SPINA 3 / ENVIRONMENT PARK

Torino Spina 3 in Italy redevelops a former industrial rail yard in northern Turin into a 45-hectare sustainable urban zone, with Environment Park (Envipark) as its flagship technology hub launched in the late 1990s for environmental innovation. Part of Turin’s broader “Spine” regeneration, it blends green spaces like Parco Dora with tech facilities, hosting companies, labs, and events to drive competitiveness through sustainability.

Spina 3 features the Environment Park’s green buildings, convention centre, labs for cleantech firms, and integrated Parco Dora with industrial heritage elements like former Fiat structures repurposed for recreation. It supports mixed uses, including residences, services, and production near the Dora River, with community committees advocating for accessibility and greening since 2006 amid ongoing urban evolution.

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Environmental & Nature

Spina 3 / Parco Dora was conceived as a model of brownfield regeneration that treats industrial heritage and spontaneous nature as assets. New development is pushed to the edges while the Dora corridor becomes a floodable linear park that strengthens biodiversity and climate resilience.

Environment Park itself is built with energy‑efficient and low‑impact solutions and positions sustainability as a competitive advantage. Its services focus on renewable energy, circular economy, and eco‑innovation, making it a regional hub for environmental transition.

Smart City

Envipark acts as a competence centre for cleantech innovation, offering services in environmental tech, R&D labs, and networks for public-private projects in sustainability processes like energy efficiency and waste management. It catalyses local-international collaborations, applying green building tech from its urban transformation origins.

Human-Centric

The Spina 3 project aims to revitalise former industrial neighbourhoods and improve living conditions for local residents. Parco Dora’s mix of open lawns, trees, and preserved steel structures creates a distinctive public realm for everyday leisure and large events.

Environment Park adds shared spaces, conference areas, and services that connect businesses, researchers, and local communities. Acting as a reference point for innovation processes, it helps embed environmental change in local institutions and civic life, not only in technology.

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