Excerpt: Teatro Borsoni by Botticini + Facchinelli ARW and Brescia Infrastrutture reimagines a former industrial site as a vibrant cultural space. Its sculptural concrete façade, with diamond-patterned blocks, gives a sense of solidity, while the translucent scenic tower becomes a luminous urban landmark. A bold metal loggia extends outward, guiding visitors inside, where the interplay of materials and light creates a welcoming atmosphere.
Project Description
[Text as submitted by architect] The “Oltre la strada” project aims to regenerate the Via Milano area in Brescia on three levels: infrastructural, urbanistic, and socio-cultural. A symbol of the revitalization is the new Borsoni Theater, located in a former degraded industrial area.
The theater features a main hall with 312 seats and a children’s hall with 172 seats, presented as a parallelepiped measuring 21×64 m and 9 m high. The envelope is made of prefabricated diamond-patterned concrete blocks measuring 4×1.25 m, creating a cyclopean wall.
The 19-m scenic tower, clad in backlit polycarbonate panels, becomes a new urban landmark. The entrance, a flared 7-m metal loggia, houses a double-height foyer and a bar.
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