EXPANSION OF CURNO COMMERCIAL CENTRE
During the design activities for the expansion of Curno Shopping Centre, OWTC was requested to assess the risks (risk assessment) aiming at identifying any potential environmental hazard (Natural Hazard) for the area on which the Centre stands. In detail, the list of risks included in the risk assessment taken into consideration referred to natural disasters such as floods, natural disasters of geological origin such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, seismicity and landslides, natural calamities of climatic or meteorological origin such as drought, avalanches, tsunamis, tidal waves, tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, etc. The risk analysis was based on existing risk maps and on specific site surveys conducted directly on the site of interest, which involved carrying out in situ geognostic tests and a detailed seismic survey.
Description
Expansion project of an existing shopping center
Location
Curno (Italy)
Client
Eurocommercial Properties Ltd
Task
Consultancy for the assessment of natural risks, in the planning phase of the expansion of the shopping center with the construction of a new food court.