Open House Torino is back to tell stories of architectures in evolution

On September 18 and 19, hidden architectures and unexpected spaces all across the city of  Turin will open to the public, with a specific focus on projects form the last two years.

Open House Torino 2021

Francesco Vaj, Innovation Square Center, 2021.

Open House Torino 2021

Paola Maré, Loft M50, 2021.

Open House Torino 2021

Sayaka Nishimura, Terrazza Dora, 2020. Photo: Fabio Oggero

Open House Torino 2021

Velvetstudio, Concreto coworking, 2021.

Open House Torino 2021

BLAARCHITETTURA - Lessan Bracco, My Family My Wonder, 2020.

Open House Torino 2021

Genesio Vivarelli (1911), Studio Baietto Battiato Bianco (2020), Casa Crescent. Photo: Fabio Oggero

Open House Torino 2021

+ Studio Architetti, Mediapolis Engineering. Lomellina, 2021. Photo: Fabio Oggero

Open House Torino 2021

Elio Luzi, Sergio Jaretti. Casa Luzi, 1962-64. Photo: Fabio Oggero

Open House Torino 2021

F:L Architetti, Amilu Farm, 2020. Gassino Torinese

Open House Torino 2021

Ivano Pomero (Studiopomero), Casa Speranza, 2008. Rivarossa. 

Open House Torino 2021

ARTiglieria – Blooming Playground (street art: Tellas), 2020. Photo: Simone Di Gioia 

Open House Torino 2021

BDR bureau, Enrico Fermi school, 2019. Photo: Simone Bossi

Open House Torino 2021

BDR bureau, Enrico Fermi school, 2019. Photo: Simone Bossi

Open House Torino 2021

Archisbang associati and Area progetti s.r.l., (Silvia Minutolo, Marco Giai, Raffaella Magnano), Giovanni Pascoli school, 2019. Photo: Simone Bossi

Open House Torino 2021

Archisbang associati and Area progetti s.r.l., (Silvia Minutolo, Marco Giai, Raffaella Magnano), Giovanni Pascoli school, 2019. Photo: Simone Bossi

After a break in 2020, the fourth edition of Open House is taking place in Turin on Saturday September 18 and Sunday September 19, opening 90 different sites including architectures that would otherwise be closed to the public, parks, gardens and urban itineraries. As remarked by Luca Ballarini, president of  Open House Torino, half of the venues available for visit have been realized between 2020 and 2021, telling the story of an uninterrupted vitality of the local architectural scene, which has promptly mobilized to provide new answers as soon as new priorities and requirements have arisen.

Balance Architettura - Lessan Bracco, My Family My Wonder, Turin, 2020.

A multifaceted landscape of experiences is unfolded: in a rich catalogue of new entries, the highlights include several reinterpretations of urban heritage (lofts such as Ryad Barriera, the  former Tobler factory , Concreto, M50 and Terrazza Dora, but also the new Innovation square center) or historical masterpieces (Casa Crescent), modern classics such as Casa Luzi and Palazzo Affari by Carlo Mollino, countryside projects such as Amilufarm in Gassino Torinese and many realizations structuring contemporary Turin in its identity of city of research and knowledge, such as several student housing complexes and the freshly renovated Fermi and Pascoli schools.

Open House Torino is the starting event of Open House Italia, gathering the Milan, Rome and Naples editions in a sequence of four weekends from September 18 to October 10. The editorial project “Trame Urbane” will act as a cohesive background, bringing Italian authors — writers, directors, photographers — to share autobiographic and evocative narrations of the  different cities: director Marco Ponti will tell stories of Turin, writer Marco Missiroli about Milan, photographer Francesco Zizola will reveal his view of Rome and writer Valeria Parrella will evocate an unedited skyline of Naples.

  • Open House Torino
  • the city of Turin and its surroundings
  • September 18-19, 2021
  • https://www.openhousetorino.it/
Open House Torino 2021 Francesco Vaj, Innovation Square Center, 2021.

Open House Torino 2021 Paola Maré, Loft M50, 2021.

Open House Torino 2021 Sayaka Nishimura, Terrazza Dora, 2020. Photo: Fabio Oggero

Open House Torino 2021 Velvetstudio, Concreto coworking, 2021.

Open House Torino 2021 BLAARCHITETTURA - Lessan Bracco, My Family My Wonder, 2020.

Open House Torino 2021 Genesio Vivarelli (1911), Studio Baietto Battiato Bianco (2020), Casa Crescent. Photo: Fabio Oggero

Open House Torino 2021 + Studio Architetti, Mediapolis Engineering. Lomellina, 2021. Photo: Fabio Oggero

Open House Torino 2021 Elio Luzi, Sergio Jaretti. Casa Luzi, 1962-64. Photo: Fabio Oggero

Open House Torino 2021 F:L Architetti, Amilu Farm, 2020. Gassino Torinese

Open House Torino 2021 Ivano Pomero (Studiopomero), Casa Speranza, 2008. Rivarossa. 

Open House Torino 2021 ARTiglieria – Blooming Playground (street art: Tellas), 2020. Photo: Simone Di Gioia 

Open House Torino 2021 BDR bureau, Enrico Fermi school, 2019. Photo: Simone Bossi

Open House Torino 2021 BDR bureau, Enrico Fermi school, 2019. Photo: Simone Bossi

Open House Torino 2021 Archisbang associati and Area progetti s.r.l., (Silvia Minutolo, Marco Giai, Raffaella Magnano), Giovanni Pascoli school, 2019. Photo: Simone Bossi

Open House Torino 2021 Archisbang associati and Area progetti s.r.l., (Silvia Minutolo, Marco Giai, Raffaella Magnano), Giovanni Pascoli school, 2019. Photo: Simone Bossi