6.2.2012
Public Promenade, Albisola Superiore
La rehabilitación de un ferrocarril no operativo a través de medios sustentables se logra en este caso transformando la zona en un paseo marítimo que respeta las características ambientales de la región. El proyecto se centraren la seguridad de las obras del túnel en la ladera del arrecife, incluyendo la hidráulica. La obra abarca toda la antigua traza del ferrocarril y sus instalaciones entre Albissola y Celle Ligure (SV), transformándolo en un gran paseo peatonal con miradores y una nueva pasarela saliente hecha en acero corten y madera. La restauración del túnel ferroviario funcionará como un "contenedor" para exposiciones e instalaciones artísticas.
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Rehabilitating an inoperative railway through environmentally aware means, thereby transforming this area into a promenade that adheres to its area’s environmental constraints. This project would focus on the safety of the tunnel works on the reef slope, including hydraulics.
The project encompasses the entire stretch of the retired railroad and its fixtures between Albissola and Celle Ligure (SV) , transforming it into an environmentally accentuated pedestrian promenade. The project focalises the nature pathes, view points, a new overhang walkway made by corten steel and wood. The restoration of the railway tunnel will function as a «container» for visionary art exhibitions and artistic installations.
We designed this urban promenade without altering the identity of the area that for a strange paradox was maintained in a state of semi-abandoned for 40 years. The general objectives of the design on to the general issues were:
• Giving continuity to the pedestrian paths
• Increase the usability of the coastline
• Reversibility of the interventions
• Materials with low environmental impact
• Increase in public parks and redevelopment of the existing
• Development of tourism compatible.
The cost per square meter (true yardstick of public space projects) was very low in the face of complex interventions (including structural works, and on the sea) subject to constraint, the final high quality environment.
This is the result of setting design strategies that have always focused on the real change of boundary conditions, activation of the virtuous and the overall vision.
The materials commonly used, but simple «safe», are confirmation of what you have preferred the complexity / articulation of space and the real usability of the new structures with respect to the richness of the decoration and trim. You are so ‘ obtained important results in terms of:
– Extension of the project area
– Achievement of results-not originally anticipated impact on economic activity and tourism
– environmental rehabilitation
– Construction of new routes (like the gallery, the first inaccessible).
All results that integrated and exceeded the objectives initially set by the entities involved in the process.