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Oristano Intermodal Exchange Competition/3rd prize
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Oristano Intermodal Exchange Competition/3rd prize
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The competition project (with 3ti Progetti Italia spa, C+C04, Rossella Sanna, Tonino Fadda) for a new intermodal hub (bus, train, public and private urban transport) was seen as an opportunity for the redesign of a strategic area of Oristano and for the creation of a new gate to the city, which is characterized also in perceptual and symbolic terms. The intermodal hub is not identified so much in the new building, merely linked through an existing underpass to the railway station, as much as in the grouping of buildings and spaces, solids and voids that can respond to new issues and needs both on the urban and territorial scales. The project was conceived as an urban fragment that can "embed" possibilities that need longer time frames to develop. The project was conceived in very broad terms in which the economic component plays an important role. The layout of the new intermodal hub was strongly influenced by the flows of people and the resulting locations and form of public spaces. The tiered system of "squares" forms the core of the project and is the result of spatial concentration and channeling flows through the center. The proposal is the merging of technical and transport solutions and strategies for urban regeneration. Vehicular traffic is clearly separated leaving the square system on multiple levels for pedestrian use only. Introducing the lower square allows pedestrian connection to the train and bus station, and the passage of private traffic on an upper level giving access to the parking area. The linear multi-level parking lot was conceived as a continuation, parallel to the railroad tracks, of the access road. The project incorporates the broader urban and territorial scale with its connotation as the city gate and the continuity and centrality of the system of its public spaces. The vertical bioclimatic tower is a sophisticated device for natural cooling and heating; the" wind tower" is an iconic sign that serves three vertical wind turbines - a visual reference for those arriving from the city center and coming from Sardinia’s main highway. The public space, linking the various modes of transport with access to services and shops, was organized mainly in a transversal sense with respect to the urban fabric and was strongly influenced by the presence of railroad tracks; it is measured by the upper walkways and vehicular passages and was dimensioned in reference to the architectural and urban scale of the squares in the city’s historic center in an attempt to reproduce, in a contemporary way, its complexity and scale. The buildings are organized around flows and the open spaces that receive them. The decidedly contemporary design and spatial organization establishes a relationship with tradition through the use of a ventilated curtain wall in terra cotta which is also used for the roof to accentuate the volumetric articulation and to integrate the system of openings in the facade. Large horizontal cuts at the level of the public squares highlight the masses above that almost appear suspended on a glass base.
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