Portals, or planar elements that guide the public to the beach and back towards the Castel.
Raising the residential and lowering the traffic below ground allows more connections and entrances to the piazza and beach. You can seemingly enter from any direction through portals that give distinct views of the site.
The design consists of a series of smaller spaces with their own distinct functions while also open for public interpretation; a theatre, a gallery, a restaurant, a bar, commercial stores, seating, lounging, and a stage for concerts.
The rigidity of the large planar masses, or portals, are broken and brought into balance with the undulating curve of the wooden Promenade. The path is accompanied by trees behind large wooden seating to ease the travel and act as a public platform for interpretation and use.
The piazza thrives just as lively in the day as it does in the night. The movie theatre draws crowds finishing from their dinners, or walks along the beach after the sunset. The lights flowing alongside the promenade point the way towards the stage and life of the piazza.
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