the elements of greater height.

The cycle and pedestrian path completes the connection between via Isidoro Mel and via degli Alpini and the school buildings, and at the same time defines a new urban front of the park system, with seats, trees and earthworks, obtained by moving the children’s play equipment to a safer internal position, at the same time close to the pre-existing picnic areas, the bar and connected to the school area and the natural park

223/2C DESIGN COMPETITION FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE REST HOME AND THE EX BARRACKS COMPLEX RIVA DI ASIAGO – 2023 – 3rd prize

Group leader:
architect Elisabetta Lot
Principals:
architect Vittorio Pierini, architect Ivo Boscariol, architect Alessio Grava
Collaborator:
architect Giulia Manfrin

The subject of the competition is the reorganization of the external and internal spaces of the buildings that insist on the area of ​​the former Riva barracks, currently characterized by the parade ground used as a parking lot and the presence of a Rest Home with an adjoining multi-clinic space. The founding idea of ​​the external area project is to provide citizens and guests of the rest home with a usable external space. The new green areas will have paths characterized by sinuous shapes developed within areas with irregular geometries, capable of establishing dynamic and stimulating space-sensory relationships for users.

The principles that have been adhered to are those of universal design which, applied to elderly users, include a series of measures aimed at increasing autonomy (through circular paths with walking assistance tools, raised vegetable gardens to be looked after, flower beds), memory stimulation (through solutions aimed at stimulating the visual, olfactory and tactile senses thanks to selected arboreal and floral vegetation), intergenerational exchange (through the complete use of the many functions that insist in the area) and the possibility of having aggregation spaces (seats in the shade or sheltered from the elements, outdoor meeting places).

The design of the garden edges respects the need to control the elderly without however creating physical fences that would impact the general perception of the space (eliminating the sense of enclosure, of closure).

The parking lot will be remodeled and regulated, favoring vehicular parking on the southern side of the lot, while maintaining the previous paving and rainwater recovery, defining dedicated pedestrian paths to safely access the various structures present in the complex.

As regards the architecture, in the former stables, on the southern side, near the entrance to the lot, the new multipurpose meeting room sized for 50 people interrupts the alignment of the fronts in correspondence with the only non-original wall (in concrete), to create a formally recognizable volume; a glass window emphasizes its importance making it visible from the outside, overlooking the former parade ground which can be used as a public space if necessary. The warehouse has been positioned on the eastern side; on the opposite side the multipurpose room, the toilets, the exhibition spaces and finally additional warehouses.

Where the functions are public, the pedestrian area is enlarged, creating an area for cultural and social activities dedicated to the community. The expansion of the entrance to the retirement home is also consistent and is redesigned with the same materials. The volume that expands the second and third levels takes up the pitched roof of the adjacent buildings; on the façade, the glass portion visually connects the square with the back, while the almost completely blind portion will house more “private” functions, such as the rehabilitation gym.

222/1C PNRR FUTURA DESIGN COMPETITION / MUNICIPALITY OF PORDENONE, B. ODORICO PRIMARY SCHOOL – 2022 – 2nd prize

Group leader:
architect Vittorio Pierini
Principals:
architect Elisabetta Lot, architect Ivo Boscariol, architect Fabio Santarossa, architect Marco Salamon
collaborator:
architect Alessio Grava

A trapezoidal volume, developed on two floors above ground, is articulated within the site where the demolition of the existing building is planned. On the ground floor, a projecting canopy highlights the location of the main entrance from Via Piave; the entrance hall, thanks to large windows to the north and south, connects the public entrance to the internal garden of the school, also visually.

On the ground floor, a large collective space opens up, visually and functionally connected to the garden to the south. The classrooms of the first cycle (first and second classes) with the related services to the west, the special classrooms and the library to the north, as indirect light is more appropriate in these cases; the school cleaners and the teachers’ rooms and bathrooms to the east, the BES classrooms and an additional stairwell near the connection with the canteen connective tissue. On the ground floor, the classrooms have a direct relationship with the external space.

The first floor hosts classrooms for the third and fourth year to the west and, interspersed with bathrooms, for the fifth year in addition to the music room to the south. To the north, as on the lower floor, are located the special activities, with the BES classrooms and the school cleaners in between. The additional three classrooms required by the tender were also created on this floor. The teaching spaces have large partially openable windows, which overlook the existing and projected external trees; they are equipped with elements for managing both natural and artificial lighting, which are essential considering that teaching is mainly carried out using IWBs and PCs.

The distribution space becomes a meeting place during recreational hours but also for small school exhibitions and is connected to the existing gym. A large skylight diffuses indirect light onto the staircase and the collective space below.

218/C DESIGN COMPETITION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW “LOZER” FIRST GRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE TORRE DISTRICT (PORDENONE) – 2018 – 1st prize

Group leader:
Arch. Vittorio Pierini
Principals:
Arch. Elisabetta Lot, Arch. Ivo Boscariol, Arch. Jessica Macuz, Arch. Andrea Catto

The primary objective of the project was to build it in parts: in a first phase, the construction of the new school and, only at the end of this first phase, the demolition of the existing one and the new construction of the premises with “complementary” uses, gym and auditorium. A second objective concerned the multifunctionality of the school, therefore imagining a building that would not only host school activities, but that would above all be at the service of the community of the Torre neighborhood.

The idea of ​​opening the school to the community, thinking of it as a public building attentive to relations with the urban fabric and supporting the civic activities of the community was fundamental to defining the priorities of the architectural composition.

To achieve this second objective, we thought that a new quality public space was necessary and that all the functions with autonomous use and management should “overlook” this: the school, the gym, and the auditorium.

The school complex is therefore conceived as a set of independent but contiguous modules with all the “public” functions located on the ground floor, in close correlation with the external space and with the urban flows, with pedestrian crossings and a system of vehicular access.

The three volumes that make up the project have different heights; the school is built on three floors to accommodate all the required functions while trying to contain the size in plan, it has a height of about 12 m, the gym will have a height of about 8 meters internally and the auditorium about 7/8 meters, net of the crowning walls that determine its shape. If the base collects all the public functions as mentioned, on this figuratively rest the crownings of the gym and the auditorium and the two-story volume of the school where all the classrooms overlook the longer sides to the north and south but where even the heads of the building are “opened” to illuminate the corridors creating an intense relationship with the outside that links the square with the park.

222/2C PNRR FUTURA DESIGN COMPETITION / MUNICIPALITY OF CINTO CAOMAGGIORE (VENICE), G. PASCOLI PRIMARY SCHOOL – 2022 – 3rd prize

Group leader:
architect Vittorio Pierini
Principals:
architect Elisabetta Lot, architect Ivo Boscariol, architect Fabio Santarossa, architect Marco Salamon
collaborator:
architect Alessio Grava

The project is part of the Cinto Caomaggiore School Complex, enhancing the relationship with the existing building through new visual and spatial relationships and expanding the existing green areas, while reducing land consumption. In order to guarantee teaching activities, the project is developed in two distinct phases: the first will involve the demolition of the portion of the north entrance and the construction of the new block (A) arranged on two floors above ground containing classrooms and services; the second will involve the demolition of the two buildings of the current G. Pascoli Primary School and the construction of the second block (B) arranged on one floor hosting special classrooms and services.

Block A is characterized by an L-shaped volume on two levels designed to fit into the space between the canteen/gym building and the existing primary school. It has a pitched roof in order to relate to the building typologies of the urban context of the area and to the existing buildings of the school complex.

Block B is located to the north-east of the project area, is characterized by a rectangular volume arranged on a single level and placed in adherence to body A and follows the trend of the northern perimeter of the lot. The choices adopted allow for a multipurpose space serving the school thanks to the direct connection with the central atrium, and at the same time an autonomous function guaranteed by the separate entrance located on the west side of the building, which is accessed from Via Torino, and by the possibility of closing the connection with the atrium.

235 RENOVATION AND ENLARGMENT OF CASA DPT

place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
services supplied: project, construction management
project: 2021/22
construction: 2022/23
photography: Massimo Poldelmengo

The project involves the renovation of a single house from the 1960s of significant dimensions, with a basement, mezzanine and first floor, built on a flat lot in a peripheral area of the city of Pordenone.
The intervention saw a total renovation of the house, improving both the formal appearance and the energy and structural performance.

As regards the first point, the house has undergone a general redevelopment, without distorting the pre-existing architectural system.
New environments with larger and more usable spaces have been created in the living area, merging existing rooms. Greater brightness was obtained thanks to the modification of the existing windows and the creation of new window openings.
Distribution updates have led to a reconfiguration of the entrances and service areas, as well as in the sleeping area, dedicated to the bedrooms and the study, to best respond to the client’s wishes.
New finishes were used (large format tiles in the living area, wooden flooring in the sleeping area), plasterboard in the walls, with chromatically differentiated stairwell.
Lower heights characterize the distribution compartments, both to contain technical compartments and for LED and recessed lights.
A new base raised about one meter compared to the remaining garden can be used as an outdoor space on the east and west fronts, joined by a sidewalk with 2 stairs on the north side.

As regards the structures, a perimeter reinforcement was created at the base level of the entire building, as well as at the columns. Furthermore, the floors were reinforced, both in the living area of the mezzanine floor and on the first floor above.
Reinforced concrete hoops with a thickness coinciding with the current masonry have been provided in the new openings, while the infilled ones use solid bricks.
The roof was also renovated, with a reinforcing cap and reinforced concrete curb.
Outside, the addition to the south west, built later than the house, was demolished and a perimeter base was built. On the same side a volume was built containing the bathroom and laundry, to act as a secondary entrance; on the upper side there is a terrace that can be used from the office on the first floor.

The intervention also involved the radical improvement of energy performance through the use of insulating material of different types and thicknesses throughout the building. The windows and doors were replaced with new ones in aluminium, with low-emissivity glass, with a monobloc system.
The thermo-hydraulic system is characterized by the presence of a low energy consumption system, guaranteed by the photovoltaic system with storage and inverter and by the heat pump, all optimized by a floor heating and cooling system, ceiling dehumidifiers and ventilation system mechanics.
These measures have led the house to obtain an energy class equal to A4, compared to the starting G.