Our project for the “palazzo del cinema di Locarno” aims to build a physical structure that will constitute the urban identity of the locarno film festival bringing together the infrastructural needs of the organization, the pre-existent physical structure of the palazzo scolastico and the piazza remo rossi to synthesise a structure which will capture the presence of the film festival within the city of locarno. The palazzo scolastico represented from the early stages of the competition a great opportunity to encrust the film festival within a urban structure which has already deep affective relations to the locarno citizens, and a significant presence in today’s cityscape. Our project is guided by principles of economy, trying to capitalise in the existing structure used to host the local schools and now hosts a variety of ngo’s and community associations, to provide an architectural identity for the new cinema complex in piazza remo rossi.