The Project for the new Arcaplanet center, located in the Municipality of Carasco (GE), involved a major restructuring with a change of use of an industrial warehouse. This proceeded with complete strip-out and integral retrofit operations to transform the now-disused building into an open and transparent headquarters.

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The new building structure is organized into three floors, including:

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• A basement floor dedicated to car and motorcycle parking for the exclusive use of the business;

• Two above-ground floors for the Arcaplanet offices.

• The floors are connected by two new stairwells, both equipped with an elevator, and an independent internal staircase has been added between the ground floor and the first floor.

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The structural intervention included the following works:

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• The demolition of the existing reinforced concrete Shed roof;

• The retention and consolidation of the first slab between the basement and the ground floor;

• The construction of a new slab (first floor), built entirely of reinforced concrete using precast REP beams and hollow core slabs (or hollow-core panels);

• The jacketing (or enlargement) of the existing reinforced concrete columns and the consequent widening and connection of the existing foundation plinths (or footings);

• The construction of new columns to supplement the existing structural grid;

• The construction of the access ramp to the basement, carried out using micropiles placed along the perimeter of the property boundary adjacent to the neighboring buildings.

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These works were designed and implemented to guarantee the large spans provided by the architectural design, ensuring freedom of action and movement for the logistics of the spaces and environments. ​​​​​​

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