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Stura
Along the canals
Observation, info and rest pavilion for cyclists, walkers and horse riders oriented towards the main features of the surrounding landscape
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Vignolo (CN), Centrale Idroelettrica Fernando Olivero 2015
data
13 architecture students (2 universities) 3 countries (China, Italy, Syria) 2 phases: building system study session + 6 design+build days Building box: 70 marine plywood junctions composed by 4 plates 24x36 cm, 40 frames 106x102 cm + 20 frames 106x206 cm to be assembled placing side by side chestnut wood planks 2 cm thick, 150 larch wood beams 3x3 cm, 4 meters long, a foundation system on a module 120x120 cm with 24 treated in autoclave wood poles 8x8 cm placed in concrete plinths.

client
Parco fluviale Gesso e Stura
atelier mobile
Sara Ambrosoli, Luca Barello, Paolo Cavallo,
Paolo Golinelli, Luca Malvicino
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design+build team
Mary Farwy, Maria Elena Ferraresi, Beatrice Gamba, Danilo Marcuzzo, Alessia Sciotto, Yichen Song,
Niccolò Suraci, Lu Yu, Sammy Zarka
(sistema costruttivo+workshop); Lorenzo Bottiglieri, Laura Cane, Fabrizio Fraraccio (workshop); Giulia Cerrato (sistema costruttivo)
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academic tutor
Chiara Devoti (Politecnico di Torino-DIST)
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carpenters
Daniele Ambrosoli, Mattia Carrera, Alberto Seita
consultants
Andrea Fulcheri (Consorzio irriguo Fernando Olivero)
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visiting critics
Mauro Sudano, Jan-B Zwiejski (Université Laval Québec)
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supported by
Città di Cuneo, Comune di Vignolo
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sponsors
Politecnico di Torino (Fondi per la progettualità studentesca),
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo
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photos
atelier mobile, Danilo Marcuzzo, Alberto Seita
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special thanks to
Marco Viada e Luca Gautero (Parco Fluviale Gesso e Stura), Francesca Chessa, Katia Luchetta, Paolo Mellano



The landscape in the vast Stura stream bed is shaped by water and historical irrigation canals which flow northwards downstream: on different levels they are bordered by chestnut, maple and ash woods, poplar rows, wide meadows overlooking the stream, industrial archaeology buildings, structuring a pleasant path for hikers, bikers and horse riders.
Aside from the hydroelectric plant 'Centrale idroelettrica Fernando Olivero' on the edge of vast meadows, the pavilion lays in the landscape playing with light and shadow. The articulated composition and the rail modulation create a variety of shady places, the empty frames offer three viewpoints towards the Alps, the canal and the plant, while the outer seat area is open to the sun and the landscape.










