Italian shipyard Sanlorenzo has confirmed the opening of its new production facilities in Ameglia, northern Italy. This contemporary development is designed by the Milan-based Lissoni Casal Ribeiro and forms part of a wider strategic project to expand and renovate the company's existing headquarters whilst still maintaining the spirit of the brand. 
Photo: SanLorenzoWork on the development began in August 2018 and involved more than 200 workers, 20,000 hours of design time and 250,000 hours of construction time, according to the yard. 
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With the facilities now open for business, the second phase of construction will now begin, in which the original buildings at the Ameglia headquarters - which have been based there since 1999 - will be completely renovated in order to achieve aesthetic uniformity with the new facilities. In addition, the gardens and pedestrian areas connected to the shipyard will also be improved and redesigned.
Photo: SanLorenzoThe Ameglia plant has an area of 22,000sqm and is split into three primary units: two for the production of yachts (a total area of 10,000sqm) and an office complex split between four levels. The total area of the Sanlorenzo site now covers 135,000 square metres.
Photo: SanLorenzoNotably, too, this upgrade for Sanlorenzo has also been designed to comply with the criteria set for UNI EN ISO 14001:2015 certification in order to control the overall environmental impact of the site. In addition, Sanlorenzo has also installed 8,000sqm of solar panels in order to ensure that the new facility can be energy self-reliant. 
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