Stazione Leopolda

Profil

The Stazione Leopolda in Florence is a beautiful station in the first half of the nineteenth century - the unique and protected for its historical and artistic value - which by the early 90s hosts events and other events related to culture and contemporary creativity: cultural exhibitions, exhibitions of art and architecture, fashion shows and fashion shows, concerts and theatrical performances, exhibitions of products and innovative services, food and wine tastings, television sets, conventions and corporate meetings, public meetings.

The building occupies a gross floor area of approximately 6,000 square feet, divided into two main areas: the Leopolda Station and Space Alcatraz.
The Stazione Leopolda is articulated almost entirely in one room under a metal roof structure divided into two large bays, with an average height of 7 feet and a maximum of 12 meters.
Spazio Alcatraz, attached to the station, but is a former warehouse in 2-story balcony overlooking a large courtyard on the deck columns. Alcatraz is the total area of 1,500 square meters.
The large square outside -1,100 square feet - in front of the building was renovated by architect Game Aulenti in 1996 and opens on one of the great boulevards of the city.

To manage the various activities of this beautiful space is Stazione Leopolda srl, a company of Pitti Immagine - the trade fair organization which organizes major international exhibitions in the fashion industry - which has inherited the design skills, operational experience and the extensive network contacts with companies, institutions and personalities of the research culture throughout the world.

Develop the potential of the Stazione Leopolda in the production and representation of the phenomena most innovative and creative quality, this is the task he proposes Stazione Leopolda srl, using the versatility, flexibility, functional spaces of its particular atmosphere - brick walls red pavement in some places still crossed the track - in tune with contemporary creative languages.