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FORTRESS C I V I C CENTER YEAR 4 / SPRING 2017

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Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design: Florence Campus Professor: Filippo Caprioglio

CIVIC CENTER MAGLIANO / TOSCANA / ITALY

OVERVIEW

The new civic center for the town of Magliano in Toscana calls for a unique yet integrated center to visitors and residents. The new fortress exemplifies a grand, modern structure while paying respect to the medieval town’s history.

Without a complete continuation of the existing facades of Magliano, the new facade extends the streetscape in a unique way. While keeping the size and shape of the surrounding buildings, COR-TEN steel is utilized to create balance between new and old while complimenting the existing Tuscan stone. The site contains fragments of a historic wall that will be left asis to further integrate the design. The interior of the building functions as a large welcoming space to those visiting the town.

HISTORIC INTEGRATION

To emphasize both vertical and horizontal movement for visitors of the new civic center, the main circulation paths and stairwells are highlighted. From the street level, the two main uses of the building, the offices and the labs, are clearly distinguished. The existing stone wraps around the cor-ten steel to integrate the uses and points directly to the glass facade in the center.

An elevation from both the bottom of the hill parking lot and the street level are crucial to understand the vericallity of the building and how those visiting the building should intend to move throughout it. Visitors to the town would park on the very bottom level and progress up through the core to meet the historic streetscape.

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