Alter Studio Architetti Associati shared with us their design, which won second place, for the Tower House Competition for Treviso, Italy, which challenged architects to refurbish a twenty story landmark in the area. The proposal transforms the existing tower into 3 attached structures, each of which is designed with its own energy strategy. Photovoltaic panels on the roof and south façade provide 60 + 15 kw of power, which combined with bioclimatic devices brings the CO2 emissions down to zero. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Tower House is a twenty story Housing complex built in the 60ies in Treviso. The structure and the façades, all in concrete, are actually in very bad condition as it is frequent for these kinds of buildings in Italy. For this reason, it is losing the role of “landmark” in the historical landscape of the town.
