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Be Factory - Manifattura Project
A business incubator for industrial innovation
Location:
Rovereto (TN)
Architects:
Kengo Kuma and Associates
Client:
Trentino Sviluppo S.p.A., Rovereto
General contractor:
Colombo Costruzioni S.p.A., Lecco
Dimensions:
approx. 50,000 m² – covered area 24,000 m² – glulam 4,000 m³ – cross laminated timber panels 3,000 m³
In 2019, the former Manifattura Tabacchi in Rovereto was converted into a business incubator for green construction, sustainable mobility and sports technologies. In total, 11 buildings – all with a low carbon footprint – cover an area of almost 25,000 m2, with the largest green roof in Italy, and together make Be Factory one of the country’s largest construction projects with a load-bearing wooden structure. Architect Kengo Kuma developed the project with a focus on integration in its geometry and construction: not only the integration of the old and new buildings, but also of the landscape, the city and the River Leno.
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“The high degree of prefabrication adopted in this project meant that many of the structural elements could be manufactured in the production hall, thus permitting fast, highly efficient on-site assembly.”
Roberto Modena, Engineer and Senior Project Manager, Rubner
For the load-bearing structure, Rubner produced almost 7,000 m3 of prefabricated structural elements from pinewood at our production site in Bressanone. Our first-rate logistics and smart organisation allowed us to rapidly realise:
- 8 buildings;
- an underground level; and
- the works for the façade.
For this project, we:
- produced over 1,100 load-bearing wooden columns, each 43 metres long; and
- covered an area of 24.000 m2 with cross laminated timber wooden panels.
The Be Factory business incubator was completed in 2019 in just over five months.
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