BUM - Bosco Urbano Montezemolo

The project aims to mend a long-standing urban fracture by redeveloping a portion of the former barracks and initiating a reconnection process between the regenerated area and the rest of the city, despite part of the former complex remaining under state ownership.
The site’s strategic location - between Corso Francia, Via Bodina, and Parco Parri - enables the activation of new urban and landscape connections, strengthening continuity between neighborhoods, parks, and soft mobility networks.
The main objectives are to:

• return a green, open, inclusive, and accessible public space to the city;
• create a multifunctional hub for everyday life, civic events, and cross-border initiatives;
• enhance the Alpine identity and outdoor vocation of the territory;
• promote an urban regeneration model based on sustainability, spatial quality, and people-centered design.

Environmental sustainability guides the entire intervention, through solutions aimed at reducing ecological impact and improving the urban microclimate. Stormwater management is handled through sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) and permeable pavements that ensure hydraulic invariance and promote natural infiltration. The landscape design enhances existing historic tree rows and introduces new native plantings, contributing to biodiversity and the mitigation of urban heat island effects. From an energy perspective, the refurbished building undergoes significant efficiency upgrades, including the integration of high-performance systems and a photovoltaic installation of up to approximately 50 kWp.

La sostenibilità ambientale guida l’intero intervento, attraverso soluzioni orientate alla riduzione dell’impatto ecologico e al miglioramento del microclima urbano. La gestione delle acque meteoriche è affidata a sistemi di drenaggio urbano sostenibile e pavimentazioni permeabili che garantiscono l’invarianza idraulica e favoriscono l’infiltrazione naturale. Il progetto del verde valorizza i filari storici esistenti e introduce nuove piantumazioni autoctone, contribuendo alla biodiversità e alla mitigazione delle isole di calore. Dal punto di vista energetico, l’edificio rifunzionalizzato è oggetto di un significativo efficientamento, con l’integrazione di impianti ad alte prestazioni e di un impianto fotovoltaico fino a circa 50 kWp.