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Isola is a vibrant neighborhood, defined by the interplay between its industrial heritage and its contemporary creative energy. The project engages with this layered identity by embracing its contrasts: the industrial warehouse is preserved and becomes the vibrant heart of the new development hosting common areas and a dedicated food and beverage destination, the intimate scale of the former nursery school is respected, and the modular rhythm of the office buildings is reinterpreted with the introduction of hotel rooms. At the center, the courtyard becomes a threshold between the city’s dynamism and a more intimate atmosphere, offering a social space that mirrors the open and experimental spirit of the district.
Sustainability is addressed primarily through circularity. Preserving the existing buildings significantly reduces embodied emissions compared to demolition and reconstruction. The intervention relies on light additions, reuse of structures, minimization of excavation, and optimization of internal layouts. By concentrating functions and flows around the courtyard, the project enhances the microclimatic control and passive performance, integrating permeable surfaces, reinforcing the principle of circular urban regeneration and demonstrating how sustainability can be embedded in design as a natural strategy rather than an imposed layer.
The project finds its strength in the central courtyard, transformed into the beating heart and meeting place of the intervention. Here, buildings of different typologies and histories are recomposed into a single experience: the former industrial warehouse becomes a food & beverage hub open not only to the hotel but also to the neighborhood, creating a new center of social life and exchange. The variety of spaces – from converted offices to the former nursery school – becomes a resource, generating atmospheres that are distinct yet harmonious. The choice to preserve and reinterpret existing volumes restores authenticity and continuity, while the courtyard directs circulation, natural light, and relationships, turning into an urban microcosm. More than a hotel, the complex emerges as a fragment of a regenerated city, able to welcome young professionals, travelers, and residents in a vibrant and inclusive environment. The intervention does not simply provide hospitality but builds experiences: a place where architecture, memory, and innovation intertwine to create a replicable model of urban regeneration.
Lario Stelvio is a gesture of care toward the existing city. Rather than imposing a new object, it reveals the hidden potential of the buildings already there, restoring dignity and vitality. Around a small yet surprising courtyard, the project shapes an authentic and open world, able to capture the spirit of Isola without imitation. It shows that architecture can emerge from attentive interpretation of the existing rather than its replacement.
