place-based welfare | social enhancement of public real estate assets | co-design and participatory processes

Busto Community Hub

A new service for the community in the former dispensary

Pubblico

Pubblico

Buildings

Buildings

Public funds

Public funds

2025

2026

Lombardia

,

Busto Arsizio

The sustainable urban development strategy of the Municipality of Busto Arsizio includes, among other actions, the repurposing of the renovated ‘Ex Dispensario’ building as a new Community Hub— a space designed to foster meaningful connections among young people, the elderly, and individuals seeking employment.

Project Manager

Dario Domante

Team Member

Lisa Ferrari

Team Member

Natalia Trzmielak

KCity collaborates with Sinloc—responsible for defining the organisational, financial, and management model of the community hub—by leading the stakeholder engagement process, involving local actors, institutions, and relevant stakeholders, and by developing the functional concept to guide the definition of the management model and the administrative procedures required for its activation.

2025

2026

To activate regeneration

Feasibility studies

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