Politecnico di Torino · 2024 · Prova pratica

Two themes: riverside residential buildings, multifunctional public building

I session · section A · Progettazione edilizia e urbanaVerified

What the track asks

A sealed envelope with two alternative practical-exam themes for the Architecture sector, Section A. THEME 1 — one or more residential buildings on a 1,117 sqm lot in a building-completion zone (CE3.1) of a ~5,000-inhabitant town in the Turin plain, along a river: floor-area index 0.60, max 3 storeys, eaves height 10.5 m, coverage 50% of the plot area, 25% permeable area, 5 m setback from boundaries and 12 m between buildings; residential capacity to be derived under art. 20 of Piedmont Regional Law 56/1977, with part of the lot within the 150 m landscape-protection buffer from public water (art. 142 Legislative Decree 42/2004). Candidates must specify number and size of apartments and typological, distributive and formal features. THEME 2 — a multifunctional public building (a municipal community centre for social gathering and informative, exhibition, cultural, sports and recreational activities) on a ~3,437 sqm lot in a public-services zone (S3.3): floor-area index 1.00, eaves height 10.5 m, 50% coverage, 25% permeability, same setbacks, the whole lot within the 150 m landscape buffer. Both themes require, in the technical report, developing one of: a cost estimate of the main items, the design and verification of a structural element, or the energy choices for the environmental sustainability of the work.

Required drawings

THEME 1: general site plan 1:200; ground-floor and typical-floor plans 1:100; at least one elevation 1:100; at least one significant section 1:100; one constructional detail at a suitable scale; perspective sketches; technical report (max 4 sheets) with one of the optional in-depth topics. THEME 2: general site plan 1:500; ground-floor plan 1:200; at least one elevation (preferably onto via Levà) 1:200; at least one section 1:200; one constructional detail at a suitable scale; perspective sketches; technical report (max 4 sheets) with one of the optional in-depth topics.

Regulations this track calls into play

Editorial anchoring: the rules a well-prepared candidate should have in hand for this theme, each with its current status.

D.P.R. 380/2001Consolidated Building Act (Testo Unico Edilizia)In forceD.M. 1444/1968Mandatory limits of density, height, distance between buildings and urban standardsIn forceD.Lgs. 42/2004Code of Cultural Heritage and LandscapeIn forceD.M. 17/01/2018Technical Standards for Construction (NTC 2018)In forceD.Lgs. 192/2005Implementation of Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildingsIn forceL. 13/1989Overcoming and removing architectural barriers (private buildings)In forceD.M. 236/1989Technical requirements for the accessibility of private buildingsIn forceD.P.R. 503/1996Removal of architectural barriers in public buildings, spaces and servicesIn forceD.M. 05/07/1975Minimum height and main hygiene and health requirements of habitable roomsIn force

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