Project name
NOI Techpark Bolzano - Faculty of Engineering unibz
Year
2024
Project location
Bolzano, Italy
Architectural project
Davide Olivieri | Olivieri Office with Simone Langiu (young architect)
Client
NOI Techpark Südtirol/Alto Adige
Engineers
T&D Ingegneri Associati
Dealer
Dyco Srl
Lamm furniture
176 Mura armchairs - design Gino Gamberini
Photographer
Daniele Fiorentino
A new building is enhancing the Noi Techpark in Bolzano, a technology park that brings together businesses, start-ups, research centers and applied research laboratories, born from the former Alumix, inaugurated last September, housing the Faculty of Engineering of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
The project, resulting from a design competition, is by Olivieri Office with T&D Ingegneri Associati and Simone Langiu.
The project's main focus is to create inviting spaces, exemplified by the wooden auditorium adorned with 176 Mura armchairs - Gino Gamberini. These compact LAMM chairs, celebrated for winning the prestigious Compasso d'Oro ADI, the world's oldest and most esteemed design award, add to the cosy atmosphere. These armchairs occupy minimal space and, once the seat is vacated, they compact smoothly as the backrest lowers and aligns vertically. The South Tyrolean auditorium opted for the design with a low backrest, upholstered in Inca leatherette, and a base with a direct floor attachment painted in black. All seats, except those in the first and seventh rows, feature a folding writing tablet.