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AT PROGETTI D’ITALIA CONTEMPORARY REGENERATION OF THE BASSI CITY BLOCK

As part of «Progetti d’Italia», the conference organised by Quotidiano Immobiliare which was held in Milan at the Allianz Mi CO, Urban Up presented the regeneration project of the Bassi City Block, a large historic building of 11,000 sq. m, just a short distance from Piazza Maggiore in Bologna. In the heart of the city centre the Bassi City Block is now home to business activities, offices and homes and is made up of 7 floors above ground as well as a basement and a panoramic terrace on the top floor.

Luca Tomasini of the Unipol Group and Daniele De Paz of Bet Architetti Studio Associato on the panel focusing on the most relevant ongoing projects in Italy, illustrated the essential objectives that guided the important restoration project of the Bassi City Block, highlighting that the fundamental element of the project was respect for the history of the building and its original characteristics. The Bassi City Block project can be defined as a contemporary regeneration project that involved consolidation of the original structure and recovery of the historical material of the building. Where possible reusable materials such as flooring and fixtures were regenerated and integrated. When however it was not possible to preserve them, highly specialised artisans were chosen for faithful reconstructions of the irrecoverable parts.
Comparing before and after the work was carried out it is now possible to see the real value of the building, not only as a functional space in its context, but as a real example of elegant and precious urban design, in the liveliest and most exciting part of the city of Bologna.

Milan
May 21, 2024