The former hospital complex becomes the Guardia di Finanza Police Academy in Bergamo
On 27 October, Italian President Sergio Mattarella officially opened the new premises of the Guardia di Finanza Police Academy in Bergamo
In the existing pavilions, with three floors above ground, the work was of a conservative nature, and the new architectural layouts neither alter perspective nor make significant changes to the original ground plan. Internal walls were strengthened, structures reinforced and all the interior and exterior door and wall frames were replaced; much of the flooring was redone, the walls were painted, existing non-structural iron works were repaired, waterproofing was carried out, some of the existing elevator structures were repaired and new ones added. The work was completed with the redevelopment of the façades.The structures of the existing buildings are in masonry work, with natural blocks on the lower floors and artificial blocks on the upper floors, with a limited amount of reinforced concrete elements, often resulting from work carried out after the original construction. The condition of these structures required comprehensive reinforcement using reinforced plaster, able to significantly improve the load-bearing capacity and flexibility of the masonry work, without substantially altering the architectural layouts.
As regards the utility systems, unlike for the civil and structural work, it was necessary to redo them from scratch to enable them to satisfy today’s new functional requirements and comply with current regulations.