Torino Arcades from Baroque, Neo-classicism to Modern Architecture

While travelling Torino, I appreciated the long and continual arcades of the city buildings that protected me from the strong sunlight and heat. The Baroque Neo-classical arcades that lend a prestigious look to the city were widely built during the 17th-18th centuries in line with the grid-layout of the city plan. What I found interesting walking in the city is how the core language of neo-classical arcades was continued and reinterpreted in the modern buildings of Torino. The arcades of modern buildings do not have luxurious decorations or Greek styles but the arcades of modern buildings create a harmonious cityscape in harmony with the neo-classical or baroque arcades being built with similar colour tone of materials, similar proportion, and two-storey height. Although the modern buildings are allowed to build higher storeys with the invention of industrial materials (such as reinforced concrete, glass, steel) but the massive mass was divided or set back to be integrated with the general low-lying Neo-classical buildings of the city.

The repetitive proportion of arcade is created for both the Neo-classical building and the modern building.

The baroque and modern architecture are different in architectural style, but the modern building of Torino exhibits the similar colour of the building when it is compared with the Baroque building. The vertical reinforced concrete columns accentuates the height of the building while showcasing a similar colour tone of stones.

The proportion of bays of both the Neo-classical building and the modern building is similar.

The arcades of Torino protect pedestrians from strong sunlight, rainfall or heat while allowing them to enjoy shopping on the street level.

The two-storey height of the arcade brings some openness to the space.

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