Campus Universitario Sapienza

Latina - Italy

TITLE
Restoration and reuse of former barracks buildings at Sapienza Latina Campus

CLIENT
La Sapienza University

TYPE OF INTERVENTION

Restoration and reuse

SURFACE

3.515 mq (10.770 external area)

STATE

In progress

Campus Universitario Sapienza

Latina - Italy

TITLE
Restoration and reuse of former barracks buildings at Sapienza Latina Campus

CLIENT
La Sapienza University

TYPE OF INTERVENTION

Restoration and reuse

SURFACE

3.515 mq (10.770 external area)

STATE

In progress

L’immobile destinato ad ospitare il nuovo Campus Universitario faceva parte dell’area sita nel Comune di Latina in un ex comprensorio militare di epoca fascista denominata Ex caserma funzionale e poi divenuto campo profughi. Il complesso era in disuso e su di esso è stato attuato un intervento di trasformazione, in grado di conseguire adeguate condizioni di qualità fruitiva ed ambientale, orientate alla creazione di alloggi e servizi legati alle esigenze degli studenti universitari.

L’intervento in oggetto si è configurato come un importante occasione per valorizzare un luogo che nel tempo aveva smarrito caratteri di identità urbana definiti, ma che presenta un alto valore storico-documentale.

Regenerating the past, designing the future. The new Latina University Campus

For the context in which it is located and for its positional value, it was in fact a relevant redevelopment initiative at the urban scale of the City of Latina, pursued through an enhancement of morphological quality and the inclusion of strategic functions. Particular attention was paid to integrating architectural and energy-saving aspects, combining sustainability, technological innovation with the enhancement of connective spaces according to bioclimatic criteria.

Combined design strategies led to the re-functionalization of an urban area according to complex functional mixes that allowed for the preservation of residential use while inserting a new centrality; the establishment of a building body that could best meet the prefigured functional, economic and management objectives; and the reconfiguration of open spaces and the creation of permeable green equipped areas. The design of the residential building was aimed at limiting excessive compartmentalization of functions, seeking to integrate cultural and educational services and recreational and support services into the building intended for housing. While preserving the area to be used for residential functions, the design focused on the integration of individual and collective spaces, endowing the complex with private, semi-private, semi-collective, and collective environments.

The design of the service building was aimed at equipping the student residence with the necessary spaces for socialization, recreation, study and relaxation and includes not only recreational services but also cultural and educational services for the non-institutional personal training that the student completes on an individual or group basis even outside his or her private or semi-private residential setting. With a view to endowing the building with an optimal internal distribution, a scheme derived from the structure of the building itself, which has a full-height central hall and two side wings, was adopted. Among the design objectives was the environmental and landscape redevelopment of the area.

The arrangement of the outdoor space generated an opportunity to experience outdoors some activities related to leisure, cultural activities, recreation and sports. For this reason, the park, equipped with outdoor lighting and accompanying signage to the buildings of residences and services and to the equipped areas, houses within it several functional areas such as green and recreational areas.

Credits

DESIGN ARCHITECTS AND WORK DIRECTION Guendalina Salimei – Tstudio

STRUCTURE AI Engineering S.r.l

MEP AI Studio

FIRE PREVENTION Nicola Scalise

CLIMATE ENGINEERING Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH

RESTORATION PROJECT Leonardo S.r.l.

BIM PROJECT  Studio Ing. e Arch. Ass.ti Cadacademy & Bim Engineering

URBAN AND LANDSCAPE PROJECT Valeriano Vallesi

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS EXPERT Raffaele Mennella

GEOLOGIST Marcello Franceschetti

3D Views

Domenico De Lucia

Tstudio