Salewa Spa Headquarters Italy : Architecture Information

Salewa Spa Headquarters, Bolzano, Bozen, Italy 2009-11 Park Associati - Cino Zucchi Architetti Description The new headquarters of Salewa, one of the most important manufacturing firms in Bolzano, is integrated into the landscape at the point where the city of Bolzano meets the uncontaminated nature of the mountains. As well as housing new work spaces, the building aims to provide a space of interaction and communication between the company and its network of suppliers, partners and clients. The new headquarters represents a point of convergence between different elements of everyday life: from physical, social and communicative dimensions to work styles and leisure. The Salewa headquarters is formed by a series of multifaceted slabs and towers, including a 50 metre-high structure which when built will be the tallest building in the city. The project combines an electro-coloured micro-perforated aluminium skin which protects the most exposed parts of the building with a large vertical glass covering. The resulting visual effect is that of a rock crystal. The interplay between the thin sheet metal-like pillars and the delicate protective layers frame the façades and underline the contrast between the invisible and visible areas. Situated in a particular geographic location, this complex represents a place of information exchange between the dense web of material and immaterial relations that constitute the life of a modern company Salewa Spa Headquarters Bolzano - Building Information Client: Oberalp S.p.a. Date: Competition: 2007 On Site: Sep 2009 Expected date of completition: 2010/11 Address: Bozen, Italy Project: Park Associati - Filippo Pagliani, Michele Rossi Park Associati Srl Via Carlo Goldoni n.1, 20129 Milano with Cino Zucchi Architetti Design team Elisa Taddei_Project Leader Alice Cuteri, Lorenzo Merloni, Marco Panzeri, Pietro Pezzani, Alessandro Rossi Madoka Tomita, Giada Torchiana Fabio Calciati_Rendering General co-ordination and project management Plan Team GmbH, Bozen - Johann Rock, Rupert Cristofoletti Structural Engineering Kauer&Kauer Ingenieure, Bozen - Georg e Ulrich Kauer Mechanical and Electrical engineering Energytech Ingegneri S.r.l., Bozen - Georg Felderer Fire prevention engineering Energytech Ingegneri S.r.l., Bozen - Georg Felderer Local Architect Brigitte Kauntz, Bozen Cost Evaluation & Engineering Studio Luraschi, Venegono Superiore (Va) - Franco Luraschi Kletterhalle Ralf Preindl, Brixen Dimensions Project Area 2500 sq/m Salewa Spa Headquarters Bolzano images / infomration from Park Associati