Il cielo in una piazza
Premessa.
Il Premio di architettura “La convivialità urbana” nasce dall’esigenza di selezionare idee progettuali per la riqualificazione di Piazza San Luigi.
Percorrendo via Posillipo, provenendo dal centro della città, la piazza è la seconda che incontriamo sul nostro cammino dopo la piazza Donna Anna. It was realized in the years '25 - '30 and, to date, an audience enclosed fifth of residential buildings and walls of tufa that gently slopes down to the street, the scene of this "urban theater" there are the sky and the sea, which, on the Via Posillipo, there is a splendid sight, with Vesuvius on the left and in front the Sorrento peninsula.
The square is currently used as parking by both residents and patrons of the businesses located on the ground floor of buildings, to the detriment of its potential of sharing space and meeting place for the neighborhood and the city.
Status of places.
Through various surveys and interviews it was possible to define the problems facing the square.
In particular, it is clear that it has lost its role as a meeting place for the community by performing more and more parking facility to serve the residences. The traffic of pedestrians and children is hampered by the massive presence of cars and the danger that comes with it.
Street furniture is almost nonexistent: a few benches and palm trees, the distinguishing feature of the square, with its flower beds. Flow analysis highlights how they are used only as a traffic island. Respondents complained about the lack of play spaces for children and meeting and entertainment for the elderly, however, the square is still recognized as having a crucial role in the "urban survival" as a parking space.
The vision of the car is an element visual pollution of a landscape otherwise privileged. Similarly, waiting for the bus shelters, located on the central axis of the space, represent a barrier to views over the Bay of Naples.
approach to the project.
Following this analysis we have considered the potential of the place.
is clear that this place has a very important role both at the local level to the district, both at the urban level in relationship with the city. Indeed, it is part of the series of open spaces that line the Via Posillipo with Piazza Piazza Donna Anna and Salvatore di Giacomo, thus constituting a natural meeting point for local residents.
On the other hand it is situated in one of the most scenic of the town, the visitor will remember with much more likely that the square can be seen rather than the square itself.
The project, accordingly, it moves on these two levels trying to combine them. On the one hand offers a solution to the problem of cars and the availability of space for local residents and other accentuates the panoramic of the square, mending the gap between the pedestrian area and the appearance.
Architectural quality.
The proposed project involves the construction of a plate, connecting the various units of the square gently separates the flow of vehicular and pedestrian what reaches overlooking the uninterrupted view. This solution reinforces the identity of the imaginary square of the city, redefining it as a balcony overlooking the Gulf of Naples where the view is framed by palm trees.
Motor vehicle use is maintained at its current level, however, it is deflected by the position today and sent to the bottom of the square. This choice allows to preserve the possibility of access to residences and at the same time pedestrianize most of the space. The plate, in fact, at this point reaches a height that the passage of the machines onsentire below. Even the parking lots are located in this area, on an area covered, but open.
As mentioned a moment ago, the Piazza San Luigi is now used as a parking lot, despite its exceptional environmental quality and its strategic location for the neighborhood.
Improving the quality of social life in a community is strongly linked to the existence of a common area. It, in fact, precisely because the public has two fundamental characteristics: First, it enables all the things that happen to be seen and heard by all and have the widest possible publicity, and secondly, it can be considered as a space -from [in-between] that relates and separates people who use them.
The importance of public space is then linked alla sua stessa natura; la realtà della sfera pubblica si basa infatti nella presenza simultanea di innumerevoli prospettive e aspetti in cui il mondo comune si offre. Questo significa che uno spazio pubblico ben progettato ha capacità di generare capitale sociale e, di conseguenza, maggiore controllo sociale e maggiore sicurezza per il cittadino che ne usufruisce.
Per questo motivo il progetto prevede che l’intera superficie della piazza resti a disposizione dei cittadini. Essa è trattata in modo da assolvere le functions of public space and be a place of play, meeting and discussion among local residents, but also for visitors.
The area in front of the building side, it is also a pedestrian, this space is a matter of the buildings and provides support for businesses located on the ground floor.
The bus shelters are grouped under the general plan: Put on the sides do not hinder the view of the landscape.
Rispetto dell’ambiente.
In un intervento di riabilitazione urbana il progettista deve tenere in conto che qualsiasi intervento spaziale ha delle ripercussione sul contesto sociale. In effetti, tre sono i piani di intervento per uno sviluppo sostenibile: sociale, economico ed ambientale. Conseguentemente, solo la considerazione delle implicazioni sociali di un intervento di riabilitazione, in fase di progetto, consente l’applicazione di idonee strategie, sia a scala urbana che architettonica e può conseguire dei risultati of sustainability for an urban project.
The decision to maintain the existing tree species derives not only from a desire to preserve the most striking elements of the place, but also by the knowledge that they require less maintenance. This decision, together with the diversion of traffic towards the end of the square, and to cover the redesign of the parking, encouraging the use of public transport and the creation of large areas of pedestrian easily enjoyable, thanks to the mild climate enjoyed by the
city for much of the year, are the elements that converge to define a design approach to environmental quality and promotion of styles alternative and sustainable living.
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