Intesa Sanpaolo Office Case Study

The Intesa Sanpaolo Office Building is situated on the edge of a historic town centre and is close to the Porta Susa Station. The location is of strategic importance and the Intesa Sanpaolo is surrounded by public services and facilities. The building occupies a site with the adjoining Nicola Grosa garden that has been upgraded to a playful space with lawns and became neighbourhood friendly. The entrance hall of the Intesa Sanpaolo building has an access into the garden on the ground floor.
The building has been commissioned by the Intesa Sanpaolo Bank. One of Italy’s biggest banks. It has been completely financed by the bank itself and now serves as its headquarters. It is also the main office for the Executive Management team. The design
The first one is elevated above the ground and mezzanine levels and has been programmed to be a conference room that can accommodate up to 364 people. The flexible loft and acoustics in this room make it usable for other functions depending on the need. The second public space is at the top of the building. It a bioclimatic green house that has been designed to be naturally ventilated. This penthouse-like public space has three levels – a restaurant with a garden, an exhibition hall and a roof terrace - that accommodate for public life. (RPBW,
The design intention was one of the main factors of consideration during the design elaboration of the structure for the tower. The building consists of a circulation core made of reinforced concrete on the northward side of the floorplate. The rest of the structure consists of an external steel exoskeleton that allow for column-free floors, making the office floor layout as open and flexible as possible. The megastructure act as a skeleton for the various repeated elements/parts that are assembled and attached to the structure. (Ratcliffe,