{"id":3597,"date":"2026-03-19T09:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/?post_type=case_studies&p=3597"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:40:03","slug":"it004-complesso-della-torre-italy","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/case-studies\/it004-complesso-della-torre-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"IT004 Complesso della Torre, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A sea-centered project<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The project is focused on the use of latent heat with two ice storages and heat pumps in combination with
unglazed solar collectors and a PV system. It is designed as a pilot project for local heat supply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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In Savona in north-west Italy, the Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill was commissioned to design a new residential and commercial
district. The idea was to revamp the dock area of the town and give it a new lease of life, as planned by investors and local authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The space, known as the \u2018Complesso della Torre\u2019, was to include a 19-story apartment block, a courtyard and a commercial space
with a hotel, 31 shop units and 20 office units.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Inspired by the complex\u2019s portside location, Bofill designed the two buildings to reflect the town\u2019s historic links to the sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The sea\u2019s presence in the new complex would be more than simply symbolic. It would also have a crucial technical role: providing the
energy for the air conditioning and domestic hot water of the entire project via a heat pump system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This could work because sea water has a fairly consistent temperature \u2013 from 14\u00b0C in winter to 24\u00b0C in summer \u2013 and because the complex is situated right by the sea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Lessons learned<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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