regenerate places
create communities
What's coming.
R60 / Urban Regeneration in Reggio nell'Emilia
The Programme aims at developing and implementing strategies for urban regeneration and upgrading of the eastern quadrant of the Stazione district in Reggio Emilia: it increases the sustainable and supportive housing supply, with 148 social housing units, Services of public interest (sport, education, culture), environmental (neighbourhood green areas) and mobility (parking, pedestrian and cycle areas).
PIERS / Social Housing and Public Spaces
An integrated urban regeneration programme, environmental to increase the supply of social housing for new urban, demographic, social and economic dynamics, increase cohesion and social and intergenerational integration, improving urban quality, architecture and construction, renewing the quality of living and living, according to the principles of universal design.
EX CAFFARRI
Reuse of industrial heritage
An example of reuse that dialogues with the contemporary, involves the established and emerging cultural and creative industries, the new recycling economies, the plural world of associations active in the district, renew together a social use of the building heritage.
Regeneration is characterized by lightness, flexibility and adaptability, making all protagonists of a process of cooperation and sharing places and experiences, both plural and consistent with general strategic objectives, an articulated process of hybridization and collaboration involving the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, STU Reggiane, Fondazione Reggio Children, Lego Foundation, Remida and the english artist David Tremlett.
The exploitation of genius loci and urban-scale relations of abandoned religious complexes allows to presage new vocations settlement for functions with high social and environmental value, reupdating training and knowledge, hospitality and reception, living in community, regenerating the role of material and immaterial stronghold in the community of religious places.
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Our project is finalist in the call for ideas, promoted by the Diocese of Verona, to redevelop the former Seminary of San Massimo.
OLIVETTI LAB / Innovating the Future of Ivrea
The Call for Ideas OLIVETTI LAB is an initiative promoted by the Municipality of Ivrea, the focal point of the World Heritage Site, conceived and developed by the Santagata Foundation for the Economy of Culture. The initiative aims to gather innovative ideas for the enhancement and development of "Ivrea, an Industrial City of the 20th Century," a World Heritage site, and its surrounding area.
And we will partecipating to it!
RETI:ATTIVE
Our independent research identifies the main strategies and opportunities for regeneration and functional integration of the nodes, active and decommissioned of the production network of Parmigiano-Reggiano, through the establishment of services for the community, The aim is to improve the relationship between rural and urban communities, between city and country, between economy and ecology.
And something that we made.
Campo Sant'Andrea / Venice
C40 / REINVENTING CITIES
The Campo Sant'Andrea proposal conceives the regeneration of Forte Sant'Andrea in Venice as a meeting place where culture, social life, and nature find a new dimension and centrality.
The scenario of vocation is expressed by the name, which conveys an open-ended project that involves the community from the outset and experiments with future uses in a participatory manner, studying its replicability as a model.
The project places the utmost attention on sustainability, in terms of both content (restoration and fruition) and methods: carbon neutrality, radical circular economy (according to the ‘rebuilding from waste’ strategy, which reuses demolition materials for reconstruction).
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The redevelopment will optimize the water cycle, minimize impact, and enhance biodiversity and renaturalized space.
The initiative aims to reopen the island to the public as a common good, enhance its green spaces and monumental structures, and create an open laboratory, a place for research, knowledge, innovation, and training (technological, ecological, visual, artistic), with an inclusive approach that is attentive to fragile contexts.
The restored buildings and outdoor space will host environmental education activities, concerts, workshops, temporary exhibitions, conferences, guided tours, and a reception point for free access and full enjoyment of the Fort as a fertile and living space.
The essential architecture by Officine Urbane inaugurates a new model of educational space in Bibbiano.
Solid and honest in its exposed brick, concrete, and steel, the new canteen presents itself as a simple form rooted in local tradition.
More than a mere refectory, it is a luminous "gateway" that welcomes children during pre-school reception.
Thanks to its flexible layout, the space actives with a varying intensity of use: transitioning from a meal setting to a didactic laboratory and after-school activities.
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Large windows erase the boundaries, establishing a visual and functional connection between the interior and the exterior, protected by the connecting canopy.
This structure operates with a dual function: serving the school during the day and acting as a civic hub in the evening, all for the benefit of the community.
It is a PNRR investment dedicated to the growth of the local community of the town.
The Parco delle Paulonie project is a multidimensional success that transcends the simple requalification of an equipped green area.
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The implementation of distinctive architectural elements—from the mirrored wall that expands light and space, to the multi-chromatic fence that softens the notion of a boundary—is directly linked to achieving crucial social goals, such as inclusivity and perceived safety.
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Here, urban regeneration actively contributes to social regeneration, creating an environment that is not only functional but has also generated a unique emotional identity.
The naming of the park as "Parco della Pace" (Peace Park) by the neighborhood children is not an anecdotal detail, but definitive proof that the approach based on dialogue and active security has transformed a vulnerable space into a center of tranquility and cohesion.
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In summary, Parco delle Paulonie is a successful prototype demonstrating how architecture, when informed by a profound understanding of social dynamics and civic participation, can act as a powerful tool for shared legacy and urban pacification
Unveiled in 2021, Piazzetta Domenica Secchi stands as a strategic nexus of urban and environmental regeneration.
Part of the "Turri Constellation" plan, the project forged an inclusive space, deliberately extending the "community effect" and urban safety.
It actively fosters interculturality and intergenerationality , serving as a "Service Station for the Community" for integration and participation.
Its design ensures high multiplicity and intensity of use.
It is highly attractive to adolescents (14–35) with a vibrant basketball court and durable outdoor ping pong tables.
Permeability with the neighborhood is enhanced by reorganized pedestrian paths and new trees.
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The enhancement of lighting amplifies its safety and ensures multiplicity and intensity of use.
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Piazzetta Secchi now functions as a protected, vital, and unifying heart for the district.
Showcasing our expertise in integrated urban development, Officine Urbane played a key role in Reggio Emilia's 'Contratti di Quartiere II' program.
We formulated the strategic framework and designed vital elements, including innovative social housing solutions and accessible public service facilities aimed at boosting community well-being.
This comprehensive initiative focused on regenerating specific neighborhoods, improving living standards, and strengthening the social fabric.
It highlights Officine Urbane's capability in delivering holistic, sustainable urban regeneration projects that combine effective planning with socially conscious architecture.
Discover "Il Listone" in Fontanellato, a key Urban Redevelopment initiative providing sustainable rent housing, developed and designed by Officine Urbane.
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Our studio formulated the strategic program and crafted the architectural projects for both the social housing residences and vital public interest services.
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This integrated approach delivers quality, affordable living solutions while embedding essential community facilities within the neighborhood.
It exemplifies Officine Urbane’s dedication to creating functional, dignified spaces and fostering social inclusion through thoughtful urban regeneration and architectural excellence.
Partner with us for impactful community design.
Experience the impact of integrated design with Reggio Emilia's Compagnoni Urban Redevelopment Program, envisioned and executed by Officine Urbane.
We skillfully developed the masterplan, shaped the modern residential architecture, and crafted the inclusive public spaces currently enhancing the district.
Our approach seamlessly blends buildings, landscape, and community needs to foster social connection and significantly raise the quality of life.
This project highlights Officine Urbane's commitment to creating cohesive, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing urban environments through expert planning and architectural design.
Let us bring your urban vision to life.
Urbanauti is a reflection on the relationship between community and urban space in the consolidated city, in the suburbs, in marginal areas.
The trips of the city limits adopt the form of urban walking: the observation focuses on the use of public spaces, on the transformations of society, economy and space in the city, looking at exemplary neighborhoods, the evolution of the real estate market, the emergence of new types of buildings, the recent methods and strategies of urbanization of the territory, with a look at the phases of urban development and construction of the city from the second post-war to today.
Stazioni Orbitanti intends to provide tools to start a pilot program of territorial promotion and regeneration and integration of tourism and cultural sustainable and supportive.
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The programme aims to activate integrated policies (infrastructural, social, cultural, economic and environmental) for communities in the metropolitan area, with particular reference to "inner areas" and urban suburbs, by exploiting existing metro, urban rail, funicular and cycle paths.
