Locarno的城市地形可以分为三部分——作为历史中心的Città Vecchia老区，面朝湖泊的Quartiere Nuovo区，以及朝向Solduno镇的Campagna区。Palazzo Pioda就位于Campagna区，前身是农业区，现在则用于住宅，商业，服务和生产活动。也就是说，这是一个混合用途社区。这里的建筑密度要比Locarno其他任何地方都要高，所以，建筑师非常想为社区居民设计一个能体现城市性的建筑。

In the urban topography of Locarno one can see the original Città Vecchia (historical centre), the Quartiere Nuovo (towards the lake) and the district of Campagna (towards Solduno). The Palazzo Pioda stands in this last section, an originally agricultural area that is now used for residential, commercial, service and production activities – in other words, a mixed-use neighbourhood. The building density parameters are higher here than anywhere else in Locarno, which shows the desire to give the neighbourhood a new urbanity.

▼建筑外观，exterior view

▼Pioda周边的建筑密度要比Locarno其他任何地方都要高，The building density parameters are higher here than anywhere else in Locarno

▼建筑立面，elevation