Western Residential Unit
| Western Residential Unit | |
|---|---|
Unità Residenziale Ovest | |
 Unità Residenziale Ovest in 2020 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Ivrea, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°27′32.6″N 7°52′02.1″E / 45.459056°N 7.867250°E |
The Western Residential Unit (Italian: Unità Residenziale Ovest), colloquially known as Talponia, is a building located in Ivrea, Italy. It is part of the Olivetti complex in Ivrea, which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site under the name Ivrea, Industrial City of the 20th Century.
History
[edit]The building was commissioned by the Olivetti company and designed by architects Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Oreglia d’Isola in 1968. The client wanted a structure that could temporarily accommodate employees visiting the company’s headquarters in Ivrea.[1]
Description
[edit]The building sits on a man-made slope and has a unique semicircular design with a 70-meter radius. It is mostly underground, except for the façade facing a large inner courtyard. The paved roof, accessible from the road, acts as a terrace overlooking the courtyard, which features a planted hill. The glass curtain wall blends with the glass railing of the upper terrace.[2]
The complex, spread over two floors, includes 13 duplex apartments of 120 square meters and 72 single-story apartments of 80 square meters, connected by a covered street.[1]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Western Residential Unit (Talponia)". Ivrea città industriale del XX secolo. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ "Unità residenziale Ovest Olivetti "Talponia"". Atlante Architettura Contemporanea (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-29.
External links
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Media related to Unità residenziale Ovest at Wikimedia Commons