Social housing and services in Centocelle
Rome - Italy
- Housing
Location
- Rome - Italy
Year
- 2000 – 2011
Client
- Municipality of Rome
Activities
- Implementation plan, preliminary and final design, working drawings
Costs
- 5.5 M euro
Area
- 13.400 m2
The project area is delimited by via della Primavera to the west, via Carpineto to the east, via Fontechiari to the south and via Guarcino to the north. The project involves the whole redevelopment of the existing buildings and public spaces, through a structured and complex program.
The technical volume is accessible from the staircase and has an iron structure independent from the building; its frame and roof are made of thermo-panels. The attic, used as drying space, hosts the new building bioclimatic system. On the ground floor there is dedicated space for children, as educational model to support families. The project also includes the change in function and typology of the existing underground areas in order to recover them and provide the neighborhood with new services. The space is endowed with pedestrian paths, parking areas and volumes, which all together reconnect the two main levels of the area. The two levels are also connected by a common lift. The square opens to Via Fontechiari on three different growing levels which follow the road path. The square terrace paving is in travertine such as its travertine benches and planters. All different levels are connected with staircases and ramps to overcome architectural barriers.
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The technical volume is accessible from the staircase and has an iron structure independent of the rest of the building, infill and roofing made of thermal panels. The attic, used as a drying room, houses the new building's bioclimatic system. On the ground floor of the new building is the B.E.B.I space, which is configured as a model of educational activity to support families. The project also envisaged the functional and typological transformation of the existing underground and predominantly degraded volume into usable spaces for the new neighbourhood services. The space is characterised by an alternation of pedestrian paths, parking areas and volumes, which are articulated by reconnecting the two main elevations of the area. The two elevations are also connected by a public lift. The square opens up towards Via Fontechiari on three levels at gradually increasing heights, which follow the course of the street. The terraced square is paved in travertine and equipped with benches and flower boxes also covered in travertine. All the levels are connected not only by stairs but also by ramps, thus guaranteeing the elimination of architectural barriers.