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Porsche Experience Center

GBPA Architects, in collaboration with Dromo, an engineering firm specializing in motor racing circuits, has designed the new Porsche Experience Center on the site of the former Franciacorta racetrack in Castrezzato Brescia, a complex open to the public where customers and others can enjoy the Porsche experience in 360 degrees.

With a total area of 60 hectares and an investment of 28 million euros, the Italian Porsche Experience Center is the largest in the world, following those already built in Leipzig, Silverstone, Atlanta, Le Mans, Los Angeles, Shanghai and Hockenheim.

With a new strategic master plan that has rethought the entire area, GBPA Architects’ project has its fulcrum in the Customer Center, which is directly connected to the Provincial Road 16 and is the new gateway to the entire complex. For its location, GBPA Architects focused on a visually recognizable architecture, capable of immediately transporting the Porsche Experience Center guest into the world of the famous German automobile brand.

 

 

SITE

Castrezzato (BS) | Italy

DATE

2019 - 2021

SURFACE

115,000 sqm of built surface area of which 10,000 sqm buildings

CLIENT

Porsche Italia SPA

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Arcadis Italia s.r.l.

TIPE OF WORK

Concept, Integrated design (preliminary, final), Art direction, VVF, Coordination, Communication project

PARTNERS-IN-CHARGE

Antonio Gioli, Federica De Leva

PROJECT TEAM

Danilo Annoscia (Project Manager), Alice Chiesa (Head of design), Antonio Sergi, Elard Ponce, Andrea Angonoa, Nicola Romagnoli, Jana Stojanovich, Eva Corral Vence, Francesco Viganotti, Cristina Zambelli

MEP DESIGN

Esa Engineering srl

STRUCTURE DESIGN

Fa.Ma Ingegneria srl

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Arcadis Italia srl

LIGHTING DESIGN

Voltaire Lighting Design

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

PN Progetto Natura

CREDITS

CONSTRUCTION DESIGN

Tonelli Ingegneria srl (Structure), Tecnomont Service srl (Roofing and facades), Korus international (General Contractor)

CIRCUIT PROJECT

Dromo srl

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein

The entire area can be “virtually” divided into two macro areas: the area dedicated to racing and events, and the area linked to the experiential activities of the Customer Center.

The old Franciacorta racetrack has been completely redesigned by Dromo, with the creation of a real racetrack homologated by the International Automobile Federation (grade 2, 2519 m long, 12 m wide); a pit building with 29 pits; a race direction with a control system of 24 cameras; a driving center of over 30,000 sqm. 000 square meters; a 458-meter Low Grip Handling (LFH) track; a 30-meter radius Low Grip Control (LFC) pad; an off-road area with 19 tracks and 6 types of special surfaces; a 3000-square-meter go-kart track for electric karts.

The main building is the new Customer Center, a highly symbolic element of the entire Porsche Experience Center.

Eleven low glulam arches, with a pitch of nine meters, a maximum height of 16 meters and a span of 55 meters, form an imposing 4500 square meter hangar that unites people and cars in a complete experience under a single white roof.

The roof design synthesizes and reinforces the concept that guides all the interventions on the site, based on the principles of transparency and dynamism. These distinctive elements are translated on the architectural level in the alternation of opaque, glazed and solar shading surfaces, which, in addition to restoring different degrees of transparency and permeability, create horizontal cuts that accentuate the dynamic trend of the building and bring light inside, guaranteeing a high level of environmental comfort and giving strength to the space below.

The interior design combines the concept of tradition, understood as the “art of know-how”, passion for excellence, craftsmanship and attention to detail, with that of innovation, interpreted as continuous research, technological development and responsible attention to the future. These are, in fact, the shared values of the historic German brand and of the territory in which the Porsche Experience Center is being developed: Franciacorta.

“A PEC is neither a showroom nor a racetrack”

Clean lines, transparent surfaces, metallic finishes, technical fabrics and, again, asphalt and concrete for the car-related areas are combined with soft shapes, warm colors and natural materials such as wood in the reception areas.

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