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The project was to be inserted into surroundings that offered neither ideas nor constraints, other than those related to the rigid and mandatory functional brief presented by the cooperative. From the outset, therefore, a conscious decision was made to avoid focusing too heavily on structural form per se in the initial designs, but rather to let the building reveal itself by adapting its lines to the functional and logistical needs imposed. The form that can be appreciated today is the result of a creative process that paradoxically absorbs the rationality and pragmatism of the cooperative, making the headquarters itself the primary representation of the company’s scientific rigour.
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The building is situated on the outskirts of the city of Forlì. The site is located in close proximity to the motorway exit and a few kilometres from the old town centre, a highly strategic point but dominated only by a monotonous parade of prefabricated warehouses. In a context that is devoid of identity and architectural value, the Sidera building has been conceived to be a new element to add to its surroundings, like a sort of gift, a form of reparation to an area lacking in quality but one which can evidently become a better area, for the benefit of anyone who comes to make use of it (in particular, the employees of the cooperative). Even the decision to surround the headquarters with 300 trees and 22000 plants is a response to the desire to neutralise the context in which it is built.
In terms of sustainability, a 1.2 MW photovoltaic system was installed on the nearby company’s warehouse to cover the consumption of the office building, which itself is characterized by the design choices which are able to limit consumption and environmental impact. The technology employed for ventilation control and the total absence of operable windows ensure the indoor air is clean and healthy despite being in one of the most polluted areas in Europe; from every interior space and from any level it is possible to look out on the view of greenery outside (300 trees and 22,000 plants). Wood, aluminium and concrete proudly express their natural state.
The sobriety of the building in this sense reflects the seriousness and pragmatism of the company using all the recyclable materials.
The Sidera building extends horizontally for a length of 100 metres and has a height of 33 metres, starting from a soil plinth that is approximately 3 metres high. The external surface features only three materials: aluminium, black pigmented concrete and glass. The natural aluminium plays the leading role as it elegantly reflects the natural light, taking on different nuances of tone and colour at different times of the day and weather conditions. The vernacular motif of the pitched roof was selected for this purpose, which, in itself, is unprecedented in such an industrial context. Six sloping pitches are scattered across the space exploiting the three large skylights as connection points, in the quest to create a dialogue with the skyline of the nearby Apennines. The study and design of the interior space was approached as an essential component for the development of the building as a whole. No colour has been added beyond the natural pigmentation of the materials. Wood, aluminium and concrete proudly express their natural state. Between shard-like shapes and diagonal slashes, the large internal staircases act as a element of disruption for the entire layout, starting from the fact that is it the only space from which the full internal height of the Sidera building can be enjoyed in all its glory. The Sidera building is a living, creative organism that denies the rigid logic of orthogonality and avoids all static constraints or obligations.
In the Sidera there is no formalism, nor individualism but a strong sense of reality, a strong intention to interpret needs, to understand and translate into the building the transformations that mankind inevitably goes through. People themselves thus become a component part of the project, the key required to activate a machine that is full of cogs and gears; and when the machine is allowed to run, it generates a stimulating narrative, full of surprises, constantly searching for reactions.
tissellistudioarchitetti was founded in 1998 by the architect Filippo Tisselli, who was joined in 2001 by the architect Cinzia Mondello. Architect Marcin Dworzynski has been collaborating with the studio since 2011. Over the years, the studio has worked on a variety of projects ranging from residential buildings to the service industry, from interior architecture to design.
Working in/for the region, the studio is now a local business that has maintained a modest size typical of a provincial business as regards its internal organisational structure, but with a focus on merging years of experience and expertise in the field, the study of language, research into new technology and materials and attention detail at all levels of the design process.
A small, all-round architectural studio that endeavours to bring the international architectural scene to the local region.
