OBR Open Building Research

Rotonda della Besana, Milan

Project completed

Location:
Milan

Project team:
OBR, Rossi Bianchi lighting design, Andrea Bonomi, G*e Engineering

OBR Design Team:
Paolo Brescia, Tommaso Principi, Simona Oberti, Biancamaria Dall’Aglio, Francesco Cascella,
Francesco Maria Fratini, Anna Graglia, Marco Tedesco
Client: Rotonda S.r.l.

Photo credits: Carola Merello

Enzo Ferrari Pavillion
UNIMORE Campus Modena

Work in progress

Location:
Modena, Italy

Project team:
OBR, Openfabric, Politecnica

OBR design team:
Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi,
Edoardo Allievi, Sebastiano Beni,
Paola Berlanda, Andrea Casetto,
Maria Elena Garzoni, Michele Marcellino,
Cristina Testa, Daria Trovato, Anna Veronese, Rossella Villani

Client:
UNIMORE, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Waterfront Levante - Residencies

Project completed

Location:
Genoa

Project team:
Renzo Piano (masterplan donor),
RPBW, OBR Starching, AG&P
greenscape

OBR Design Team:
Paolo Brescia, Tommaso Principi,
Edoardo Allievi, Pietro Blini,
Francesco Cascella,
Biancamaria Dall’Aglio, Luigi Di
Marino, Paolo Dolceamore, Giacomo Fabbrica, Paolo
Fang, Maddalena Felis, Matilde
Ferrari, Giulia D’Angeli, Chiara
Gibertini, Luca Marcotullio,
Lorenzo Mellone, Silvia Pellizzari,
Rossella Villani

Client:
CDS Holding S.p.A.
CDS Waterfront Genova S.r.l.

Ph: Andrea Botto, courtesy RPBW

Casa Vela

Client:
Municipality of Genoa
Porto Antico di Genova S.p.A.

Project team:
OBR, Ariatta, Milan Ingegneria,
GAD, Geologo Debellis

Concept and detailed design manager:
Neostudio, Signorelli Evaso Moncalvo Ingegneri Associati

Construction Company:
Sirce S.p.A.

OBR design team:
Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi,
Edoardo Allievi, Ludovico Basharzad,
Viola Bentivogli, Pietro Blini, Gaia Calegari,
Francesco Cascella, Andrea Casetto,
Luigi Di Marino, Paolo Dolceamore,
Giacomo Fabbrica, Paolo Fang, Maddalena Felis,
Aaryaman Maithel, Michele Marcellino,
Luca Marcotullio, Giorgia Marigo,
Clemente Nativi, Giulia Ragazzi, Silvia Pellizzari

Location:
Genoa, Italy

Dimensions:
site area 15,000 sqm
built surface 2,400 sqm

Chronology:
2024 start of construction
2022 technical-economic feasibility project
2021 pre-feasibility study

Bassi Business Park

Project completed

Location:
Milan

Project team:
OBR, Favero & Milan Ingegneria,
G*e Engineering, Jacobs Italia,
Openfabric

OBR Design Team:
Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi,
Andrea Casetto, Maria Bottani,
Francesco Cascella, Giulia D’Angeli,
Biancamaria Dall’Aglio, Giorgia
De Simone, Paolo Dolceamore,
Francesca Fiormonte

Client:
Generali Real Estate SGR S.p.A.

Ph: Michele Nastasi

Piazza del Vento Genova

Client:
I Saloni Nautici S.r.l.

Project team:
OBR
Artkademy
Enter Studio
Matteo Orlandi,
Roberto Pugliese
Rina Consulting
Valter Scelsi,
Ivan Tresoldi

OBR design team:
Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi,
Edoardo Allievi, Paola Berlanda, Gabriele Boretti,
Francesco Cascella, Andrea Casetto,
Biancamaria Dall’Aglio, Riccardo De Vincenzo,
Paride Falcetti, Chiara Gibertini, Alessio Granata,
Lisa Henderson, Martina Mongiardino

Photography:
Studio Borlenghi
Carola Merello

Location:
Genoa, Italy

Dimensions:
site area 500 sqm

Chronology:
2017 end of construction
2017 detailed design
2017 preliminary design

Ph. Carola Merello, Studio Borlenghi

Client:
Fondazione Ospedale dei Bambini di Parma

Project team:
OBR
Policreo
Studio Nocera
Sogen
Studio Q.S.A.
Studio Tecnico Zanni
Engeo
Carlo Caleffi
Paolo Bertozzi
Giuseppe Virciglio

OBR design team:
Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi,
Pelayo Bustillo, Andrea Casetto, Giulia D’Ettorre,
François Doria, Elena Martinez, Elena Mazzocco,
Laura Mezquita González, Aleksandar Petrov,
Alessandro Piraccini, Michele Renzini,
Barbara Zuccarello

Location:
Parma

Dimensions:
site area 6,000 sqm
built surface 13,000 sqm

Chronology:
2013 end of construction
2007 detailed design
2006 concept design
2006 preliminary design

Awards:
2014 Building Healthcare Award for Best International Design, London

Ph. Mariela Apollonio