Building of the Clock Tower, former royal hunting reserve of Mandria

Torre in mattoni rossi con grande orologio circolare sulla facciata, che emerge sopra i tetti in coppi di un complesso storico; sullo sfondo alberi spogli e altri edifici della cittadella sotto un cielo grigio e nebbioso.

Building of the Clock Tower, former royal hunting reserve of Mandria

The project is aimed at realizing a multifunctional center within the architectural ensemble of the Borgo Castelvecchio, built between the end of the 18th and the mid of the 19th century and now preserved as all the former royal hunting reserve of which was the architectural core.

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Venaria Reale (Turin), 2020 – Works in progress
Client: Regione Piemonte
Value of works: 5.000.000€
Architectural project: Giovanni Durbiano and Isolarchitetti 
Structural project: Sintecna Srl
Building services engineering: MCM Ingegneria Srl
Restoration project: Nicola Restauri
Building subject to protection under Legislative Decree no. 42/2004

A large, historic red brick building with a tiled roof and a central clock tower; in front lies a large courtyard with bare ground and leafless trees, under a gray, foggy sky.

A bird's-eye view of a large red tile roof with a raised central structure and a small glass opening; visible around it are skylights, chimneys, and signs of wear on the tiles, with a portion of land and a car parked at the edge.

Facade of a historic red brick building with rectangular windows and ochre-colored wooden shutters, arranged regularly along the wall.

Aerial view of a large historic brick complex with tiled roofs arranged around a large, tree-lined central courtyard; the main building with its monumental façade is in the foreground, while a landscape of bare trees and fog-shrouded countryside stretches out around it.

Technical project sheet with architectural elevations of a historic brick building with a central clock tower, showing photographs of the facades, dimensioned drawings and plans of the restoration interventions for the various sides of the building.

Technical project table dedicated to the windows and doors of a historic building, with restoration sheets for wooden doors and windows (RP1–RP5), dimensioned drawings, photographs of the existing state and plans indicating the location of the interventions.

Technical restoration drawing of an architectural pinnacle with a copper flag, with dimensioned elevation, construction sections and structural details illustrating the interventions on metal elements, balustrade and stone base.

Architectural technical table with dimensioned plans of a historic building at different levels—mezzanine, ground floor, and basement—indicating the rooms, dimensions, and areas not subject to intervention.

Architectural technical drawing with dimensioned survey of the first floor, attic, and roof of a historic building, including a plan of the turret and an indication of the rooms and areas not subject to intervention.