marco acerbis: polo dell'innovazione strategica, venice

polo per l’innovazione strategica by marco acerbis all images courtesy marco acerbis

the new ‘polo per l’innovazione strategica’ has been completed by italian architect marco acerbis. it is part of the development of eastgate park – namely the largest logistic and industrial masterplan in the north east of italy and covering an area of 1,8 million of square meters,

the new multifunctional building is a collaborative project between portogruaro council and portogruaro campus (ca’ foscari university, venice) and has the objective of developing new business strategies by merging the university world, the business consulting world and the entrepreneurial world.

ventilated facades are covered by black gres tiles

the polo per l’innovazione strategica is a certified casaclima class A+ building, made of eco sustainable materials and uses only renewable energy like FV solar panels and geothermal power. the laminated arches span 33 meters and cover the whole volume of the building right from the street pavement.

side view

the main south exposure to the sun mitigates winter weather conditions while in summer the sun radiations are captured by photovoltaic louvers that act both as solar shades and as solar panels to produce energy. the ventilated facades are covered by black gres tiles that protect from the elements and allow for natural cooling of the inner core of the walls keeping them in good conditions.

the ceiling skylights

inside the building a number of offices are located together with a spacious conference hall for 150 people. the conference hall has been studied thoroughly to enhance acoustic properties and in particular the ceiling is made of a number of silver anodised aluminium honeycomb panels with of 2mm holes to capture the sound. while the number of panels required for acoustic reasons was high a special arrangement was carried out so that the ceiling feels light and almost transparent and the room is naturally top lit.

in the early evening

in the early evening

the ‘polins’ building will take part with an installation at the biennale di architettura a venezia, within the exhibition ‘culture nature’ at spazio thetis