Palazzo Tornabuoni

FLORENCE | ITALY

Concept design, final design and supervision of structural and MEP works, on-site safety coordination.

Palazzo Tornabuoni-Corsi was designed by Michelozzo and built in the 15th century for Lorenzo de Medici’s mother Lucrezia. It is one of the most important Florentine historic buildings, and has been once home to Pope Leo XI. In 1925 it became the headquarters and pride of the Banca Commerciale in Florence.

Located in the heart of the city and in the epicentre of the fashion district, the Palace was recently purchased by the Fingen Group, involved in fashion and real estate development in Italy and abroad.

Hydea was commissioned to design the internal restructure of the Palace, creating commercial spaces in the basement and on the first floor, a new branch of the Banca Intesa on the second floor and luxury apartments on the upper floors.
More specifically, the services carried out by Hydea include the preparation of detailed designs for the civil, structural and MEP work; the preparation of the tender and the contract documents for the construction; work supervision, including on-site safety coordination.

Execution period
2004 – 2009

Client
Tornabuoni S.r.l. (Gruppo Fingen), Florence

Floor Area
20,000 sqm