In this "perfect environment” , everything was made for the needs of the employees inside and outside the factory: there are houses with courtyards, a church, a school, , hospital, recreational clubs, theaters, swimming pool and cemetery. Here, everything was paid by the factory. This town anticipated the social system before its development, and gave protection to the single person and the community.
It is a model of an authentic ideal city: a perfect world that is self-sufficient, where everyone's life plays a role in the pursuit of perfect harmony outside and inside the factory. It’s a place based on a human scale philosophy ; a social, residential and labour spot that could be a point of reference.
The town truly reflects the aim of achieving reconciliation between industrial needs and the the ones of human nature. All this in a place where harmony and brotherhood prevail.
CRESPI D’ADDA VILLAGE- Unesco Heritage Site
Crespi D'ADDA –a whole city built out from scratch in the late nineteenth century. The idea came from the entrepreneur of the cotton factory “Crespi”. The town is located along the Adda river, municipality of Capriate San Gervasio , just a few km away from Bergamo. This is a great example of” workers' village”, one of the the most complete and best preserved in Europe if not the world. It is considered to be a leading example of human settlement and architectural complex that represents a significant heritage in human history.