This is an old textile factory that has undergone important renovation works - the result of an ideas contest launched by the Prato Chamber of Commerce in 2004 - and has become a multifunctional space that houses the institution's headquarters, offices, but which also has ample spaces for events.
Completely reconstructed inside, according to the different activities it is intended for, the building maintains its monolithic appearance with a new look, a bronze-colored anodised expanded metal coating suchlike a "fabric" that reveals the body of the pre-existing building. In some places, the monolith is open to the outside, both through the vertical glimpses that connect the inner court to the city, and through the wide opening of the council hall that offers a view on the main monuments of the city.
The building is totally eco-efficient, thanks to the use of solar panels and geothermal pumps.