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Location: Scarlino – Italy
Architects: Arch. Franco Biondi
Studio: Paschi Gestione Immobiliare
Realization: 2007

The project regarding the so-called solar ATM is the result of an idea developed by the designer combining a specific need of the Bank with the ethical policy implemented by the same bank in relation to environmental protection. The need of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena Bank was to develop an ATM station, completely autonomous and unattended, located very close to the tourist port of Scarlino (Grosseto).The project implied the development of a station that would also be something more than a machine wrapped in a specific housing that would guarantee its protection.

The objectives of the project are summarized here below: to develop a product composed of elements that could be pre-fabricated and that could be easily assembled on site; to develop a self-managed station from the energy standpoint through the use of a series of photovoltaic panels; to develop a structure with suitable characteristics for the maintenance of an ideal microclimate inside it for the operation of the electronic equipment, thanks to the installation of a self-ventilated air chamber located between the external skin, composed of GranitiFiandre porcelain stoneware slaps, and the internal section in reinforced sheeting (like a ventilated façade).

A detailed analysis of the shades developed by the external elements completed the project (photovoltaic roof and external architectural fence); to use environmentally friendly material, tested for its entire life cycle and therefore easily and entirely recyclable at the end of the life cycle; to develop a product with a beautiful look that could be easily used in various environmental contexts and that, above all, would convey an educational message to users; to develop a station that could also operate in areas that cannot be reached by the energy and telephone networks, thanks to the installation of internal accumulators and a GSM-based communication system; to develop a flexible station in relation to its use, since it could possibly also include, in addition to the ATM, a series of other automatic devices strictly linked to banking operations and information distribution.

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