Bonatti Involvement

In partnership with the City of Parma, Bonatti is delivering the project as an integrated precinct and includes housing, commercial buildings, a hotel and requalification of the historical Railway Station including associated infrastructure.

Highlights

This important project aimed at regenerating and restoring an extensive urban area of Parma around the Railway station and adjacent the historical centre of the city, includes the complete reorganisation of the railway station, restoration of ‘Piazza dalla Chiesa’, a new piazza north of the station, a public transport interchange, two new buildings with a total gross floor area of 19.000 sqm comprised of offices, retail space, a 4 star hotel, residential apartments and three levels of basement carparking for a total of 13.200 sq.m.

One of the main aims of the project is to open up the railway station to the centre of the city (both to vehicular and pedestrian traffic) and eliminate the physical barrier of the railway line with the new urbane area to the north. This will be achieved by creating a large open area 10m high, 70m wide and 110m long under the railway line and the existing station building. The new station will actually be over two floors, with new ticket office, amenities and retail spaces below a mezzanine floor which will provide access to the train platforms.