Near the headquarters of the bank, there is a building

(ex Idealbimbo, a childcare shop) owned by the

bank. The building was built with no more appropriate

systems for the new parameters of contemporary

building. It doesn’t offer possibility to recover, so is

expected the complete demolition.

The new building as a new headquarters of the bank

has a simple and compact form, it has a rectangular

plan and consist of three floors above ground and a

basement, for a total area of about 4.000sm.

The front side of the main entrance , overlooking

Tosco Romagnola street , is aligned with the other

bank building, while the back side, where are located

some of the parking lots, overlooking Case Vecchie

street.

Between the two building , take form a small square

partly paved and partly as a garden, which gives a

socializing component at urban structure.

This building strongly characterized, keeps in its design

the corporate identity, it has a monolithic appearance

and it is well rooted to the ground, but the main

front opens outwards, with a large multicolored glass

window, which at night turns into a large lamp.

It is entirely covered by an iridescent metallic skin, it

changes color when the light vibrates on it, it looks

like a big gold ingot.

It is a bulding with requirements of energy saving, low

environmental impact.

In three floors above ground it houses the headquartes

and administrative offices, while the basement

houses an auditorium for about 280 seats, spaces for

various activities and exhibitions of the art collection

of the bank. These spaces, take natural light ,on the

west side, by a continuous wall of glass overlooking

the recessed square .

About the floors above ground, they are crossed

by two patios that becomes light bearers and partly

vertical gardens.

These floors above ground, appears as open space,

except for services blocks which are the only fixed

elements, in fact the rest of the partitions are editable

and removable because they are made by carpentry

works, made of glass and wood.