The typical courtyard morphology of the Turin grid, introverted and closed, gives way to a system that is open and accessible to the entire community. Drawing on the post-modern theories of Camillo Sitte and Christian de Portzamparc, the emotional and positive character of dense European urban fabrics emerges from the creation of public spaces that are both defined and open.
From this interpretation of the city, an extremely porous ground floor is generated, open to the city and inviting citizens to pass through, connecting the southern urban front with the green area to the north. The public ground floor consists of two opposing buildings: to the east, the restored pre-existing structure; to the west, a newly constructed triangular building that defines the diagonal of the courtyard.
