Land of Art - Regione Piemonte

© Michele Vacchiano - Città di Torino © Giannese&Ramella - Fondazione Teatro Regio
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π Turin, Teatro Regio
† Turin, Santo Volto
modern and conTemPorary
archiTecTure
Teatro Regio
Turin - piazza Castello, 215 www.teatroregio.torino.it
The love of architect Carlo Mollino for the curvy female
figure can be seen in the symbolic correspondence between
the theatre’s plan and the image of a female bust, more markedly
in the curving walls of the staircases and less so in the great
empty space of the ellipsoidal stalls. A detached gallery provides
access to the hall, while two glass bridges connect the theatre to
the foyer in the Alfieri wing.
Torre Littoria
Turin - via Viotti-piazza Castello
The Littoria Tower, built between 1931and 1933 by Armando
Melis de Villa, was the first structure in Turin to have
an electro-welded metallic frame. The nine-storey tower, with
a small bell tower on top, is situated above a ten-storey building,
for a total height of 87 metres. The tower is covered with red
brick stoneware and travertine slabs. The balconies, which are
made of glass brick, have luminous panels under the windowsills
to provide illumination at night.
Santo Volto
Turin - via Nole, con the corner with via Borgaro
www.santovolto.com
The Santo Volto parish church, designed by the Swiss architect
Mario Botta, was built in an area which underwent
considerable post-industrial transformation. Inaugurated in December
2006, it features seven elements on the perimeter that
rise towards the sky, like arms in search of the light. Light filters
through seven skylights in the higher part of the roof to illuminate
the central area, while seven other skylights (lower than the
first) provide light to the side chapels. The post-modern bell
tower, which incorporates the former chimney of the ironworks
and is decorated with a spire ascending from the earth up to the
sky, houses nine chime bells. Most of the building is made with
natural materials such as stone, brick and wood.