Independent connected volumes. Complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio
30/12/2021.
[La Spezia] Italy
metalocus, EDWIN GUAILLA
metalocus, EDWIN GUAILLA
In the Bragarina area, in the municipality of La Spezia, Italy, the architecture firm DAP studio projects a social housing consisting of 61 apartments of different sizes distributed in two buildings. The street front is characterized by an alternation of solids and voids, a plaza and a patio.
A first building in line, of smaller size, follows the course of the road and connects with existing buildings in the area, the second, larger, is configured as a courtyard system open to the street. The latter is made up of three independent volumes.
A first building in line, of smaller size, follows the course of the road and connects with existing buildings in the area, the second, larger, is configured as a courtyard system open to the street. The latter is made up of three independent volumes.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio. Photograph by Atelier XYZ.
Site Plan. Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio.
Site Plan. Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio.
Building 1 floor plan. Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio.
Building 2 floor type. Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio.
Building 1 roof floor type. Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio.
Building 2 roof floor type. Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio.
Set Axonometry. Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio.
Diagram. Residential complex of social housing, La Spezia by DAP studio.
The architectural program, established by DAP studio, proposes commercial activities in glass volumes on the ground floor that highlight the permeability of the lot. The buildings, despite their typological differentiation, find unity in the architectural language.
Within the structural grid, the living spaces are inserted like boxes, staggered on each floor, in this way each apartment can enjoy a private outdoor space.
Within the structural grid, the living spaces are inserted like boxes, staggered on each floor, in this way each apartment can enjoy a private outdoor space.
Description of project by DAP studio
The project for the Bragarina area, in the municipality of La Spezia, is a work consisting of 61 apartments of different size distributed in two buildings. The smaller one connects with the existing buildings, and it follows the orientation of the road; the largest one, instead, is set up as a courtyard building opened on the road.
This building is composed of three independent volumes connected by structural elements on plain sight. The street front, characterized by a succession of volumes (the buildings) and empty spaces (the square, the court), is bounded together by a row of trees aligned with the building facades. On the ground floor, commercial activities are hosted into glass volumes that emphasize the permeability of the lot.
In spite of their different typology, the buildings have an unitary architectural language; the facades highlight the structural elements (pillars and ceilings) in opposition to the walls. The concept we thought of is a structural grid where we insert the boxes with the housing spaces, staggered on each floor to obtain the lodges.
Each apartment can thus enjoy a private outdoor space. On the top floor there are closed and open spaces dedicated to sociability: the Limonaia (where residents can cultivate lemon trees), vegetables gardens, a solarium, a room for parties and for common activities.
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Architects
Project team
Silvia Commisso, Michele Cortinovis, Paola Cortesi, Patrizio Cagnoni, Federica Muccichini.
Collaborators
Progetec.
Client
Dea Capital Real Estate Sgr - Fondo Housing Sociale Liguria.
Consruction company
Societa’ Edilizia Tirrena SPA.
Area
Buildings sqm 7000 – external areas sqm 4000.
Dates
Project 2015 - Completion Year 2019.
Location
La Spezia, Italy.
Cost
€ 7,500,000.00
Photography
Elena Sacco, Paolo Danelli. DAP studio
DAP studio was founded in 1992 in Milan by Elena Sacco and Paolo Danelli, graduates from the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. Their office has been working for public and private clients, on architectural projects which range in scale from interiors to houses to libraries. In the last few years they have focused especially on the design of cultural institutions.
They couple their design activity with the management and development of cultural projects. DAP studio participated in the 12th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, in the Italian Pavillion, and were nominated for the 2011 Mies van der Rohe award. In 2009 they received a mention at the Golden Medal Prize for Italian Architecture (Premio Medaglia d’Oro all’Architettura Italiana).
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