First stage: new production departments
As early as 1939, Abelardo Ferraresi was commissioned to expand the old production departments of the manufacturing plant, which until then had been housed in a structure with timber trusses supported by cast-iron columns, some of which are still visible today. The construction of a shed-roofed industrial warehouse with reinforced concrete trusses was followed, in the 1940s, by the construction of a storage building for the punched cards of the looms, a low and compact building facing the street.
Second stage: warping department and social services
The subsequent phase of expansion dates back to the 1960s, with a small warehouse begun by Abelardo and continued by his son Angelo. Between 1969 and 1973 several reinforced concrete structures were built: the large rectangular hall of the warping department and the social services building with gatehouse, changing rooms and canteen, realized in collaboration with architect Annalena Ferraris for the façade design.
Third stage: weaving hall and yarn warehouse
After 1980, additional spaces were added for goods storage and bleaching operations, along with various plant engineering works. From 1990 onwards, with the involvement of Andrea Ferraresi, two new large spaces were designed and built: the weaving hall, for which specific measures were studied to mitigate vibrations, and a new underground yarn warehouse equipped with state-of-the-art building services and an effective acoustic insulation system to minimize any potential disturbance to the nearby kindergarten.
Fourth stage: renovations and new roofing systems
Demonstrating the exceptional longevity of the collaboration with the manufacturing company’s ownership, the most recent series of interventions began with the renovation of the storage facilities built by Abelardo Ferraresi in 1946, continued with the office wing (two storeys, facing the street), and concluded between 2006 and 2021 with the complete replacement of the roofing systems across the entire production site.
