Within the urban context of Torino, characterized by a deep post-industrial legacy, adaptive reuse emerges as a fundamental tool for rethinking peripheral fabrics and mending urban fractures. Through the analysis of several significant case studies from the Torino context, this thesis aims to demonstrate how the recovery of existing structures can preserve the city’s productive memory, transforming an originally pragmatic architecture into a new identity reference for the neighborhood. The research examines the case of the former Post Office Sorting Center on via Monteverdi, a building abandoned since 2009 and an integral part of the transformation area of Scalo Vanchiglia. The site is located within an urban sector historically dedicated to logistics and production, now undergoing a radical renewal aimed at reconverting the vast industrial void. Despite the apparent absence of formal architectural value, the building stands out for its considerable structural potential and its strategic position within the city’s northeastern area. The project proposes the adaptive reuse of the complex as a sports hub capable of engaging with the planned transformations of the area: the arrival of Metro Line 2, the overall redevelopment of the railyard and adjacent industrial areas, and the establishment of a new district integrated with a linear public park. The intervention strategy adopts the existing structure as its organizing logic: the building, characterized by large spans and heights typical of its logistical role, is reinterpreted through targeted interventions of spatial regularization and refunctionalization. This approach enables the insertion of various sports facilities and complementary activities, enhancing the versatility of its large volumes. Through the placement of outdoor sports fields, along with the design of temporary residences and commercial functions, the building is reconfigured as a diversified and attractive complex. In this scenario, the sporting function assumes a role that transcends mere athletic practice, acting as a catalytic device capable of promoting social cohesion and processes of collective reappropriation within a densely populated and multicultural neighborhood.
Nel contesto urbano di Torino, caratterizzato da un profondo retaggio post-industriale, il tema del riuso adattivo si configura come strumento fondamentale per ripensare i tessuti periferici e ricucire le fratture urbane. Attraverso l’analisi di alcuni casi studio significativi del contesto torinese, la tesi intende esporre come il recupero dell’esistente possa preservare la memoria produttiva della città, trasformando un’architettura originariamente pragmatica in un nuovo riferimento identitario per il quartiere. La ricerca approfondisce il caso dell’ex Centro di Smistamento Poste di via Monteverdi, fabbricato dismesso dal 2009 e parte integrante dell’ambito di trasformazione dell’ex Scalo Ferroviario Vanchiglia. L’area si colloca in un settore urbano storicamente destinato alla logistica e alla produzione, oggi interessato da una radicale mutazione che mira alla riconversione del vasto vuoto industriale. Nonostante l’apparente assenza di un valore architettonico formale, l’edificio si distingue per una notevole potenzialità strutturale e per la posizione strategica all’interno del quadrante nord-est della città. Il progetto propone la conversione del complesso in un polo sportivo capace di dialogare con le trasformazioni previste per l’area: l’arrivo della Linea 2 della metropolitana, la riqualificazione complessiva dello scalo e delle aree industriali limitrofe e la realizzazione di un nuovo quartiere integrato con un parco pubblico lineare. La strategia di intervento assume la struttura esistente come matrice progettuale: il manufatto, caratterizzato da ampie campate e altezze proprie della destinazione logistica, viene reinterpretato attraverso interventi mirati di regolarizzazione e rifunzionalizzazione spaziale. Questo approccio consente l’inserimento di diverse attività sportive complementari, valorizzando la versatilità dei grandi volumi. Attraverso il collocamento di campi sportivi all’esterno, la progettazione di residenze temporanee e di funzioni commerciali, l’edificio si configura come un complesso diversificato e attrattivo. In tale scenario, la funzione sportiva assume un ruolo che trascende la semplice pratica atletica, configurandosi come dispositivo catalizzatore capace di promuovere coesione sociale e processi di riappropriazione collettiva in un quartiere densamente popolato e multiculturale.
Post-reuse: repurposing a former sorting center into a sports facility
Decarli, Greta;Redivo, Giulia
2024/2025
Abstract
Within the urban context of Torino, characterized by a deep post-industrial legacy, adaptive reuse emerges as a fundamental tool for rethinking peripheral fabrics and mending urban fractures. Through the analysis of several significant case studies from the Torino context, this thesis aims to demonstrate how the recovery of existing structures can preserve the city’s productive memory, transforming an originally pragmatic architecture into a new identity reference for the neighborhood. The research examines the case of the former Post Office Sorting Center on via Monteverdi, a building abandoned since 2009 and an integral part of the transformation area of Scalo Vanchiglia. The site is located within an urban sector historically dedicated to logistics and production, now undergoing a radical renewal aimed at reconverting the vast industrial void. Despite the apparent absence of formal architectural value, the building stands out for its considerable structural potential and its strategic position within the city’s northeastern area. The project proposes the adaptive reuse of the complex as a sports hub capable of engaging with the planned transformations of the area: the arrival of Metro Line 2, the overall redevelopment of the railyard and adjacent industrial areas, and the establishment of a new district integrated with a linear public park. The intervention strategy adopts the existing structure as its organizing logic: the building, characterized by large spans and heights typical of its logistical role, is reinterpreted through targeted interventions of spatial regularization and refunctionalization. This approach enables the insertion of various sports facilities and complementary activities, enhancing the versatility of its large volumes. Through the placement of outdoor sports fields, along with the design of temporary residences and commercial functions, the building is reconfigured as a diversified and attractive complex. In this scenario, the sporting function assumes a role that transcends mere athletic practice, acting as a catalytic device capable of promoting social cohesion and processes of collective reappropriation within a densely populated and multicultural neighborhood.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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