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A project by: Michelangelo Iordanidis Thomais Kordonouri Andromachi Stylianou Under the supervision of: Prof. Georgios A. Panetsos
Under the aegis of University of Patras
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DENCITY ---------Villard 18: International Architectural and Urban design seminar jointly with Italian and French schools Academic year: 2016-2017
Existing conditions Piacenza is a city and commune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, located at a major crossroads at the intersection between Bologna and Milan and has the typical characteristics of an Italian city. Placed near the riverfront of Po, with an enclosed historical city center and the contemporary city expanding circularly.
Siteplan of Piacenza
Proposal The aim is to broaden the center of the city and make sustainable a former industrial area. With the reuse of some buildings into important dense uses, the supplementation of various programs and with the emphasis on the design of the public space, Piacenza will have more than one core of interest. The existing buildings are restored by keeping the main structure and changing the use, the shell and the internal partitions of the buildings. The new uses are spaces for public gardens, cultivations and buildings such as a library, a museum with open air galleries, a theater, an educational and a medical center. Furthermore, programs like private offices, startup companies, retail shops and housing are added as well. Public activities, open-air spaces, reflecting pools and bridges encourage people to delight in walking in the city.
Master plan of Consorzio
Land use
Main axes
Limits
Topography
Green
Including natural or artificial vegetation, crops and gardens
Housing
Including urban blocks, typical 2-storey units and separate houses
Commercial
Including services, retail and restauration
Offices
Including small businesses and international companies
Logistics
Including expanded prefabricated boxes or elogated buildings
Industries
Including small factories or bigger campus separate units
Land Uses 1. Medical Center 2. Flea Market 3. Upper level: Housing, Lower level: Market 4. Public Space (contains reflecting pools, waterfalls, openair plazza) 5. Library with Garden Roof 6. Offices 7. Start-up Companies 8. Open-air Galleries 9. Restauraton 10. Public Square 11. Greenhouse 12. Market 13. School Campus 14. Offices 15. Local Market with Parking Lot 16. Sport Center and Dance Hall 17. Housing 18. Theater 19. Green Park
Land Uses 1. Medical Center 2. Flea Market 3. Upper level: Housing, Lower level: Market 4. Public Space (contains reflecting pools, waterfalls, openair plazza) 5. Library with Garden Roof 6. Offices 7. Start-up Companies 8. Open-air Galleries 9. Restauraton 10. Public Square 11. Greenhouse 12. Market 13. School Campus 14. Offices 15. Local Market with Parking Lot 16. Sport Center and Dance Hall 17. Housing 18. Theater 19. Green Park
Land Uses 1. Medical Center 2. Flea Market 3. Upper level: Housing, Lower level: Market 4. Public Space (contains reflecting pools, waterfalls, openair plazza) 5. Library with Garden Roof 6. Offices 7. Start-up Companies 8. Open-air Galleries 9. Restauraton 10. Public Square 11. Greenhouse 12. Market 13. School Campus 14. Offices 15. Local Market with Parking Lot 16. Sport Center and Dance Hall 17. Housing 18. Theater 19. Green Park