Airplanes – and later locomotives – were manufactured in »Officine Reggiane«, an industrial complex erected in 1901 near Reggio Emilia’s historic centre. In the 1970s 11,000 men and women were employed here. The district is being revitalized in phases. The painstaking transformation of the existing building was a stipulation of the client.
Shed 19 is the first of three buildings in a technology centre that is breathing new life into the buildings. The hall, with a surface area of 2250 qm and clerestory glazing on all four sides, has to a great extent been retained. The solid exterior walls and the load-bearing structure consisting of trussed columns and beams bring to mind the building’s former use.
Thirty-two wooden modules were inserted in the envelope, providing the spaces necessary for research. The modules are stacked atop one another in three levels. Situated between the steel columns, they are freestanding and self-supporting. Thus, it is still possible to experience the original spatial impression and the characteristic steel structure.
Shed 19 is the first of three buildings in a technology centre that is breathing new life into the buildings. The hall, with a surface area of 2250 qm and clerestory glazing on all four sides, has to a great extent been retained. The solid exterior walls and the load-bearing structure consisting of trussed columns and beams bring to mind the building’s former use.
Thirty-two wooden modules were inserted in the envelope, providing the spaces necessary for research. The modules are stacked atop one another in three levels. Situated between the steel columns, they are freestanding and self-supporting. Thus, it is still possible to experience the original spatial impression and the characteristic steel structure.