Students’ dorm Einaudi – Mole house

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Students’ dorm Einaudi – Mole house

The building, built in 1965, is being radically renovated with the goal of reaching the highest standards of quality, accessibility, sustainability for students’ dorms.  

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Torino, 2016 – 2022
Client: Collegio Renato Einaudi
Value of works: € 7.400.000
Architectural project: Giovanni Durbiano and Stefano Toscano
Structural project: ICIS Srl
Building services engineering: MCM Ingegneria Srl
Security: DEARCH

Renovated internal stairwell with overlapping ramps and painted metal parapets with wooden handrails, illuminated by windows along the perimeter wall. The surfaces are painted in different colors to identify the levels, blue at the top and yellow at the bottom, highlighting the vertical distribution of the space. The stone staircase connects the floors around a central void, while natural light from the windows enhances the renovation project with contemporary finishes within an existing building.

Internal reception desk with a welcome desk and glass walls made of metal profiles, featuring red paneling and contemporary furnishings. A person with a backpack leans against the desk, while in the background are shelving units for mail and key distribution. The space is illuminated by a modular false ceiling with recessed lighting and stoneware flooring, and represents a renovated entrance space with functional organization for service and reception activities.

An indoor fitness room in a renovated space with red walls and stoneware flooring, equipped with workout machines, free weights, racks, and benches. The ceiling features a suspended ceiling with modular panels and integrated lighting, with exposed HVAC and security systems. A person uses a piece of equipment at the back of the room, illustrating the space's purpose. The image illustrates the setup of a sports room within an existing building, featuring functional organization and contemporary finishes.

A shared laundry room in a renovated space features white plastered walls, stoneware flooring, and a ceiling with exposed wiring and linear lighting. Washing machines and dryers are lined up on pedestals along the wall, with dedicated electrical outlets and drains. Drying racks with clothes hanging out to dry are located in the center of the space, illustrating the room's intended use. The image illustrates the creation of a shared utility space within an existing building, featuring functional organization and contemporary finishes.

Renovated internal corridor with stoneware flooring and a modular suspended ceiling with recessed lighting, featuring two-tone orange and blue walls with decorative cladding on the upper section. Along the corridor, numbered wooden doors identify the rooms, while a person enters one of the rooms, illustrating the use of the space. The image documents the renovation of a residential or hospitality floor with contemporary finishes, distinctive colors, and functional organization of the room accesses.

Renovated internal corridor with stoneware flooring, a modular suspended ceiling with recessed lighting, and ceiling-mounted emergency signage. The walls are finished with colored skirting and dark decorative paneling with a geometric pattern, while the corridor features numbered wooden doors identifying the rooms. Two people in motion cross the space, highlighting its daily use. The image documents the redevelopment of a residential or hospitality floor with contemporary finishes, distinctive colors, and functional organization of the internal passageways.

Detail of interior finishes after renovation, featuring a natural-effect wooden door and a two-tone wall composed of a lower strip painted blue and an upper strip covered with decorative geometric wallpaper. A wooden profile separates the two materials, highlighting the attention to detail and the coordinated use of colors and textures in the building's common areas. The image illustrates the choice of contemporary materials incorporated into an interior renovation project.

Detail of a numbered interior door with a wood-effect finish set into a decorated wall, composed of a lower strip painted green and an upper strip covered in gold geometric wallpaper on a dark background. A wooden profile separates the two materials, highlighting the meticulous attention to detail in the common areas. The room number "306" on the door identifies the layout of the apartments within a building renovated with contemporary materials and a coordinated color palette.

A fully equipped shared kitchen, located in a renovated space, features stainless steel furnishings, a professional hood, a hob, and dark tile cladding along the work surface. At the center of the space is a shared table with metal chairs, around which people sit drinking and conversing, demonstrating the space's convivial purpose. The space is illuminated by a modular false ceiling with recessed lighting and stoneware flooring, illustrating the design of a shared space for preparing and eating meals within a renovated building.

A study room created in a renovated attic, featuring a sloped roof, a partial false ceiling, and exposed utility ducts along the ridge. The space is furnished with shared tables and seating for classroom activities, used by students working with laptops and study materials. The back wall houses a whiteboard for lessons, while a glass partition separates the classroom from the corridor. The space is illuminated by suspended light panels and features a stoneware floor, demonstrating the attic's adaptation as a shared study and learning space within the renovated building.

A corridor created in a renovated attic space with a sloped roof and skylights, stoneware flooring, and two-tone walls with a blue lower band. On the left side is a study room separated by a metal-framed glass wall, where several students are seated around a table working. A decorative graphic sign is applied to the glass, while a person in the corridor walks toward their room, highlighting the space's daily use. The image documents the attic's adaptation to collective and educational purposes, with contemporary finishes and transparent partitions.

A double bedroom located in the renovated attic, featuring a sloped roof with skylights that naturally illuminate the space. The room is furnished with two single beds, wooden wardrobes, and desks with built-in seating and shelves, creating a student residential space. Two people use the room for study activities with laptops, highlighting its residential and work functions. The space features stoneware flooring, suspended lighting fixtures, and wall-mounted air conditioning, demonstrating the attic's adaptation to provide shared living space within a renovated building.

Single bedroom in a student residence in a renovated building, furnished with a bed, bedside table with lamp, wardrobe, and built-in wooden shelves. The room features stoneware flooring and a colored wall that defines the sleeping area, while in the background is the hallway leading to the shared corridor. A person is sitting on the bed using the phone, highlighting the daily use of the space, while another person walks through the corridor. The image documents the layout of essential and functional living units intended for shared student housing.

Technical architectural plan drawing of the second floor of a building intended for student housing, with a central corridor and a modular sequence of single rooms on both sides. The drawing shows the division of the rooms with elevations, furnishings, and private bathrooms for each room, as well as common areas including the kitchen, study room, and vertical distribution with a stairwell and accessible elevator. The service rooms, accessible bathrooms, and the dimensions of the individual rooms are also shown, documenting the functional organization of the floor after the renovation.