Silo Tower

An old silo with a 6x6 m floor plan that had fallen into disuse has been transformed by Harry Thaler into a modern design studio.

The main motivation of the Italian firm was to save an important piece of the region’s industrial heritage from demolition. Located at the entrance to a business park in an Alpine valley of northern Italy, the concrete structure was a local carpentry’s storage for wood shavings. Standing 22 m on a 6x6 m floor plan, it posed several bureaucratic and architectural challenges.

A lo largo de los 5 nuevos niveles de forjados de madera se crea un taller de prototipos, una biblioteca de materiales, oficinas, una sala de reuniones y una terraza. Para introducir la luz a los espacios de trabajo se perforaron los grueso muros de hormigón y se conectaron a través de una escalera de caracol que recorre todo el silo. Con un bajo presupuesto, la Silo Tower pretende alentar a dar ‘segundas oportunidades’ y así promover el reciclaje urbano.