Civic Centre and the surrounding urban area, Villacidro

Civic Centre and the surrounding urban area, Villacidro

The architecture of the new Center, essential pole in the next future for the city, re-interprets the main aspects of the urban and natural surroundings. The new building is located inside the historic garden of the Episcopal Palace, rising on the higher rock structure of the area, minimizing the land use and maintaining the morphology and the function its cultivated terraces intact as much as possible.

The complex, adapted to the morphology of the site, is opened to the city as urban park, theater, forum and arena, as well atelier, workshop, and exhibition space. The building is directly connected to the historic center, the cultural activities within the Episcopal Palace and the + renovated former prison building hosting workshops,educational spaces and exhibition areas.

The theater-auditorium, the heart of the building, has seating for with 300 people and an area over 100 parking.

Location
Villacidro, Italy
Client
Municipality of Villacidro
Year
2014
Services
Preliminary Design
Awards
2015 LEAF AWARD 1st Prize mixed-use Building of the year, 2015 INTERNATIONAL BAKU ARCHITECTURE AWARD 1st Prize Best Unbuilt Project, 2015 SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE EMBASSY OF RUSSIA IN SOFIA Book Interarch Silver Medal and Honorary Diploma