Happy Stations

is made up of single and duplex residences built on a common platform that accommodates labs set up for social activities, meetings, get-togethers and impromptu events. We imagine it located on flat arable land, ideally surrounded by wheat fields, olive groves or vineyards. It is called the Iridescent Community because it welcomes different generations, cultures and opinions that interweave in a combination of colors, making life enjoyable and attractive. A receptor of memories and an incubator of future developments. By spending time in this place, people can actively engage with the history of humankind. 

is organized around a tall and luminous greenhouse open to all, and surrounded by houses arranged radially. It is a large, cone-shaped pavilion of glass that connects the houses by way of covered hallways. Inside the space, people cultivate a passion for gardening, horticulture and nature: mountain-shaped structures for hydroponic cultivation and suspended vegetable gardens alternate with informally furnished areas for resting, reading, conversing and admiring the growing vegetation. It is partially self-sufficient through the greenhouse cultivation of food. Self-production is also the key to sharing.

is a residential complex made up of new buildings subdivided into apartments of various sizes, with labs on the rooftops of each building that are fitted out for professional use. The project is conceived for the regeneration of outlying urban areas and defines the perimeter of an art park. It is dedicated to business, to professional and commercial interaction that conserves the idea of the market, of being able to offer, receive, buy and sell.  Equipped with the latest technologies, the space is also designed for recreational use. The space creates a context for intense socialisation, fostering participatory processes that allow relationships to grow.

is designed around a lab dedicated to knowledge: a large library and multimedia center that provides open access to knowledge, but which is also a space for reflection and meditation, because only by continuously stimulating our brain, our mind and our sensibility can we think of discovering new ideas and new fulfillment. We envisage it as a skyscraper, located in an area of a large metropolis and defined by a glazed and luminous tower to which the lab is connected. In a context very much shaped by the city, the culture acquired through accessing the services on offer leads to an improvement in both the individual’s quality of life and in social cohesion.

is a condominium building dedicated to lovers of crafts, hobbies, mechanics, electronics and to all those who gain a sense of fulfillment when they have the opportunity to use their own hands and ingenuity to fix or build something.  The mezzanine floors overlook the empty space and accommodate areas for labs that provide access to the apartments. The structure is also designed for an area of a large historic city where there is a need to improve the functions related to urban mobility. Sharing work tools and technical knowledge fosters ingenuity, self-production and the ability to resolve small problems. Mutual help and support are a fundamental condition of good neighborliness and nourish the sense of belonging to a community created around the idea of doing things with the hands and the mind.