Redevelopment and refunctionalization project of the Former Educational foundry in Terni

Description

The existing building is redeveloped, retaining its industrial character, characterized by “raw” materiality.
A mezzanine floor is added to the double-height internal space, incorporating the steel construction technologies of the original factory. This separation flexibly defines the ancillary spaces, useful for hosting events and temporary installations.

Central to the museum’s vision is the laboratory activity, which aims to recreate the foundry’s production processes on a miniature scale. This underlines the museum’s educational role in preserving and transmitting Terni’s unique technical heritage unique to Terni.

The redevelopment scheme is informed by the interaction between two grids: one inside the building and the other extending outwards to the surrounding neighborhood and city.

The grid that defines the internal space is therefore projected outwards, leaving traces and “fragments” on public land, following the flow of the river (topography) and interacting with the nearby railway line. The traces of the grid on public land (represented, where possible, by painted steel profiles) end in furnishing elements, such as totems and seats, which describe the museum’s activities. Inside, the project maintains and enhances the current character of the existing building box, preserving the materiality of the perimeter wall body, in brick with stiffening inserts, concrete pillars and beams.

The sense of space of the large hall, lit from above, typical of industrial architecture, is maintained and great importance is attached to the production structures that still exist inside the foundry, which will become the backbone of the museum’s narrative and laboratory educational activities. The spaces created are then dedicated to: ticket office with refreshment area, conference room, bookshop, specialist library, modular exhibition space, spaces for educational workshops, multimedia space.