Founded in 1925 under the supervision of the architect Angiolo Mazzoni, the former railway customs office had the role of controlling goods by rail and is now listed on the quality map of cultural heritage. It consists of 24,000 square meters, between external courtyards and internal structures, and enjoys a spectacular view of the extensive area of industrial archaeology of Scalo San Lorenzo.
Since 29 August 2015, after years of abandonment, it has been reactivated thanks to an operation of re-use respecting its original characteristics, without massive restructuring but starting from below, by the citizen and by the desire to create a place of aggregation where art, music and cinema can coexist in harmony, so as to project Rome to the levels of other European cities, which on the disused industrial areas have been able to reinvent collective urban spaces of essentially cultural exchange.
Survived the first bombing by the Americans in July 1943, it hosted the relocation of the Customs Agency's operational headquarters until 2010.
The project in what was considered one of the many abandoned buildings in the metropolitan area of the capital begins with respect for history. Many of its original features have remained, from abandoned tracks to the ancient elevated track, from quays for unloading goods to vintage signs.
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