A sustainable office campus, designed to work as a community of workplaces and as a prototype for the future development of the neighbourhood.

Lorenzini 8, 10 and 12 hold the thread with the history of the place while Porta Romana changes skin, from industrial area to a mixed, lived-in neighbourhood. Set to become the city's third major centre for office space, the redevelopment speaks to new creative industries — the ones looking for flexible spaces before a prestigious address.

The three buildings are part of the fabric taking shape around them: they connect existing spaces and open paths for the district's future urban networks. They were conceived as a family of buildings — same grammar, distinct identities.

Lorenzini 8, the largest of the three, is made up of two L-shaped linear blocks that interlock to form courtyards open to the east and west, encouraging connection with the rest of the district. The floors are organised around a typical floor plate of 1,600 sqm, flexible enough to host multiple tenants per level, a single tenant per building, or — connecting the lower levels — one single headquarters.

The third floor is given over to amenity space, with wide terraces opening onto the city and the mountains. Cafés and shops sit at ground level, animating the street front; the project leaves room for these uses to grow over time, following the neighbourhood as it evolves.

Lorenzini 10 is the renovation and upgrade of a historic building. Lorenzini 12 is an extraordinary maintenance intervention: the existing structure and core remain, while the external envelope is replaced to improve internal comfort and environmental performance.

The project by numbers

The complex at Via Lorenzini 8-10-12 spans three lots and four buildings:

• Lorenzini 8: 2 buildings

• Lorenzini 10: 1 building

• Lorenzini 12: 1 building, with underground parking

The project calls for the complete demolition and reconstruction of Lorenzini 8, the conservative restoration of Lorenzini 10, and extraordinary maintenance for Lorenzini 12: a world-class office hub, with green areas and flexible ground-floor spaces for F&B.

Technology, flexible spaces and sustainability guide the design choices, with passive solutions that reduce the building's energy demand.

Voluntary certifications targeted: LEED C&S Gold, WELL Silver, and Cradle-to-Cradle certified materials and products.