nuvolaB
studio
n u v o l a B was founded in Florence from the collaboration of five architects.
David Benedetti, Jan De Clercq, Angelo Ferrari, Giorgio Furter and Nicola Lariccia bring together in the
professional association n u v o l a B a rch i t et t i a s s o ci a t i (2008) their previous personal experiences in Italy,
France, Holland and Belgium, ensuring a multifaceted approach to each project, based on a continuous and
direct dialogue.
Since the beginning the aim has been to solve specific problems, observing and actively participating to
what was happening out of the regional and national borders.
The activity within the local sphere, begun with public commissions, the commitment in the Planning
Department of the Faculty of Architecture in Florence by some of its members and the sharing and disclosure
of contemporary architectural culture through the foundation of the young Florentine architects’ network
“ottoperotto”, were immediately combined with a deep engagement in national and international
competitions, leading to assignments and close contacts with other countries, in particular Belgium and
Switzerland.
The professional activity focusses on urban planning in all its aspects, from the global masterplan to designing
public spaces and landscape, to actual architecture.
The complexity of design and realization are addressed through a multidisciplinary approach, supported by a
network of professionals in the different fields (mobility, civil and plant engineering, agronomy, participation);
this allows to share the objectives with all the actors involved and, thus, have a higher chance of successful
feasibility for the project.
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projects
B207
Lausanne Jardins 2014 (CH)
Open competition, honourable
mention and selected for the
5th edition
with Esther Métais
client
Association Jardin Urbain
year
march 2013 – october 2014
size
15 m2
consultants
-
nuvolaB architetti associati
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Urban development increases its own limits pushing the natural
environment far away from the core of the city.
The project Botanic Box, developed for the fifth edition of
Lausanne Jardin, is based on this observation.
Botanic Box brings an answer to the dream of accessing a
fragment of nature anywhere: at home, on a terrace or in a
public space.
The “garden” proposed has been inserted into a container, an
element hermetic to the surroundings, where its perception
becomes amplified.
Botanic Box is a movable, transferable, migrant garden.
A fragment of an ecosystem picked up from a place and
transported to another with similar climatic characteristics.
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B302
Assisted living residence plot 575 in Epalinges (CH)
Two stage competition, 3rd prize
with arch. Andrea Giromini
client
Commune d’Epalinges
year
march – december 2013
size
6.600 m2
consultants
sd ingénierie sa
Pierre Chuard Ingénieurs Conseils SA
BA Consulting SA
Goossens & Bauwens ir.-architecten BVBA
The design for the new residential buildings in Epalinges has a
double purpose: assure the best integration possible with the
existing urban fabric and the surrounding natural environment.
Distribute the functional program into four buildings in order to
reduce the scale of perception.
The synergy between the existing medical center (EMS) and the
new residences is reflected, on a general planning level, with the
distribution of small buildings around the EMS.
These new volumes, comparable in scale and character with the
existing fabric, seek through their own architectural language a
clear relationship with the future inhabitants.
The orientation and the connection with the context (in terms
of views, exposition and site topography) determine the
pentagonal shape.
B302
Assisted living residence plot 501 in Epalinges (CH)
Two stage competition, second phase
with arch. Andrea Giromini
client
Commune d’Epalinges
year
march – december 2013
size
2.790 m2
consultants
sd ingénierie sa
Pierre Chuard Ingénieurs Conseils SA
BA Consulting SA
Goossens & Bauwens ir.-architecten BVBA
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The project proposes an approach to the existing urban fabric.
The new building’s profile extruding and bending along the lot,
defines the new front in continuity with the existing one.
On the ground floor, the facade opens in two points and creates
arcades leading to the inner court.
Adding balconies and irregular windows to the elevation,
enriches the volume through different fragmentations.
A green filter along the perimeter of the lot separates it from the
busy street and creates an internal intimacy.
The social and commercial arcades allow good circulation of
people and, together with the garden, create the conditions for
a dynamic public space.
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B308
Housing in Meyrin (CH)
One stage open competition, 5th prize
client
Commune de Meyrin
year
december 2013 – march 2014
size
1.185 m2
consultants
Goossens & Bauwens ir.-architecten BVBA
Philippe Vasey architecte EPF SIA
The new residences’ construction area is located at the entrance
of Meyrin, in a key point for the town’s public space. The scale
and limits of the intervention require a design sensitive to the
quality of the surrounding landscape.
The program is split into two volumes, making possible to reduce
the scale of the project and get closer to the language of the
hystorical crossroad of Meyrin.
The fragmentation makes the new system, made of paths
and courtyards which open up between the buildings, more
readable, making the public fabric permeable and similar to
rural villages.
The planimetric and volumetric morphology is articulated in a
way similar to the adjacent historic buildings; the rhythm of the
existing pitched roofs with alternating orientation continues in
the new buildings; the fold in the main facade echoes the old
texture of the fields still readable in the actual urban fabric.
B205
Waterfront and facilities’ building in Chillon (CH)
Open competition
client
Fondation Château de Chillon
year
march 2013
size
12.000 m2 + 300 m2
consultants
Esther Métais
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The lake waterfront presents several valuable aspects, such as
the views towards the castle, the path along the lake, the natural
shore.
Opposing these qualities, a massive infrastructural system,
dedicated mainly to transportation, compromises the identity of
the spot. The intervention is based on three main points:
- redesigning the path along the lake.
- reasserting the natural landscape in opposition to the
infrastructural one.
- reorganising the plot as space for relationships - both visual and
functional.
The project “d’abord le bord” sums up these three goals: a
new edge for the lake, constituted by a continuous bike and
pedestrian path, which gets articulated through natural
and public spaces, accommodating new specific functions
(cafeteria, bookshop).
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B004
Refurbishment of an apartment in Ascoli Piceno (I)
Design and realization
client
B&B Il Battistero
year
june 2010 – june 2013
size
250 m2 + 76 m2
consultants
ing. Roberto Giovannetti
The project begins in 2010 with the intent of renovating a big
apartment at the top floor of a historical palace overlooking
Piazza d’Arringo and only few meters away from the octagonal
Baptistery, one of the most picturesque spots of Ascoli Piceno.
The major challenge was to bring an architectural dignity back,
mostly to the part of the residence dedicated to hospitality.
The role of the mansion emphasizes the fusion with the
surroundings, an outstanding example of single-material city,
entirely built in white travertine.
The inner ambiances overlook directly the square and keep
a chromatic balance with the visual glimpses; the terraces
are designed as lounges plunged into the whiteness of the
stone, becoming convivial spots where continuous perceptive
exchanges happen.
The idea of welcoming guests through the transformation of a
part of the apartment into a B&B leads to maximise the flexibility
of the new inner functions.
B002
House TA in Pisa (I)
Design and realization
client
private
year
september 2012 - july 2013
size
203 m2 + 15 m2
consultants
ing. Raffaele Boccaccini
The project is the restoration of a large residential unit on the top
floor of a building in the historic center of Pisa.
A strong partnership with the client allowed us to design the new
residence, bringing the philology of the old rooms back, clearing
the space from some more recent low-qualtiy interventions, and
finally working with a particular focus on energy savings.
The main idea works on two parallel levels: one overall flooring
that reconfigures and unifies all the spaces, and the creation of
thematic ceilings, using the existing language of the sloping roof
surfaces.
The living functions are rationally divided into four main
ambiances.
Beyond the entrance, a small filter studio and then the sleeping
area.
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A915
Urban renewal of Oedelem city centre (B)
Invited competition, 1st prize
design and realization
with Goossens & Bauwens ir.-
architecten BVBA
client
Geemente Beernem
year
september 2009- may 2013
size
6.300 m2
consutants
Util cvba
Studiebureau Boydens nv
Studiegroep Irtas bvba
Mint nv
The urban renewal project of Oedelem city centre is assigned to
our practice after winning the first prize in a 2009 competition.
Our project is based on a paving design inspired by the concept
of “carpet” as an element around which the space is rearraged:
a game of different “carpets” – realized through a variation of
materials – highlights the existing architectural elements: the
Civic House, the church and a bunker from World War II.
Two areas of great urban quality are thus created, where public
functions will be introduced.
A platform roof is located at the end of the square and integrates
different functions: a stage for public events, a bus shelter and
a bike parking.
Thanks to a collaboration with professional traffic management
consultants, the traffic overload problem transiting through the
city centre is finally solved.
B108
Public spaces in Bernex (CH)
Two-stage invited competition, 1st prize
client
Commune de Bernex
year
december 2011 - in progress
size
36.680 m2
consultants
Studio d’ingegneria Allievi
B+S, ingénieurs conseils SA
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In the next few years, the municipality of Bernex will be
included in a highly developing urban context along the axis
Geneve-France.
Our preliminary study determines the scale of the three different
cities, redefining a global renewal and rearrangement plan for
Rue de Bernex reinforcìng its central role. The institutional and
commercial functions are promoted by implementing soft
mobility connections between the existing and the future towns.
The project refers to the language of local rural environment,
giving new meaning to the boundaries defining land and private
property parcels.
A wide range of flexible solutions for soil treatment, vertical
closing elements, vegetation and urban furniture becomes
the perfect compromise between public and private. The
mobility study rearranges the traffic flow, turning Bernex into a
more people-oriented town with a specific identity, a goal the
northern contemporary city will never achieve.
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B303
Residential district in Tolochenaz (CH)
Urban planning study
client
Commune de Tolochenaz
year
may – july 2013
size
130.000 m2
consultants
-
The municipality of Tolochenaz invited three architectural and
city planning offices to design a new 13 hectare settlement.
Within a study led as a workshop, the professionals found
themselves confronted with a team composed of twenty
experts, in charge of evaluating the different proposals.
The project envisages a new settlement for 2200 inhabitants
and 600 workplaces plus a school, a new metro stop, some
craftsman’s activities and an exhibition hall.
The general goal is to integrate the new high density and mixed
neighborhood with the existing urban fabric, composed of
agricultural plots, an important natural site and a rural village.
Furthermore, the intervention aims to minimize the impact of
the existing infrastructures (highway and railway) on the new
settlement, which will host a commercial core, addressed to the
neighborhood.
B106
Urban study for Pully city centre (CH)
Urban planning study
client
Comune de Pully
year
august 2011 – february 2012
size
60.000 m2
consultants
Studio d’ingegneria Allievi
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This study investigates ideas and solutions to rearrange the city
centre.
Some isolated interventions have been carried out near the
original village but no global approach was followed, resulting
in the creation of a chaotic and hardly legible space.
Between the historical fabric and the new city centre in the
northern area, there develops a ‘middle city’ with no clear
identity, where public spaces are poorly valued and the different
areas are impossible to be re-sewn together.
Within a range of different solutions presented in our study, the
project of a square facing the Léman lake is selected.
The square will have the function to reorganize the urban context,
stitching the varied identities of the town together into the urban
fabric thanks to the use of open views and new landmarks.
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B010
Public spaces in Verbier (CH)
Idea competition, 1st prize
realization first phase
client
Commune de Bagnes
year
march 2010 (competition)
june 2010 - september 2012
size
20.000 m2
consultants
CERT SA
J.P. Chabbey
Esther Mètais
The project intends to provide the public space of the town with
an identifiable character, which is now lacking due to the heavy
traffic predominance and the heterogeneous surfaces and
objects.
The materials available in the Valais canton are the perfect tools
to meet the functional requirements of the project:
- alpine granite defines the pavement of the whole pedestrian
area, including all interstitial spaces and semi-public areas of
squares and streets.
- water can be found everywhere in town, making its way down
the natural slope and taking different shapes (bisse, fountains,
water mirrors, etc.)
- wood is used for all kind of support equipments for ordinary and
seasonal activities.
The project’s key concept is SUPERBISSE, a homogeneous space
organizing and integrating the urban furniture.
A917
Corporate headquarters in Pisa (I)
Design and realization
client
3logic MK srl
year
september 2009 - june 2012
size
135 m2
consultants
-
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The new office of a computer company in Pisa is entirely
reorganized based on the project of a large furniture unit that
will include all the functions required: an archive, a small lab,
equipped walls and shelves.
Most working stations will be located on a mezzanine floor
created on the top cover of the main unit.
A wide staircase will give access to the mezzanine area, but will
also act as an informal place to sit and have a break during the
day.
Besides the mentioned functions, three big tables can be pulled
out of the main unit to add further working stations on the lower
floor.
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B104
Green neighbourhood «Aux Parties» in Yverdon les Bains (CH)
Two-stage invited competition, 1st prize
district plan, public spaces preliminary
design and overall coordination
client
Commune d’Yverdon-les-Bains
year
june 2011 - in progress
size
120.000 m2
consultants
Netmobility
sd ingénierie
Our study consists in a neighbourhood plan and the design of
public spaces for the new urbanization of Les Parties, a new west
development area of Yverdon-Les-Bains.
Following the motto “constructed park”, the municipality is
planning to build residences, public gardens, a commercial
area, arts and crafts centres and depots for local and regional
buses.
Of the many areas of expansion identified in the town planning
scheme, this neighbourhood will be the first one to be designed:
its construction will be based on the concept of ‘threshold’,
providing the town with a new model of development.
The term ‘threshold’ refers to the passage from urbanized to rural
territory and it is composed by three elements: the linear park,
the axes cutting the park, and the new neighbourhood that will
be built inside it, from here the name “constructed park”.
B102
District plan in Sint-Niklaas (B)
District plan,
with Goossens & Bauwens ir.-
architecten BVBA
client
Beernaert’s Werken bvba
Immobiliën JPO N.V.
year
may 2011 - february 2012
size
46.000 m2
consultants
Irtas nv
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The neighbourhood plan area is comprised in a block enclosed
behind three residential streets.
The neighbourhood has only one access road, so that the
residential character of the area is enhanced and heavy traffic
is avoided. Despite the irregular shape of the site, one diagonal
road and two side streets for the exclusive use of residents is
considered sufficient.
The division of the road into two different street types regulates
such aspects as visitors’ parking lots, waste collection and the
pedestrian character of the neighbourhood in general.
The street area is minimized to give predominance to the
pedestrian public space.
The detached houses are located along the margins to benefit
of the great natural value of the site; the semi-detached houses
are located in the centre, where a public garden and a small
pond are within easy reach.
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B202
Feasibility study for the enhancement of ChêneBougeries (CH)
Feasibility study for the district plan
The feasibility studies will focus on three main aspects:
client
Commune de Chêne-Bougeries
year
november 2010 - march 2013
size
12.000 m2
consultants
Netmobility
- the arcades created on the street front of the existing buildings
- the arrangement of Chene-Bougeries’ route and its adjacent
squares
- the design of the new public spaces created within the block
The design process, together with the urban project of “les trois
chenes” and a multi-disciplinary team involved in the district
plan’s preparation, analyzes all the planivolumetric aspects of
the project, selected during the parallel studies’ mandate.
Feasibility plan, final design
The new wine cellar project for Tunia agricultural company
originates from the combination of the client’s requirements
and a careful study of the context.
Two main ideas were developed:
- The borgo – the constructed area around the winery – will be
renewed and expanded by recovering the existing architectural
volumes and restoring the main farmhouse, which will regain a
dominant position within the estate.
- The cellar will be renovated and relocated in the basement
rooms of the farm.
This intervention will take advantage of the natural morphology
of the site, as it will not only favour a gravity-driven winemaking
system, but will also allow an expansion of the uphill area, where
a spectacular terrace overlooking the entire farming company
will be built.
A906
Tunia winery in Arezzo (I)
client
Tunia Società Agricola
year
january 2009 - in progress
size
1.200 m2
consultants
ing. Alessandro Faralli
M&E srl
dott.ssa Emanuela Fonti
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A919
Pantelleria waterfront (I)
Design competition, 1st prize
preliminary design
client
Comune di Pantelleria
year
january 2010 - in progress
size
30.000 m2
consultants
AEI progetti srl
M&E srl
Pantelleria waterfront’s renewal project is conceived as an urban
composition of architectural elements of varying dimensions
that are included and developed in a wider reorganization
concept of the town’s waterfront.
The most significant element that inspired the entire renewal
project is the castle, a structure that must be taken into
consideration both on a horizontal and a vertical level.
The principal requirement is to carry out the project with a single
architectural gesture, despite the different areas of intervention
within the waterfront.
These same areas are meant to be re-sewn into the existing
urban fabric, a project that may be developed through a series
of subsequent interventions.
A616
Accessible bridge in Venice (I)
Feasibility plan, preliminary and final
design
with Acme architetture
client
Comune di Venezia, ufficio EBA
year
march 2007 - may 2010
size
25 m
consultants
Passaleva associati
Tecnoengineering
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The project calls for a solution to make the bridge of Ca‘ di Dio
accessible to disabled people.
This is strategically important for the PEBA (Plan for the Elimination
of Architectural Barriers of Venice) because it allows access to a
large area in the centre of Venice and a number of historically
and culturally important places.
The bridge is highly visible (along the lagoon between San
Marco and the Public Gardens) and fairly high up.
Together with the Municipality of Venice and the Superintendent
for the Historical Patrimony, 15 solutions were developed,
ranging from ramps overlapping with alternate walkways to 8%
grade ramps and various suggestions for gently graded steps
and escalators.
Currently in development is a footbridge that will parallel the
existing bridge while integrating with its silhouette.
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A824
College for disabled teenagers in Lommel (B)
Invited competition,
1st prize (Ipostudio architetti srl)
coordination and executive drawings
client
Gemeenschapsonderwijs
year
march 2009 - july 2013
size
3.666 m2
consultants
Goossens & Bauwens ir.-architecten BVBA
ABT België nv
Boydens nv
The program envisages a students’ house for 130 youngsters with
different degrees of physical and mental difficulties.
The project responds primarily to the strong need for flexibility
due to the reduced surface and available budget.
The rationalization and the use of a rigorous modular system,
however, tries not to cancel the young and domestic atmosphere
of the inner spaces.
Three buildings, each developed on three levels, host the
bedrooms for the college’s residents; the relation areas in the
center (living rooms) become the “heart” of the system.
The three wings are connected to a lower body, developed on
a single level, that becomes the main distribution system and
contains all the common functions, such as kitchens, auditorium,
offices and meeting rooms.
This core is clearly readable from the exterior as well, thanks also
to the different coating materials.
A720
Municipal building in Calderara di Reno (I)
Ideas competition, 1st prize
Final and working design
client
Comune di Calderara di Reno
year
july - december 2008
size
1.240 m2
consultants
AEI progetti srl
M&E srl
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A new entrance dominated by a full height atrium – essentially a
continuation of the piazza that lies before it – brings order to the
municipal building of Calderara.
The atrium permits easy orientation among the various sectors
and simplifies circulation.
A continuous architectural skin wraps the previous building
extensions, with an overall sense of uniformity and highlighting
the original historic seat of the municipality, which is linked to the
new building by an aerial glass bridge.
The architectural skin creates comfortable inner working spaces
with diffused light and a system of movable openings.
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A608
Mobile pedestrian bridge in Venice (I)
Competition, 1st prize
general coordination, final
and working plan
with Acme architetture
client
Arsenale spa
year
july 2006- in progress
size
44 m
consultants
Politecnica scarl
The new mobile bridge linking the Gagiandre bank and the Tese
Novissime bank will be an indispensable element for the new
cultural centre at the Arsenale navy yard in Venice.
The design criteria stipulates that the bridge posses a clear
presence, create a low impact on the existing surroundings
and feature the mobility required to address the water element.
The bridge assumes a horizontal aspect, appearing as a single
reticular metal beam.
As it opens, the platform begins to float across the water, with
two hydraulic pistons on the north side allowing movement; the
passage of boats is permitted by rotating the bridge 90 degrees
A719
School outdoor spaces campus in Prato (I)
3
VIALE L. DA VINCI
Land survey and preliminary draft
4
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POLO SCOLASTICO
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accesso
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palestra
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I.T. “KEYNES”
palestra
CORPO B
biblioteca
auditorium
mensa
90 posti auto
CORPO C
CORPO B
nuovo ingresso
I.T.R. “DAGOMARI”
CORPO D
CORPO A
CORPO A
I.T.P. “DATINI”
accesso
pedonale
I.T.G. “GRAMSCI”
palestra
accesso
carrabile
50m
accesso
carrabile
CORPO A
accesso
pedonale
5 posti auto
accesso
pedonale
accesso
pedonale
accesso
carrabile
accesso
pedonale
CORPO B
86 posti auto
accesso
pedonale
accesso
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client
Provincia di Prato
year
may - july 2008
size
53.000 m2
consutants
-
3
PARCHEGGIO
PUBBLICO
1
108 posti auto
2
35 posti auto
accesso
carrabile
9 posti auto
VIA DELLA
VIA BASSA
11 posti auto
MOLINO DI REGGIANA
SOLIDAR
scuole professionali
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The scholar area in Prato houses four superior institutes and
about 3.500 students.
Four areas are defined: a parking area, a pedestrian and bicycle
area, a green area and a sporting area.
The parking area is reorganised and adapted at the actual
urban traffic flow, the pedestrian and bicycle area connects all
entrance zones without interruption, creating small squares with
characteristic furniture integrated in the existing railings.
The areas in between the scholar buildings are developed as
natural gardens and meeting areas to use between the classes.
The sporting area is protected from the highway by a vegetal
wall which supports various activities as wall climbing, squash.
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VIA DI REGGI
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A301
Rural construction in Scarlino (I)
design and realization
with arch. Camilla Curzio
client
private
year
august 2004- june 2005
size
57 m2
consultants
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72 square metres: a small building, a large sculpture.
The ‘Pensatoio’ is located on a steep slope in an olive grove,
below the medieval centre of Scarlino in Maremma.
The small scale of this vacation house made it possible to work
at a great level of detail, both on the project itself as well as in
its execution.
The entire construction process was accomplished during
two hot summers by 3 determined architect-colleagues who
decided to bear the true ‘weight’ of the bricks.
Due to the lot’s orientation towards the north – which means it
endures long hours of shade in the winter – the daytime spaces
are glazed.
The windows are protected by a brise soleil, which is composed
of a series of rough, irregularly shaped logs that create a
pleasant play of light and shadow.
The wooden skin leads to a monolithic aspect to the rest of the
volume, punctured only to provide access or views.
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Three public spaces in Scandicci (I)
Final draft, working draft and construction
management
with arch. Andrea Martellacci
client
Comune di Scandicci, Ufficio parchi
year
december 2003- september 2006
size
(1) 1.360m2, (2) 2.620m2, (3) 3.200m2
consultants
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From 2003 to 2006 nuvolaB collaborated in the design of three
projects for public spaces in the municipality of Scandicci:
1- Borgo ai Fossi. The project’s objective was to create a green
square for the neighbourhood. The existing constraints guided
the arrangement of the various functions: a road; a canopy of
trees; a wall at the back serves as the backdrop for a children’s
play area in the most protected zone.
2- Largo Spontini. This project was born out of a desire to
distinguish two specific areas for its users: a public square for the
neighbourhood and a large play area especially for children.
The square’s design incorporates the spontaneous paths that the
locals had created in the original park.
3- The garden of S. Giusto in Signano was transformed into an area
that satisfies the varied needs of the neighbourhood’s inhabitants:
trees that define the square; spontaneous paths; ‘urban living
rooms’ with a large fountain with jets of water emerging from
the ground.
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