- Date11/06/2026
From an abandoned brewery to a training hub of the future. This is Spazio Villalta.
Since 1988, the former Dormisch site had been frozen in time: a fire, years of silence, proposals that never came to fruition. Then Udine decided to transform that urban void into something vibrant: the ITS Academy, a new educational and cultural hub in the heart of the city. 7,770 square meters, 27,280 cubic meters, accommodating up to 648 students. Built from scratch in just over two years.
A project far from simple: a well-established historic center, preservation restrictions, the Ledra Canal just a few meters away, and tight deadlines. F&M Ingegneria handled the overall coordination and the entire design process, from preliminary to final plans, integrating architecture, structures, and systems into a single federated BIM environment through the construction phases.
The result is a building that does not erase the past but reinterprets it: brick-clad facades that engage with the area’s industrial history, flexible spaces designed for the education of tomorrow, an innovative structural system combining concrete, steel, and wood, a rooftop photovoltaic system, and energy recovery from the Ledra Canal.
Concept and Artistic Direction by Architect Marco Zito and Studio Artico Fracassi.
Urban regeneration. Sustainability. Engineering that builds communities.
The project is featured on page 8 of issue 406.pdf of the Rassegna Tecnica del Friuli Venezia Giulia, in an article by F&M Ingegneria and Tecnostrutture.
