Designed as a core for both residential and craft purposes (it housed a carpentry) in 1910 by the Belluno architect Riccardo Alfarè (1882-1969), the building was conceived during a crucial period for the city's transformation, coinciding with the decision to move the railway station northward. The palace is located on via Caffi, near the station, and represents a tangible symbol of this important urban change.
Initially intended as a furniture store, the building was designed by Alfarè with a combination of neoclassical tradition and new modernist elements, reflecting the architectural trends of the time. Although its design dates back to 1910, construction was only completed after World War I, in 1918, due to the difficulties related to the conflict.
This creation, which marks one of the last phases of the city's expansion, is today a representative example of how urban architecture was able to integrate historical heritage with new functional and productive needs, resulting in a building that, in addition to meeting practical requirements, fittingly incorporates itself into the emerging urban context.
