1994

CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

 

project start date

1994

construction

1997-2003

location

Prato, Italy

client

Prato City Council

architect

Marco Meozzi,  Architect

structure

Giampiero Ciatti - Mario Ciatti  -  Enrico Ieri,  Consulting Engineers

construction supervision

Marco Meozzi, Architect with Mario Ciatti, Consulting Engineer

area

8,568 square meters

volume

30,000 cubic meters

cost

6,774,014 euros

pubblications

- LABORATORIO COMUNE   Idee ed architetture del Settore Edilizia Pubblica del Comune di Prato-

  2000  Electa –Milano, pp.74-81

 

- OTTAGONO rivista Di Design Ed Architettura No. 178 Marzo 2005, p.152

 

- OTTAGONO rivista di Design ed Architettura No. 188 Marzo 2006, p.177

 

- ARCHITECTURE NEW ZEALAND No. 3-2007, pp.102 – 104 & 106

photo

Alessandro Ciampi

web

http://www.comune.prato.it/architettura

 

http://archi-europe.com/architect-profile-22222292-Marco_Meozzi.html

 

http://www.floornature.it/progetti-edifici-e-luoghi-pubblici/progetto-centro-di-formazione- professionale-di- prato-4663/

 

http://www.rdb.it/VediMicro.phtml?IDMicro=3573

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

               

This building is a modular extension of the Gugliemo Marconi Institute for Craft and Industry built a few years earlier. The original modular design of the institute was composed of square units connected on the diagonal by circular service function/connector elements at the corners. This allowed a high density utilization of the site while maximizing exposure to light and air for each module. In addition, the inherent flexibility of this modular system allows additional units to be added in the future with ease depending on changing program requirements. Furthermore, later additions have the advantage of being able to share common spaces and facilities with pre-existing components.

The Center for Professional Development, itself, is a three floor complex organized around a central core with a square plan.  Larger workshops are located in the center of the facility while classrooms and administrative spaces are located around the periphery. The materials used for construction continue the design vocabulary established by the earlier Marconi Institute:  reinforced concrete columns, pre-stressed concrete floors and brick veneer.