FITT FUTURE HEADQUARTERS
Temples, buildings and mausoleums: architecture has always been a communication tool. In order to celebrate human and divine events, throughout history architects have always been spokespeople of the civilization they were required to represent by materializing its splendor and petrifying its ambitions.
In more recent times, large corporations started to claim some prerogatives of architecture that used to be an ancient apanage of sovereigns and divinities. The Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building, the Apple Campus are some of the most iconic architectures of the last century. Such unique architectures are named after great economic and industrial events or distinguished people of production and economy.
One of these colossuses is FITT Group. It is a leading company in the manufacture and development of the most innovative fluid transfer solutions for domestic, professional and industrial applications. It is an international excellence with an Italian heart based on a solid tradition of continuous research, technological innovation and social commitment.
After 50 years, FITT keeps on looking ahead by giving to architecture the opportunity to express its values, mission and goals.
For this reason, FITT Future Headquarters is being launched. This is FITT’s competition to design its new headquarters. Through this competition, architects will have the opportunity to suggest their own vision of future workspace. In this place, leadership, progress and corporate identity shall be translated into architectural shapes to become an international reference in workplace architecture.
FITT will host a center to become the symbol of modernity and progress. The corporation’s community will meet to develop intuitions and research in a new complex designed to amaze and inspire. Such center will compete with the most innovative headquarters of the international scenario to forge a future of wealth, sustainability and innovation.
YAC thanks all the architects who will take part in this challenge.
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites + international exhibitions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites + international exhibitions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites + international exhibitions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites + international exhibitions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites + international exhibitions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites + international exhibitions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites + international exhibitions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites + international exhibitions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes, there is. It is required to include at least one member aged under 35 in each team.
No, it is not. Demolitions or additional volumes on the existing architectures (referring to the current company’s headquarters only) are not allowed, exception made for the re-setting of the external areas, the design and/or restyling of the facades, the roof-greening and the design of suspended connections between the old and new constructions.
The coordinates of the intervention site are: 45°39’38.4”N 11°37’27.1”E. They are specified at page 5 of the competition’s brief, where you can also find some additional, useful information on the intervention site.
The competition’s brief offers an effective overview of the main conceptual elements required at this preliminary stage of design. Therefore, any necessary information is specified in the brief.
No, it is not. The guidelines related to the brand identity of FITT shall be conceived as the starting point – accepted by FITT – for the reflections the participants are free to move forward.
You can find a focus on this topic in the guidelines available to download and in the competition’s brief, at the point 2 of the chapter “Site. However, the main values of FITT’s brand identity are: innovation, sustainability, social engagement and multiculturalism.
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