The filmic contribution of The Piranesi Experience, directed by Claudio Esposito, accompanies us through an unedited journey where a fine line is drawn between structure and Architecture.
Rossana Vinci, architect and journalist
The reservoir tower of the Alperia district heating plant in Bolzano combines technical innovation with a certain artistic preference, produced by a singular backlit perforated panelling, which adds value to the structure.
The camera’s initial shotsslip through the tower’s double skin –first through its thick metal cage structure, then through a perforated mask of anodized aluminium. With the notes of Populous’s unpublished musical contribution, the reservoir turns on its coloured reflectors that uniformly emit light, starting with the holes in the cladding thus mimicking the frontal exterior of a building in which the first façade lights mark the dawn of a new day. The camera now pans out fluidly embracing the tower in its entirety as well as from every perspective. The congruous relationship between the Alperia tower and its context is also revealed: the towers of Castel Firmiano stand out against the fortress, while the various main high ways of the city penetrate the valley of the south-western outskirts of Bolzano.The colours of the day leave space for the evening. And, the photography of Fabio Paolucci expertly captures the passage of a bystander. The moving light spreads from the façade and synchronizes with the lights of the city,which are preparing for nightfall. The Alperia tower now emanates its structural essence by turning on the LEDs and transforming itself into a dynamic architecture that converses with the skyline on the horizon. Hence, the structure transforms into architecture and Architecture in turn becomes Art.
Claudio Esposito film director
Fabio Paolucci, photography director
Andrea Mangia aka Populous, author of the music
Alperia Tower
“Art and architecture” for the new reservoir of the district heating plant Arch. Valentina Bonato, Arch. Cagol and Arch. Niedermayr in collaboration with the artist Julia Bornefeld
Giving architectural value to a technical object has made the tower a new symbol of Bolzano
Bozen 2017 346 ton 2300 sq.m.
Key facts Dimensions: height 44,5 m diameter ca. 20 m floors 13 stairway 208 steps Steel structures: 304 tons of steel - 117 welded steel elements - 1 steel element has nearly 100 m of welding lines - maximale dimensions of 1 element 1,5 x 3 x 12 m Façades: 25 tons of aluminum sheets - 6 63 aluminium sheets for the outer facade 109 different aluminium sheets 1,5 x 3 m 1225 holes between 0,4 - 2,2 m of diameter - 168 aluminium sheets inside 17 tons of INOX sheets - f ixed between aluminium sheets and steel elements by 52.409 Drilling screws Timeline Start and end of our project: 04.2016 - 11.2017
Wolfram Sparber Chiarman of the Executive Board Alperia S.p.A.
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We invested all our technical know how in this project
Stefan Maier Design Engineer Stahlbau Pichler
On site
A lot of steel structures and a lot of metal facades - perfect project for us
Gianfranco Piccolin Project Manager Stahlbau Pichler
Foto © Alex Filz
Art + architecture = Alperia Tower steel structure + façades = Stahlbau Pichler
Davide Angelotti Sales Manager Stahlbau Pichler
Foto © OskarDaRiz