LAMM study chairs and desks in the new headquarters of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in the Reggiane Innovation Park
In the former Officine, which has become a prominent technological hub at the European level, a new university hub has been created with lecture halls and study rooms furnished and made functional thanks to the L213 armchairs and E4000 and ST13 study desks with New Modulamm seating
The “cathedrals of mechanics” – as the Officine Reggiane used to be called – have been reborn, giving life to a European hub of services and functions with a very high potential for innovation, a technological hub that unites universities, research centres, companies and public administration. In a place that has contributed to the writing of the history of Italian industry, where rolling stock and then also fighter planes were produced, various realities are now grouped together that contribute to the development of industrial research, technology transfer, the birth of new companies and the growth of existing ones.
In hall “C” of the Innovation Park, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia has established itself. A hub for 2,000 students and four degree courses: Digital education, Psychological sciences and techniques, Data analysis and management for business and Digital automation engineering, in perfect symbiosis with the hub’s mission. The industrial character of the place is preserved: the new insinuates itself into the old leaving the columns and the metal structure of the roof bare, thanks to the recovery and re-functionalisation project by Cairepro – Cooperativa architetti e ingegneri, Zamboni Associati Architettura and Studio Silva.
The essential design of the L213 armchairs is in perfect harmony with the industrial soul of the place. The 286 seats – arranged in a curve on a flat floor, according to a spacing of 56 cm – furnish the lecture hall and make it functional. They were chosen in the version with a straight side panel of standard thickness (7 cm), equipped with a flip-up writing tablet, electrical socket and seat and row numbering. The structure is painted graphite, and Trevi-CS red fabric was chosen for the upholstery. The supply also included four speaker’s chairs.
In the eight study rooms, the elegance of the E4000 study desks stands out. They are present in the university centre in two versions: one with a folding top and the other with a fixed top (30 cm deep), both with cushioned seats and ABET Laminati finishes. Installed on the connecting bar of the rows, the integrated, continuous seating and table system is also equipped for electrical wiring.
For the two computer labs on the ground floor, LAMM supplied the innovative ST13 monobloc system with New Modulamm seating in plywood with an oak finish. Comfortable writing surfaces in 879 Graphite Grey laminate by ABET Laminati, 50 cm deep; those in the first rows have a front panel in extruded aluminium. The study desks are also equipped with an electrification system. The sockets housed in the supporting structure allow the writing surface to remain fully usable. Each of the two classrooms provides stations for persons with reduced mobility.
Project name: Reggiane Innovation Park
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Architects: Zamboni Associati Architettura in collaboration with Cairepro – Cooperativa architetti e ingegneri, Studio Silva
Client: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Year: 2024
LAMM supply: L213 armchairs – R&D LAMM, E4000 study desks – Lucci and Orlandini, ST13 study desks with New Modulamm seating – Orlandini design
Photographer: Mauro Davoli