san pellegrino thermal bath

Restoring San Pellegrino to its former splendour of the early 20th century has been an intervention of high quality. We developed our ideas, with the intention of outlining a new horizon of possibilities for the complex, to arrive at the point of envisaging a project which could trigger a radical turning point in one’s perception of San Pellegrino, a kind of echo that could become a driving force and activate a series of initiatives, capable of inverting the negative tendency which currently characterises the area, and of generating a series of positive spin-offs around the territory. The decline of San Pellegrino is also due to the excessive development of bottling works in the immediate vicinity of the Hotels and Spa, a development which has taken away the magical aura which formerly characterised the place. Today, the decision to rethink and requalify the works area, with emphasis on the spa area, is the starting point for restoring San Pellegrino’s image of quality and attraction. Particular attention will be given to road networks with the aim of simplifying access ways and making for faster, more efficient travel. All this will help promote the new spa centre and develop a synergy among the various new elements such as the new Kursaal to be built where the former Casino was, attracting an increasing number of clientele. The new San Pellegrino will be a place that will find the charm that has always characterised it, a place where the interaction between architecture and landscape will contribute to enhancing the concepts of wellness, relaxation and leisure. A change of scale, perspectives and objectives, therefore, recreate the conditions for the rebirth of a place so rich in charm and history.

project name: San Pellegrino Thermal Baths
location: San Pellegrino Terme, Italy
architect: Dominique Perrault Architecte, Paris
collaborator: Gruppo Stilo, Gianluca Spinelli
site area: 65 000 sqm
project surface: 40000 sqm, 47 000 sqm parking
built volume: 150 000 mc
client: Sviluppo San Pellegrino SRL
estimate: 90.000.000 euro
portrait photo: Morais de Souza/DPA/ADAGP
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In 1981 Dominique Perrault established his office in Paris and started his first work: factory Someloir in Chateaudun, France. His first notable project has been the ESIEE (academy for engineers of electronics and electrical engineering) in Marne-la Vallée in 1984. In 1989 we won the international competition for the French National Library in Paris. The building received the “Equerre d’argent” in 1990 and the “Constructa Preis” in 1992 and it had been inaugurated in 1995 by François Mitterand. Most recognized projects include also Velodrom and Olympic Swimming Pool in Berlin (1992-1999), the town hall of Innsbruck, Austria (completed in 2002), the extension of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg (completion 2009), the New Olympic Tennis and Multisports Centre in Madrid (in progress) and the winner project of the competition for the Ewha Women University Campus Centre in Seoul, Korea (2004). Dominique Perrault has won numerous awards like ”New Alpine Architecture” Award 2006, Dedalo–Minosse International Prize in 2006, the ”World Architecture Award” in 2002, Mies van der Rohe Award for the French National Library in 1997 and the ‘Programme for New Architecture‘ (PAN XII) in 1983.