The headquarters of Intesa Sanpaolo bank in Turin by Renzo Piano

The skyline of the industrial metropolis in northwestern Italy has until now been dominated by the tower of the "highest museum in the world," Mole Antonelliana. Now, the panorama of Turin has gained a new headquarters for the credit bank Sanpaolo, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, whose Genoese studio RPBW is also behind the 310-meter-high London landmark The Shard. The slender glass tower is located on the eastern edge of a park in the historic suburbs of Turin and reaches a height of 166 meters. In the underground part of the skyscraper, along with technical facilities and parking spaces, there is also a kindergarten and a restaurant. From the open ground floor, a pair of escalators takes you to the fifth floor, which features a conference hall for 364 guests. The floor of the hall can be hydraulically adjusted and transformed into an exhibition space. Above it are 26 identical administrative floors with a clear height of 3.2 meters. The top three floors are again reserved for the public, where a tiered rooftop garden, exhibition space, and additional restaurant are located. The double-skin façade with white-painted aluminum slats adds fragility and elegance to the skyscraper.

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