Student Housing in Lugano
This is a reuse project of the cantonal police building in Lugano that faces via Pretorio. The student housing duplexes replace the old function of working spaces. Both the typology of the apartment adopted and the external common balcony, which connects all three floors, allow increasing the number of accommodations in the building. From the level of the balcony, the common spaces of the housing (kitchen and living room) are distributed. From there a series of private vertical distributions, in an alternating rhythm, take place that leads to the student rooms. The first floor is used for commercial spaces, while the second floor offers open-plan offices. The aim of the project is to preserve the existing structure as much as possible. The structure has been maintained, but we wanted to rework the façade preserving the materiality but expanding the openings. The insulation was placed on the inside and incorporated into the new furniture.
