A meeting place, a place where you can identify with the other and reflect in his image, live a few moments of serenity in the frenzy of the present. Risorgimento Social Club and 28.Lo spazio di mezzo are two projects of Bottom Up!, the architecture festival promoted by Fondazione per l’architettura / Torino and the Order of Architects of Turin , which with their ideas aim to become a physical point of reference to strengthen social cohesion. Here is what they are about and how to support them.

Risorgimento Social Club

The Circolo Risorgimento in via Poggio is a historic ANPI di Barriera di Barriera di Milano bowling alley, a piece of history of the district from which entire generations have passed. The idea of Risorgimento Social Club includes a redesign of the areas outside the club, such as the pergola and the bowling green, but also the enhancement of the large unfinished canopy, to be furnished with small decorative elements and light structures. The club, therefore, intends to propose itself as a place open to everyone in which to host shows, cultivate small plots of vegetable garden and play football; all this through a pact of collaboration between the association and the inhabitants so that the club confirms itself as a place of shared celebration and reference point for all inhabitants, offering support and entertainment with outdoor cinema, book presentations, small concerts and recreational activities for all ages.
For the donors who will bring the project closer to completion, Risorgimento Social Club has several rewards up for grabs: from the chance to see your name on the “wall of fame” inside the club, to the plastic-free water bottle to the club’s screen-printed t-shirt and personalized dinners. Follow the Facebook page and Instagram profile for all updates on the project!

• Make your donation for Risorgimento Social Club on crowdfunding.bottomuptorino.it/risorgimentosocialclub

28.Lo spazio di mezzo

In via Medici 28, in Turin, there are some unused premises with great potential that could be transformed into a new center of dialogue and exchange with the large Chinese community of Turin. The project 28.Lo spazio di mezzo aims to create in these spaces an intercultural meeting place, perfect for playful and associative activities, study and comparison, coordinated by 5 five Turin and Chinese associations. To realize all this, it is necessary a work of preparation that also foresees the participation of Turin students through a workshop and the support of the research group China Room of the Polytechnic of Turin. The intervention can only be realized through the support of donors who will contribute through the crowdfunding campaign and the Circoscrizione 4; 28.Lo spazio di mezzo is also the winner of the call “Ricontriamoci” of the Compagnia San Paolo Foundation, thanks to which it received the funds for the realization of the project that will be added to the donations collected by November 3rd. For the supporters of the project there are many rewards up for grabs: just to name a few, the reservation for the first event to be held in the new space, a personalized shopper, a special drink and many surprise gadgets. Follow the Instagram profile for all updates on the project and to see the next video interviews with experts in Italy-China relations!

• Make your donation for 28.The middle space on bottomuptorino.it/28lospaziodimezzo

These are only two of the projects of the festival Bottom Up!; to know and support all the others, go to crowdfunding.bottomuptorino.it page. If you make a donation of 50 euros or more you will receive an official t-shirt of the festival!