Designed by Carlo Cesarini, Autosilo is a Brutalist (or ‘nudi et crudi’ in Italian) car park and mini shopping centre in Lugano’s financial district. Its fortress-like appearance and zigzag lines cut into the sky like saw blades. The ageing concrete boulder stands in sharp contrast with the sleek and shiny Mario Botta postmodernism of its neighbourhood. But Autosilo Balestra’s lack of facelifts has its trumps: it offers a rare, authentic glimpse into the car-positive Swiss shopping experience of the late seventies.