LE TERRAZZE

An  “Eco-Monster” Recovery

Carità di Villorba-Treviso (North West Italy)

2008-2011

An unfinished construction site hung, with its cement skeleton, between the center of Villorba and SS 13 Pontabbana,  the main street in  the Veneto region (North of Italy).

For over sixteen years this bulky presence, originally intended to accommodate a large shopping center, poured its dark gray shades  on the surrounding context.

Due to the approval of the integrated plan for urban and environmental regeneration, the architectural design of this area was assigned to the Italian architectural Studio Marco Piva.

The project:

Le Terrazze provided an opportunity to demonstrate that an existing structure can be retrieved, giving it a totally new concept.

The aim was to create a multi-functional building to combine living spaces with common areas: an hotel, an auditorium for cultural events, a wellness center, a restaurant, a business and a commercial area, a residence with different houses typology.

A suitable solution for aggregate the residents of the complex, to strengthen social relations but also for facilitate the relations between the building, the city, ​​and the surrounding territory, respecting the housing and cultural traditions of the place.
From the recovery of the past has been created   a new innovative project, a pleasant place to live or simply to enjoy. An opportunity to increase services to residents, business people, tourists. A highly stimulating environment to live, work, socialize, shop or relax.
A new scenographic implant in the Treviso area.