One site, three projects: a library, a housing complex, an urban study on the ex-AMT depot
What the track asks
A sealed envelope with three alternative practical-exam themes (Section A, 2015): all three sit on the same site — the former A.M.T. bus depot on via Maddaloni in Genoa, to be imagined fully demolished — asking for three different transformations, with the shared warning that the area is at flood risk and must be designed with suitable solutions. THEME 1 — an open-access library over several floors, with a detailed programme: lobby, a selection/consultation/lending area (450 sqm), a reading area (400 sqm), a periodicals room, a study area, an archive (300 sqm), a media library, offices, a refreshment area, toilets, a 100-seat conference hall usable outside the library service, and covered staff parking; the written test asks for the conference hall sizing at 1:50. THEME 2 — a multi-storey residential complex in one or more volumes, with a total volume no greater than 16,000 cubic metres; the written test asks for the typical-flat sizing at 1:50. THEME 3 — the residential urban development of the area under three alternative floor-area ratios (1.00 / 1.25 / 1.50), with the provision of planning standards (12 sqm/inhabitant of equipped greenery, 3 for common-interest uses, 3 for public parking, plus private parking): a comparative assessment of the three solutions and the chosen one developed as a 1:500 site-volume plan with 1:200 sections and elevations. Deliverables: 1:100 plans, elevations and sections for the buildings; a 1:500/1:200 site-volume plan and layout scheme for the urban study.
Required drawings
They vary by theme, all over several floors. Themes 1 and 2 (buildings): a ground-floor plan with entrances and the layout of greenery, paths and parking; typical-floor plans; a significant elevation and a schematic section 1:100; descriptions of materials and finishes. Written test: 1:50 sizing (the conference hall for Theme 1, the typical flat for Theme 2). Theme 3 (urban): a comparative assessment of the three ratio options, then the chosen solution as a 1:500 site-volume plan with a land-use scheme, two sections and two elevations 1:200; a written test with a 1:100 typical floor. All themes must address the site's flood risk.
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.
This theme, across the archive
The same brief seen by theme: every other past exam that asked for it, and the norm kit they share.
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