Technique and type optimisation: the case of the Officine di Smistamento of the Fiat-Lingotto (1916)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.12.120Keywords:
Fiat-Lingotto, Officine di Smistamento, Mattè-Trucco, hormigón armado, arquitectura industrialAbstract
At the beginning of 20th century, some industrial buildings made with reinforced concrete proved to be an ideal testing ground for the new building system and its consolidation. The new system also favoured the optimisation of the well-known architectural types. This article focuses on analysing a specific case: the Officine di Smistamento with which the Fiat-Lingotto industrial complex was begun in Turin. Function, construction and form originated new expressions which affected the definition of the architectural space and the image of the building. The Officine di Smistamento modified the city model foreseen for the Lingotto district. Urban aspects came into play which would bring this architecture closer to the proposals of the Futurist ideology of the time. The methodology followed consists of studying previous historical research and delving into the knowledge of this example, by means of a detailed graphical analysis, and the production of specific drawings.
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