Centrale Covatta

This is Centrale Covatta, a curious piece of early industrial architecture that seems unsure whether it is a factory, a villa, or a stage set. The rectangular building is grounded by rough natural stone on its lower floor, while above, the walls are smoothly plastered. Every decorative flourish, window frames, string courses, the architraves of the great doors, is executed in warm brickwork. The front elevation is a study in symmetry: a round-arched portal at ground level, a grand doorway flanked by brick pilasters above, and on either side, polycentric arched windows. The left side, however, betrays a whimsical touch: a small cupola, purely decorative, added on a whim by the foreman Antonio Pollice. To the right, the ground floor opens with three tripartite windows, their slender brick columns echoing the pilasters that rhythmically divide the facade. The engine room, once inside, has since been moved to a small annexe.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.