Leaf community
Paolo Iotti (IT)
Marco Pavarani (IT)
Alessio Bernardelli (IT)
Matteo Vecchi (IT)
architects
Elisa Babini (IT)
Maria Cristina Giordani (IT)
Federica Muccichini (IT)
Filippo Pesavento (IT)
Tommaso Mandorino (IT)
architecture students
Europan 10 Nürnberg
winner
This is an easily recognisable, almost figurative, marker of an urban and landscape organism, seeking to communicate the image of an environment which is primarily designed for living. It generates a heterogeneous yet close-knit human community, through a structure which mediates a typically urban layout with a landscape and system of open spaces inspired by organic forms.
The project focuses on producing an urban structure which is both strong and flexible, capable of encompassing a wide architectural richness and variety, designed to generate a multiplicity of townscapes and accommodating many different occupants and activities.
A similar approach is applied to the whole area and its surrounds, across a wide spectrum, using criteria of environmental sustainability, architectural sensitivity and multi-functional uses of the site.
This project is connected to the following themes
Mobility - Interface
Situated above the future underground station, an urban square acts as a platform for the new part of the city, forming a transition between the local network and regional connections.
Shared spaces - A Frame for social life
The neighbourhood is extended by the design of a highly interconnected urban fabric capable of accommodating different types of activities and promoting a variety of shared spaces.
Nature - Hybridity / Juxtaposition
The urban layout is worked into a mosaic of platforms alternating buildings and open space. This organisation offers a flexibility of adaptation to the context, while maintaining a clear hierarchy, organised around a central axis.