PORT AL PRATO PASS CHARETTE

This project connects three distinct Florentine neighborhoods by utilizing underground space for circulation. I used a series of ramps to connect the Maggio Opera Theater to the Via Solferino residential neighborhood and Port al Prato tram station. The three routes connect in a concourse with a bike shop & cafe and a skylight with a hanging garden overhead.

In my design I wanted to allow the character of each neighborhood to have an impact on form, while converging to a central,rational space. The interior is light and open with no tight corners to encourage movement in all directions by pedestrians or bikers.