Re-Use With Love

A project of memory and sustainability

The context

This project is to upgrade the former ENEL electricity transformer building located in the green heart of Bologna, within the Giardini Margherita Monumental Park, a crucial point in the city.

The purpose of the project

The property is owned by the Municipality of Bologna. It will become the headquarters for the not-for-profit association Re-Use With Love, which won the redevelopment grant.

The purpose is to transform the building and make it the hub for the social and cultural activities of the Association, which is dedicated to charitable activities and supports socially beneficial projects. This will be achieved by collecting used clothing and creating artisan-made products from recycled materials.

The purpose of the project

The property is owned by the Municipality of Bologna. It will become the headquarters for the not-for-profit association Re-Use With Love, which won the redevelopment grant.

The purpose is to transform the building and make it the hub for the social and cultural activities of the Association, which is dedicated to charitable activities and supports socially beneficial projects. This will be achieved by collecting used clothing and creating artisan-made products from recycled materials.

The purpose of the project

The property is owned by the Municipality of Bologna. It will become the headquarters for the not-for-profit association Re-Use With Love, which won the redevelopment grant.

The purpose is to transform the building and make it the hub for the social and cultural activities of the Association, which is dedicated to charitable activities and supports socially beneficial projects. This will be achieved by collecting used clothing and creating artisan-made products from recycled materials.

L’obiettivo dell’intervento

The purpose of the project

No items found.
01 di 00

L’obiettivo dell’intervento

L’immobile, di proprietà del Comune di Bologna, sarà la sede dell’associazione no-profit Re-Use With Love, vincitrice del bando di riqualificazione.

L’obiettivo è quello di rendere l’edificio il centro delle attività sociali e culturali dell’associazione che si occupa di attività di beneficenza e sostegno a progetti socialmente utili, attraverso il recupero di abiti usati e la realizzazione di prodotti di artigianato con materiali di recupero.

No items found.
01 di 00

The project

The project addresses the need for restoration and conservative maintenance works to refurbish the former ENEL transformer building, along with other internal and external works so that it can be used for cultural, recreational, and promotional activities for the city.

In architectural and structural terms, the basement under the main building will be modified; a new mezzanine level will connect to the floor below it via an internal steel staircase.

The project

The project addresses the need for restoration and conservative maintenance works to refurbish the former ENEL transformer building, along with other internal and external works so that it can be used for cultural, recreational, and promotional activities for the city.

In architectural and structural terms, the basement under the main building will be modified; a new mezzanine level will connect to the floor below it via an internal steel staircase.

The project

The project addresses the need for restoration and conservative maintenance works to refurbish the former ENEL transformer building, along with other internal and external works so that it can be used for cultural, recreational, and promotional activities for the city.

In architectural and structural terms, the basement under the main building will be modified; a new mezzanine level will connect to the floor below it via an internal steel staircase.

Il progetto

The project

No items found.
01 di 00

Il progetto

L’intervento risponde all’esigenza di riqualificare l’immobile ex cabina Enel attraverso azioni di restauro e risanamento conservativo oltre che opere interne ed esterne per consentirne l’uso ad attività culturali, ricreative e promozionali per la città.

Dal punto di vista architettonico e strutturale le modifiche interesseranno il piano interrato sottostante l’edificio principale e la creazione di un nuovo piano impalcato ricongiunto a quello sottostante attraverso una scala interna in acciaio.

No items found.
01 di 00

No items found.
01 di 00

No items found.
01 di 00

"Our work on the former ENEL transformer building is an example of memory and sustainability: a challenge that brings together the historic, the modern, and the industrial. This mix is one of the magical formulae that make up the beauty of our communities. With this project, the hope is to create a new memory for the many citizens who visit the Margherita Gardens, somewhere children will remember as a place where they met a friend and played together."

No items found.
01 di 00

No items found.
01 di 00

No items found.
01 di 00

North elevation by Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
This is some text inside of a div block.
South elevation by Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
This is some text inside of a div block.
Longitudinal section by Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
This is some text inside of a div block.
East Cross section by Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
This is some text inside of a div block.
West cross section by Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
This is some text inside of a div block.
No items found.
01 di 00

Sections and Prospects

The external works

As part of the design of the outdoor spaces surrounding the building, a wooden platform will be created, with a ramp that provides a new entrance to the building and will also serve as a permanent feature accessible to all. This will revitalise a currently marginal area of the city where there is no lighting, making it into a place for socialising within the park.

Access to this new nucleus will be via a new paved pedestrian pathway, which connects to the public footpath on Viale Stenio Polischi, which is within the Giardini Margherita Park.

The external works

As part of the design of the outdoor spaces surrounding the building, a wooden platform will be created, with a ramp that provides a new entrance to the building and will also serve as a permanent feature accessible to all. This will revitalise a currently marginal area of the city where there is no lighting, making it into a place for socialising within the park.

Access to this new nucleus will be via a new paved pedestrian pathway, which connects to the public footpath on Viale Stenio Polischi, which is within the Giardini Margherita Park.

The external works

As part of the design of the outdoor spaces surrounding the building, a wooden platform will be created, with a ramp that provides a new entrance to the building and will also serve as a permanent feature accessible to all. This will revitalise a currently marginal area of the city where there is no lighting, making it into a place for socialising within the park.

Access to this new nucleus will be via a new paved pedestrian pathway, which connects to the public footpath on Viale Stenio Polischi, which is within the Giardini Margherita Park.

Gli esterni

The external works

No items found.
01 di 00

Gli esterni

Il progetto degli spazi esterni che circondano l’edificio prevede la creazione di una pedana in legno dotata di rampa che servirà come nuovo accesso all’edificio oltre che come arredo permanente e fruibile da tutti, capace di riqualificare una zona marginale e attualmente priva di illuminazione, rendendola nuovo fulcro di socialità all’interno del parco.

Questo nuovo nucleo sarà raggiungibile tramite un nuovo percorso pedonale pavimentato che si collegherà al marciapiede del viale Stenio Polischi, all’interno del parco dei Giardini Margherita.

No items found.
01 di 00

Environmental strategies

The environmental strategies have been handled with particular care by introducing measures that will reduce energy consumption, for example by improving the efficiency of the building enclosure and opening up large, glazed surfaces to ensure proper natural light and ventilation.

Environmental strategies

The environmental strategies have been handled with particular care by introducing measures that will reduce energy consumption, for example by improving the efficiency of the building enclosure and opening up large, glazed surfaces to ensure proper natural light and ventilation.

Environmental strategies

The environmental strategies have been handled with particular care by introducing measures that will reduce energy consumption, for example by improving the efficiency of the building enclosure and opening up large, glazed surfaces to ensure proper natural light and ventilation.

Strategie ambientali

Environmental strategies

No items found.
01 di 00

Strategie ambientali

Grande attenzione è stata posta alle strategie ambientali attraverso l’introduzione di alcune azioni di riduzione dei consumi, come l’apertura di grandi specchiature vetrate per garantire il corretto apporto di luce e ventilazione naturale, unitamente all’efficientamento dell’involucro.

No items found.
01 di 00

Client
Re-Use With Love odv
Location
Bologna, Italy
Year
2021
Type
Cultural
Category
Architecture
Area
185 sqm
Status
In Progress

Project

Mario Cucinella Architects
Studio Controluce, Arch. Emanuele Dionigi

Project Team

MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
MCA
Mario Cucinella
Project Manager
Carlotta Menarini
Team Member
Project Leader
Architect
Paolo Greco
Structural design
Archplanning
Building services design
Mattia Buriani (impianti meccanici), Luca Rossi (impianti elettrici)
General contractor
Altoponte Srl
Contractor
Altoponte Srl, 2M Termoidraulica, G.A. Impianti tecnici
Visual
Studio Controluce, Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
Structural design
Archplanning
Building services design
Mattia Buriani (impianti meccanici), Luca Rossi (impianti elettrici)
General contractor
Altoponte Srl
Contractor
Altoponte Srl, 2M Termoidraulica, G.A. Impianti tecnici
Visual
Studio Controluce, Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
Structural design
Archplanning
Building services design
Mattia Buriani (impianti meccanici), Luca Rossi (impianti elettrici)
General contractor
Altoponte Srl
Contractor
Altoponte Srl, 2M Termoidraulica, G.A. Impianti tecnici
Visual
Studio Controluce, Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
Structural design
Archplanning
Building services design
Mattia Buriani (impianti meccanici), Luca Rossi (impianti elettrici)
General contractor
Altoponte Srl
Contractor
Altoponte Srl, 2M Termoidraulica, G.A. Impianti tecnici
Visual
Studio Controluce, Arch. Emanuele Dionigi
No items found.