Social House for Migrants, Bologna, Italy

Polito, Politecnico di Torino, 2016 Professor: Jacopo Gresleri there is a subtle connection between the church and the interior courtyard, besides the brick materials and the openness of the facade related, the both of the spaces are spiritual, the space where provides people to rest, to think, to meditate. the courtyard provides a space for people to know each other, the space of encounters, the space of collective memories, the space centred attentions, where allows people to rest, to think, to communicate, to meditate, to create.

People will have temporary living requirements when they need to do a job in a different place, or for studying reasons or issues. So social house is such place for people, providing a comfortable and friendly environment living condition for them. The aim is to create series of collective and private spaces and provide for various needs, a big open outdoor space may help them to get know each other well, diverse common living space on the ground floor gives them multiple activities choices.