Riqualificazione Area Ex Gesam
The project investigates the theme of collective space, attempting to restore a shred of the city to the neighbourhood that has grown up around it, while at the same time seeking to become a fundamental link between the Contrada of San Concordio, the railway station and the city walls.
The inspirational model is that of the "house within a house" in which the element of the large canopy has the function of holding together all the parts that arise and move under it. The glassed-in volume stems from the need to have an enclosed environment that can accommodate a series of permanent and temporary functions.
On the ground floor, the idea is to have a space that is as free as possible, suitable for hosting functions of various kinds, which can however be partitioned off thanks to a series of movable walls when it has to host the various cultural activities. The first floor is oriented towards the function of a small refreshment centre with a service counter and a room for users. This type of function also
extends to the large terrace overlooking the square, which becomes a connecting element between the closed public space of the glass box and the open public space of the covered square. The last material element of the new design layout is the vertical distribution volume that seems to rise from the level of the car park to emerge in the square. The predominant materials in the new layout are a clear reference to the industrial architecture already present in the area and often close to these types of design. The single colour unites and coordinates all the elements that make up the architecture, from glass to metal, and white is the absolute protagonist of the project.
Building in the built environment through soft, light interventions that respect the memory of places and enhance the spaces given by the history of cities to the contemporary world. this heritage is a resource and a stimulus for designers, the only way to pass on and not overlap the history of old buildings. A way of living where modernity is combined with the old, rediscovering it and integrating it with everything considered necessary for our domestic environment.
