UNStudio has come up with a brilliant design for the headquarters of ENI Foundation, which is a non-profit organization. The foundation has been actively working towards global governance as well as sustainable development. The architectural firm made sure that the design has elements of both traditional and contemporary era, making it all the more eye appealing. Christened the VI Palazzo ENI, it will be situated in San Donato Milanese just outside Milan, Italy.
ENI Foundation has many offices in various cities of Italy, which triggered the studio to fetch heavy inspiration from the historic as well as traditional forms of the Renaissance Palazzo. They picked the beautiful ides of horizontal looped systems and incorporated it in a very modern design. The staggering spatial organization will comprise of green spaces that will be unified with the open air courtyard placed internally and the overall circular design. Such open spaces will account for a number of everyday activities, keeping everyone engaged.
The simple yet effective design of the VI Palazzo ENI, with its horizontally spread structure, will create a better relation between people and their work at the headquarters. The Dutch firm is leaving no stone unturned to incorporate energy saving and sustainable ideas in the design. In less than a decade, the building will be able to input energy in the local smart grid. This will work in favor of people staying in the neighborhood.
Via: Evolo