Urban Renewal of Crecchio Old Town Public Areas by Rocco Valentini |
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| DESIGN NAME: Urban Renewal of Crecchio Old Town PRIMARY FUNCTION: Public Areas INSPIRATION: Landscape, History, and the local tradition. The medieval camp becomes square, tripods become streetlights. The battlements of the castle year iinspired the form of bollard that become simultaneously bench and lamp. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The architectural language chosen seeks to create a union between uniqueness of spaces and objects designed and a strict and rigid simplification of the new lines and new surfaces in the project. All this for to try to achieve a harmony between the new and the existing, not to prevail from a stylistic point of view the first to the second. The restoration and innovation of public spaces in an old town through use and reuse of traditional materials with a contemporary design. The transformation of existing elements in new objects with different functions. Chromatic harmony with the medieval town and landscape. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: some spaces, can be used as parking area and how the exhibition area. The cubes of corten steel "cubitria" function as bollards, seats and can be disassembled and reassembled differently. the lighting system trilogy becomes the support of climbing plant PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Il The project started in 2012 and completed in 2016 in Crecchio,(Ch). |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Corten steel was used for the cube traffic bollards and for the lighting system. This material has the advantage to reduce the maintenance costs and, furthermore, its natural rusty look, is really evocative of the past. The local sandstone used pei retaining walls, balustrades, small walls of street furniture. glass and water SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: public space of over 3000 square meters, used for parties, concerts, exhibitions and events. TAGS: square, Street furniture, architecture, renewal, restoration RESEARCH ABSTRACT: the challenge was to create spaces and objects inspired by the ancient ones, CHALLENGE: combine the rules of protection of the historical center with a contemporary design that respects the historic site. ADDED DATE: 2017-03-30 11:13:15 TEAM MEMBERS (11) : Principal Architect: Rocco Valentini, collaborators, Chiara Valentini, Milena Vizzarri, Pierluigi Di Nola, Loriana Zanfrisco, Giuliano Peverati, Alessandra D'Alessio, Andrea Miccoli, & Diego Nicolucci and IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1 : Rocco Valentini, 2016. Image #2 : Rocco Valentini, 2016. Image #3 : Rocco Valentini, 2016. Image #4 : Rocco Valentini, 2016. Image #5 : Rocco Valentini, 2016. PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: LIGHTING SYSTEM “Trilogy” : Rocco Valentini "Patented. 402016000084425. 2016. Italy. Bollard-Bench "CUBITRIA" :Rocco Valentini "Patented. 402016000084526. 2016. Italy. Data di presentazione: 11/08/2016 |
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NAME: ROCCO VALENTINI ARCHITECTURE PROFILE: Design & Architectural Studio, specialises in redevelopment of heritage buildings. Contemporary villas, industrial buildings, winries. Traditional natural materials, offered in new forms, combined with contemporary materials. Buildings integrated in the landscape and environment. Last Works : Di Sipio Winery. Wine Funtain. Restored 19th century home with corten addition. |
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Urban Renewal of Crecchio Old Town Public Areas by Rocco Valentini is Winner in Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design Category, 2016 - 2017.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Rocco Valentini. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Rocco Valentini. |
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