The Agnelli Foundation in Italy has had its historic headquarters in Turin transformed into a digitally responsive building via an innovative indoor positioning system from Siemens. New technology adapts to the real time needs of occupants, who can communicate with the building systems via an easy-to-use smartphone app.
Redesigned headquarters
The Giovanni Agnelli Foundation was founded in 1966 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the founder of Fiat, Senator Giovanni Agnelli and operates as an independent non-profit research and cultural institute active in the field of human and social sciences.
The Foundation’s completely redesigned headquarters opened in mid-June 2017; featuring 3,000 square metres of co-working space, it is an innovative example of digital and ecological architecture. The redesign demonstrates that the Internet of Things (IoT) can be successfully applied not only to new-build construction, but also to...