Officine Zero OZ
Roma · Lazio · Italy
Reuse of vacancyCivic labs and participationCommons and belonging2012
Former workers of a bankrupt railway workshop occupied this industrial building in Rome in 2012 to avoid losing their jobs. Over time they opened the space to precarious and self-employed workers' collectives, and it now combines carpentry, metalworking and digital fabrication workshops with a collaborative and circular economy. It operates as a second-tier cooperative with no single recognised owner, which keeps its legal status in a grey area.
- Led by
- Former workers of a bankrupt railway workshop, plus freelance workers' collectives
- Status
- Active
- Participation
- Community led
- Visitable
- Workshops open on open days, check the website
- Website
- ozofficinezero.org ↗
- Contact
- No public contact on record
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Verified
This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- La storia di Officine Zero ↗ · primary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Officine Zero
- Dentro Officine Zero a Portonaccio: dove il lavoro collettivo è di pubblica utilità ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · RomaToday