New Cruise Terminal in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy
2019 – ongoing
program: Cruise terminal service and waterfront development
> cruise terminal total area: 16 035 m2
> multifunctional building total area: 15 250 m2
> parking: for cars 291, for buses 105, for taxis 75
client: Royal Caribbean Cruises, Costa Crociere, MSC Cruises
Alfonso Femia / Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia with
engineering: Rina Consulting
images: ©AF517 & Diorama
La Spezia, Italy
2019 – ongoing
program: Cruise terminal service and waterfront development
> cruise terminal total area: 16 035 m2
> multifunctional building total area: 15 250 m2
> parking: for cars 291, for buses 105, for taxis 75
client: Royal Caribbean Cruises, Costa Crociere, MSC Cruises
Alfonso Femia / Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia with
engineering: Rina Consulting
images: ©AF517 & Diorama
“The project will be characterized by a horizontal stratification of transparent planes, porous at times, connected by a big urban pergola, « monumental » and artistic for the value it will have in capturing and reflecting light, retracing some of the greatest contemporary architectural experiences.” AF
Calata Paita represents a significative area for the coast line adjacent to the « urban » line of the city, where the city gradually rarefies in density and as a front built towards a succession of public spaces that conquer the relationship with the sea in its development from north-east to south-west.
The will is to build a landscape within a landscape between the port and the city, obviously a significant but not isolated part, nor an autonomous and self-referential episode.
The project proposal is a system of urban spaces :
_the public building / the terminal
_the urban square / the pergola
_the filter building / multifunction
Their position, geometry and volume responsibly seek the fullfillment of the main requirements of the work: accessibility / safety / landscape balance / urban relationship in times of non-activity / architectural quality. It also aims to anticipate or be part of a wider picture that will determine the requalification of Calata Paita on La Spezia’s side.
The project will be characterized by a horizontal stratification of transparent planes, porous at times, connected by a big urban pergola, « monumental » and artistic for how it can be realized, and for the value it will have in capturing and reflecting light, retracing some of the great contemporary architectural experiences.
The will is to build a landscape within a landscape between the port and the city, obviously a significant but not isolated part, nor an autonomous and self-referential episode.
The project proposal is a system of urban spaces :
_the public building / the terminal
_the urban square / the pergola
_the filter building / multifunction
Their position, geometry and volume responsibly seek the fullfillment of the main requirements of the work: accessibility / safety / landscape balance / urban relationship in times of non-activity / architectural quality. It also aims to anticipate or be part of a wider picture that will determine the requalification of Calata Paita on La Spezia’s side.
The project will be characterized by a horizontal stratification of transparent planes, porous at times, connected by a big urban pergola, « monumental » and artistic for how it can be realized, and for the value it will have in capturing and reflecting light, retracing some of the great contemporary architectural experiences.