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S O L A R D E C A T H L O N E U R O P E ‘19
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24/7 C I T Y H U B
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SWAT
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NICOLAAS BETSLAAN
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AVES SUNSHADING
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DUBAI NEW DISTRICT
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PANORAMA HOUSE
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FROM SPOTS TO NETWORK
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VERRÈS RENEWAL
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M A I N
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SOLAR DECATHLON MOR Team E U R O P E ‘19
TYPOLOGY International competition
YEAR 2017/2019
LOCATION Szentendre, Hungary
THE PROJECT
The MOR team represents Delft University of Technology in Solar Decathlon Europe 2019. MOR is a collaboration of students, professors experts and experienced members working in the fields of energy, circularity, product development, innovation in technology, finances and architectural design. In the quest to make our vision a reality, the team MOR, or Modular Office Renovation, has commited itself to developing a strategy for renovating underperforming office buildings into net positive multi-purpose buildings. Our mission is to renovate these inefficient office buildings into net positive andaffordable rental housing for starters. In order to make our design
future-proof, we propose an adaptable and modular solution with multiple functions. Our solution is able to react to the change in user needs as well as everchanging market conditions. We are convinced that this type of intervention will have a positive local and global impact on the long term viability of our surroundings. MOR aims to create a renovation proposal focused on net-positivity in five aspects: energy, air, water, biomass, and materials. Only though holisitcally adressing these five net-positivity aspects can we hope to achieve social, economic and environmental prosperity as the pillars of sustainability.
EUROPOINT - ROTTERDAM (NL) For the competition two cases are analyzed: the Europoint in Rotterdam, as sample of under-performing office building, and the prototype, which represents a cut-out of the tower, which will be built full scale in Hungary. One tower is selected for the design as all the three towers of the complex are identical. The high potential of converting this building into housing stems from the already existing characteristics of the structure. Because the columns are placed in the facade, there is complete freedom for the floor plan, allowing for an unconstrained housing unit distribution. On top of this, the structure is over dimensioned to meet the load requirements of an office building from the 70’s, while also having a sufficient vertical communication infrastructure, making it suitable for conversion into housing. “We envision a future-proof built environment that gives back to its surroundings more than it takes from it.”
Modularity is a key element in the design. Modularity and prefabrication are necessary to achieve the circular economy principles, since they allow for the use of large-scale closed loops solutions for the reuse of materials, and focus on the more intensive use of specific products. At the building scale, as it was already mentioned, these principles are introduced within the new facade components, but also the wall elements and the bathroom/ kitchen and bed boxes. These four elements serve as a renovation toolkit that can create new spaces and upgrade the energy performance of the building.
faรงade walls
kitchen/bathroom
bedroom/workstation
PROTOTYPE - SZENTENDRE (HU) The prototype is first built in the Netherlands to test it, then disassembled and transported to Hungary for the competition. The modularity and adaptability concepts are key element also in the design of the prototype. Indeed, modules can be moved or re-arranged based on season and time of the day. In particular, the garden, which works as a buffer zone, allows for higher comfort for users and leads to lower energy demand.
WINTER day
WINTER night
SUMMER day
SUMMER night
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24/7 C I T Y H U B
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Climate design - MEGA Design Studio
TYPOLOGY Academic group and individual project YEAR A.y. 2017/2018 Master 1st year - 2nd semester SUPERVISORS Michela Turrin Willem van der Spoel LOCATION Rotterdam, The Netherlands
THE PROJECT
24/7 City Hub is a design for a mixed-use high rise in Rotterdam, in the Rotterdam Central District. The project focuses on an integrated design approach with several discplines: architecture, structural design, climate design, façade design, computational design and management. The design aims at integrating different functions within the building and at relating with Rotterdam Central Station. The main objective is to create meeting spaces inside the building, enhancing and facilitating the flows of external visitors or station passengers through and inside the building.
From an architectural point of view, the goal was to create a captivating architecture that could relate to the geometry of the station and echo the dynamic nature of the building programme. This is coupled with the “24/7” concept, for which the office space and building amenities are available any day any time for occupants to use. As climate designer the goal is to make the building sustainable, fullfilling the given requirements for its energy performance. Special attention is given to the integration of passive strategies in the design.
CONTEXT The given area is the Rotterdam Central District (RCD), which is is the area centered on Rotterdam Central Station. The municipality aims to further develop a mixed programme area. Conradstraat, which is our specific location between the railway and the Groot Handelsgebouw,is, together with Weenapoint, Delftseplein and Schiekadeblok, one of the locations that will give form to the RCD’s future urban development.
SITE ANALYSIS The wind velocity and pressure around the building and the surroundings have been analyzed to understand if it was feasible to exploit wind for passive strategies. The average wind speed in Rotterdam is 3,8 m/s.
Solar radiation in winter, on December 21st, and in summer, on June 21st, are analyzed as well. In the first case, as sun is lower in the sky in winter, the maximum solar radiation is registered on the South façade of the tower. In summer, the maximum solar radiation is on the roofs, as the sun is higher in the sky. SUMMER
WINTER
SUSTAINABILITY VISION TRIPLE P People
Planet
Profit
natural ventilation
PVs
second skin to improve comfort
natural ventilation
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“Reduce energy demand, rather than produce.”
SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL floor heating/cooling
HOTEL fan coil units OFFICE heating/cooling radiant ceiling
CONFERENCE CENTRE heating/cooling radiant ceiling
OFFICE SPACES The hybrid system is made of local natural intake and mechanical exhaust. The air enters through trickle vents on the faรงade and is directed into the plenum. Here, a fan connected to ducts, distributes the air in the plenum. The air is then supplied to the room through a series of small openings located in the suspended ceiling. The thermal mass of the concrete slab of the floor above is exploited. In fact, when the air flows in the plenum, it exchanges heat/cold with the thermal mass before being supplied to the room. Therefore, in winter, the air is pre-heated thanks to the thermal exchange with the warmer thermal mass, while in summer it is pre-cooled. SUMMER
thermal mass trickle vent
WINTER thermal mass trickle vent
HOUSING - DYNAMIC DOUBLE SKIN The principle for the faรงade of the dwellings is using the wide cavity between the two skins as an enclosed loggia or as an expansion of the indoor space. The main feature of the wide cavity is that natural ventilation is achieved by letting the air inside the room from the cavity were wind speed is decreased and thermal conditions are mitigated in summer and winter. Natural ventilation is allowed in the room through the cavity. Top and bottom opening of the second skin allow ventilation in and out if the cavity. The inner skin is opened to the cavity through windows or sliding doors and a constant ventilation rate is provided by trickle vents which are integrated in both inner and outer skin. when the cavity becomes part of the inner space the outer skin represents the thermal line.
CFD ANALYSIS FOR A SAMPLE CAVITY PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION
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WINTER
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
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energy and society studio
TYPOLOGY Academic group and individual project YEAR A.y. 2018/2019 Master 2nd year - 1st semester SUPERVISORS Craig Martin Erik van den Ham LOCATION Amsterdam, The Netherlands
THE PROJECT
Amstel III is one of th business areas in Amsterdam Zuidoost. The Municipality plans see this area to be transformed into multi-functional, with the coexhistance of living and working, together with services. Amstel III area is located in a strategic position, along the railway between the Amsterdam ArenA and the AMC hospital. The area is provided with metro (Bullewijk and Holendrcht) and train station (Amsterdam Bijlmeer Arena).
The goal of the course is to explore new insights and directions for the sustainable city by implementing a design methodology that embraces theoretical knowledge, technological merit, environmental effectiveness and societal impact. The designer should be able to develop a conscious design that help advance the reading of sustainable solutions and technological concepts, and to realize these within existing and future urban neighbourhoods.
GROUP WORK: AMSTEL III DEVELOPMENT To develop a sustainable design proposal for the area of Amstel III, challenges and potentials have been defined. From a detailed analysis of the site, the proposal was developed in two weeks working in situ. The proposal is inspired by the “Rotterdam Energy Approach Planning (REAP)”, therefore the focus is on the district scale while reducing at the (existing)building level. The goal is to realize an integrated buildinglandscape design to create new spaces and give a different perspective on Amstel III while managing natural resources. At the same time, BENG regulations for 2020 must be respected for the district to be sustainable. To achieve the goal, a mixed used district with new functions, connections, landscape, water and solar energy is proposed. Each element developed within the scheme tackles different challenges.
Solar radiation on nE/nW façades
Solar radiation on SE/SW façades
kWh/m2 < 0,00 97,76 195,52 293,28 391,05 488,81 586,57 684,33 782,09 879,85 > 977,62 N
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INDIVIDUAL WORK: GREEN FACADES FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS The buildings located in the assigned site in the area of Amstel III are mainly offices built in the 1990s. The average gas demand, mainly for heating, is quite high (109,4 kWh/m2year). Another issue to tackle is the urban heat island effect in the site. This is due to two main reasons: first of all, most of the buildings are cladded with reflective materials, then there are many big open spaces which are neither shaded nor provided with green. The lack of greenery in the site is quite a big issue, which is caused also by the poor soil quality, which does not allow for trees to grow properly.
ROCKWOOL AS GROWING MEDIUM AND INSULATING MATERIALS The green faรงade combines greenery and insulation. Geraniums, indeed, grow in rockwool. Why rockwool? In terms of insulating properties, the rockwool performs well both for acoustics and thermal insulation. In addition, it is lightweight and can improve the fire resistance performance of the facade. On the other hand, it is used to grow crop in greenhouses with hydroponics system. This is possible thanks to the density of the product. The variation in density determines the properties of the growing media such as the moisture holding capacity, the aeration or air filled porosity and the moisture gradient from the top to the base of the cube or growing slab. One of the most important characteristics of rockwool is that plants are still able to extract water for growth at very low moisture tensions in the media.
water and nutrients supply + moisture
roots
extra water is released rock wool dries - moisture
water and nutrients back to the reservoir: can be re-used because of the maintained chemical stability
ROCKWOOL TEST To understand rockwool behaviour under different circumstances in terms of moisture content, a test on a specimen has been performed. The considered unit of rockwool is 20x20x10 cm, with the two long sides covered with a metal sheet. The test has been carried out in one week (from October 17th to October 23rd). The first day, in the morning the specimen has been placed in a container with about 2 liters of water, then in the evening it has been removed from the container to check how much water was absorbed. In the following days, the rockwool has been weighted and checked at the end of each day to understand how much water was released. Both the moisture content and the thermal conductivity of the specimen have been calculated under the changing conditions. WATER ABSORPTION
CHECK
Under test conditions, the specimen released 160 g of water (in 6 days) out of 581 g that were absorbed in the first day. Therefore, taken as an educated assumption the 4,5 % loss per day, it can be said that to release the full amount of absorbed water it would take 21,8 days. In the real scenario, the rockwool panel (size of 1,2x0,6 m) would require 2 liters of water at the very beginning to irrigate the geraniums and let the roots grow. Under the considered conditions of 4,5% loss per day, based on the calculations performed for the specimen case, it would take about 22,3 days for the panel to release 100 % of the water absorbed at the beginning.
WEIGHT CONTROL
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ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE Facade preparation
Mullions connection to the facade
Panel assembly
Rock wool + Steel profile system Geraniums seeding
Mineral wool
Vapour membrane placement around the panel
Irrigation system integration
Stainless steel grid support
Facade detail scale 1:5
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Floor finishing 20 mm Screed 50 mm Slab 200 mm
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Bricks 100 mm Mineral wool 135 mm Air cavity (non ventilated) 40 mm Bricks 100 mm 4
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Steel mullions 50 mm Vapour membrane 1 mm Steel profile (Sab Profiel) 15 mm Rockwool panel 200 mm Vapour membrane 1 mm
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Integrated drip irrigation system with gutter
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Connection to the facade
The panel is transported to the building site and connected to the existing facade
Plants growth
Geraniums are irrigated and start to grow
The geraniums need 30 days to grow. This means that the facade will be ready in all its aspects 30 days after installation.
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NICOLAAS BETSLAAN
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zero-energy design
TYPOLOGY Academic group project YEAR A.y. 2017/2018 Master 1st year - 2nd semester SUPERVISORS Siebe Broersma Leo Gommans LOCATION Delft, The Netherlands
THE PROJECT
EU 20-20-20 energy targets state that all new buildings must be nearly zero-energy by 2020 and all the public buildings must be nearly zero-energy by 2018. Seventy percent of the existing building stock in the Netherlands is over 30 years old and about thirty-five percent is over 50 years old. Since regulations on thermal insulation were only introduced in the 70s, residential and service buildings are currently responsible for 35.8% of the energy use. The aim of the assignment is to redesign an energetically poor performing 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residential building block in Voorhof , the Nicolaas Beetslaan.
This has to be transformed into a multi-functional building, with dwellings and new functions, with a zero energy performance following an integrated approach. The New Stepped strategy is to be applied, which means that no net import of energy from outside enters the building borders. The approach can be applied at different scale: dwelling, block and neighbourhood. The building and user related energy of the block must be compensated for by local renewable energy production. The embodied energy of the materials for the new interventions has to be compensated for.
THE NEW ENVELOPE The first measure to reduce the energy consumption in the building is to improve the thermal resistance of the envelope. In order to achieve that, the most efficient measure appeared to be moving the thermal line to the outside, wrapping the building in a second skin. In this way, the existing walls are not touched, thus letting people living in even when the building is under renovation. The opaque components of the envelope, such as the north and south façades and the roof, are extra insulated to reach performing insulation values with a low embodied energy material such as cork. Two different second skin systems were designed for the two façades, according to the orientation and the programme of the dwellings. West-South-West façade
Wood-aluminum Folding Window triple glazing U=0,4 W/m2K Kellner winter gardens & Windows® Folding System Low-e double glazing U=1,1 W/m2K Building Integrated Photovoltaic Panel Face In Tec® - Solar
East-North-East façade Low-e triple glazing U=0,4 W/m2K Photovoltaic Sun Shade System Kawneer - 1600 PowerShade™ inclination 43°
Low-e double glazing U=1,1 W/m2K
Other measures are used at the scale of the apartment units to reduce energy consumption. These measures can be easily implemented by the users, being aware that even small adjustments and implementation could be beneficial for the energy consumption.
LED LIGHTING ENERGY STAR and CERTIFIED LIGHT FIXTURES
ENERGY PLUS APPLIANCES
SMART SYSTEMS CONTROL and PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT
FLOW CONTROLLER
ENERGY PLAN Energy production is achieved by creating a green house. The air trapped in the greenhouse and heated up thanks to the solar radiation is fed to the air-to-water heat recovery system. In this way the heat extracted from the greenhouse can be transfered to the underground thermal storage. The main systems for energy production are PV panels integrated in the roof, BiPV panel integrated in the faรงades and PVT panels that collaborate with the heat pump system. The solar devices account for a large area of about 1500 m2. All the measures work together for an efficient energy flow in summer and winter and day and night and the material for the new intervention were chosen trying to minimize the embodied energy and improve the end of life options. In the end the new building is not only zero energy but able to produce a small energy surplus of 11.189 kWh.
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AVES SUNSHADING
D A T A
TYPOLOGY Academic group project
M A I N
Bucky Lab - Product design
SUPERVISOR Marcel Bilow
YEAR A.y. 2017/2018 Master 1st year - 1st semester
LOCATION The Netherlands
THE PROJECT
Typical Dutch row houses are 6 meter wide and provided with a 10-meters-deep garden. People like to spend their free time outside with family, having a BBQ with friends, or just chilling. In order to spend more time in the garden, people look for comfortable solutions that allow to get shade, be protected from light rain and wind. However, the garden itself is not only a place where users can relax, but also a space used for gardening or hobbies. Therefore, it is usually divided into two main parts: a paved one, provided with a nice table and a set of chairs, and a green one.
The perfect product should, therefore, be able to satisfy them and make people enjoy their garden as much as they can throughout the year. Today, what people are looking for, is usually a good sushade system which can to meet their needs, by being able to handle any weather condition, allowing for more space and for a good use of the garden. Moreover, Dutch weather is usually not good so people might prefer to spend time inside their houses, leaving the sunshade without,being used, reason why it should not take up much space.
Panel
Top Connection Motor
Fitting
Shaft
1:1 PROTOTYPE The study of the product also consisted in designing and making a 1:1 scale prototype of 70 x 70 cm. Design included detailed drawings of each components, as well as selection of mechanical components, such as the motor, and materials. The prototype has been realized in two weeks by the entire team.
System operation
Pin Slot
Thrust washer
Sleeve bearing Spacer Fitting
Bolts
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DUBAI NEW DISTRICT
M A I N
D A T A
urban design studio
TYPOLOGY Academic group project YEAR A.y. 2014/2015 Bachelor 1st year - 2nd semester SUPERVISORS Caterina Tiazzoldi Carlo Spinelli LOCATION Dubai, United Arab Emirates
THE PROJECT
Dubai is one of the most fastly developing city of modern world. Innovative projects find a fertile land to be carried on also due to the growing economy of the United Arab Emirates. More than 15 millions tourists per year are attracted by the city, which offers several fascinating sites. Dubai is provided with productive and business districts as well as residential areas and services. Moreover it has its roots in a very strong cultural and religious heritage Therefore, the aim of heritage. this progect is to design a low
density residential district for UAE inhabitants, bringing an innovative appearance always taking into consideration the local tradition. In additions it was given us to design both the unit and the district using one shape: here, it is the wave. The site is located in a desertic area, far from many services, thus bringing the need to connect it to the city. The shape of each single unit, instead, is designed in order to answer the problem of the hot dry climate charachterizing this Middle-East region.
DUBAI LOCATION Persian Gulf, UAE POPULATION DENSITY 2 106 177 inh. 2
DENSITY 524.7 km/m2 CLIMATE Hot dry AVERAGE TEMPERATURE +35 °C in summer +19 °C in winter
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residential areas productive areas business centers
Areas of DIFFERENT DENSITY 1
entertainment areas airports urban green
FAR: 0.2 DU/HA: 4 POP/HA: 24
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FAR: 12.2 DU/HA: 414 POP/HA: 1654
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PANORAMA HOUSE
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D A T A
architectural construction studio
TYPOLOGY Academic individual project YEAR A.y. 2015/2016 Bachelor 2nd year - 2nd semester SUPERVISORS Michela Barosio Andrea Bocco LOCATION Turin, Italy
THE PROJECT
The development of a project in Turin requires to comply with some regulations defined by Building Code, a set of laws concerning technological, physical and structural aspects. This bring about the need of respecting, for instance, some given standard values both for the materials used and for the design of the structure. Therefore, all the components must be choosen in strict relation to those rules. Moreover, it is necessary to take into consideration the humid subtropial climate of the city. The site given is located in the Eastern Turin, in an area not far from the city centre, provided with all the types of services.
It is an empty plot on the top of a supermarket, on which I was asked to build a home standing on pilotis. Since the city is characterized by Renaissance building, the target of the new house is to break with the context by adopting materials and strategies pretty different from the existing built environment. Moreover, since it is closed on two sides, the two open facades are designed in order to gain the maximum amount of daylight and to provide the best quality in terms of panoramic view. I developed the project by myself, also deepening the structural and physical aspects related to the design.
scale 1:10
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FROM SPOTS urban design studio TO NETWORK
TYPOLOGY Academic group project YEAR A.y. 2016/2017 Bachelor 3rd year - 1st semester SUPERVISORS Francesca Frassoldati Ianira Vassallo LOCATION Turin, Italy
THE PROJECT
Scalo Vanchiglia - the site we worked on - is an old industrial district not so far from the city center. It was characterized by the presence of an important goods yard that was abandoned in the 90s, leading to a progressive isolation of the area. However, during the last few years, several projects have been developed on the district of Barriera di Milano/Scalo Vanchiglia, bringing a totally new appearance to the area, which, after the isolation period, was seen as one of the most unsafe places in the city of Turin. The Municipality, together with some associations, has been trying to transform the district
in order to make it again one of the most flourishing areas of Turin. Therefore, we have been working on a project of urban regeneration, mainly focusing on the cultural spots that are located in the district, which are not well promoted even if they could bring many benefits to local people. Our aim was to connect them in order to create a bigger network able to shape the new cultural identity of Barriera di Milano. We decided not to touch the buildings because they can already offer a lot but to work on the roads, the connections and the public common goods that might link them together.
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VERRÈS
RENEWAL
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D A T A
Giovani Talenti excellence program
TYPOLOGY Academic group project YEAR A.y. 2015/2016 Bachelor 2nd year - 1st/2nd semester SUPERVISORS Paolo Mellano Massimo Crotti LOCATION Verrès, Italy
THE PROJECT
It is part of my final portfolio for the Bachelor’s Degree, thus being an important component of a bigger project begun in Semptember 2015, in partnership with the Mayors of the towns involved. The focus is the promotion, by adopting new strategies, of those small Alpine realities that risk to disappear. First, the site -Verrès, in this case- was studied in situ by spending one week there. All the strenghts and wekneasses of this small town have been observed, getting to a final solution that is
based on three main aspects. First, the accessibility at macro-scale, then the renewal of some points of interest within thetown, and last the path to the castle and the development of it by installing new activities inside. The highest importance has been given to the last point because from here it is possibile to make Verrès a cultural spotmark again, also by connecting it to the vast heritage belonging to Valle d’Aosta region.
mulattiera
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the castle
school/university
link A5-Town
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industrial areas
railway
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city centre
county road motorway
Verrès is crossed by the main flows of the region
The main spots within the city are not well linked thus creating an air of isolation around them
cultural buildings