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CDP – Piazza Orsino Orsini

Rehabilitation and enhancement of Piazza Orsini

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Location	Castiglione della Pescaia – Gr, Italy
Client	Municipality of Castiglione della Pescaia
Date	2019
Dimensions	2.000 mq
Budget	€ 3.317.072,00
Commission	Competition
Architectural design	Arx srl

The Latin meaning of porta leads back to the meaning of landscape and is the same as portus or from the Greek poros, meaning port. From this synthesis comes the idea of the project as a threshold of passage that has always two environmental limits: the sea and the land, the city and the castle. A threshold that is the “beginning”; “beginning” and “end” of a passage materialized in the square: an identity place of Castiglione della Pescaia. The context of Castiglione della Pescaia is characterised by a strong dualism between land and sea, opposing elements that define a unitary image. From the environmental point of view, there is a strong disparity of identity elements: on the land, rules and proportions predominate; towards the sea, confusing characters emerge, dictated by the disorder of the settlement. Walking along the streets of the centre we arrive at Orsini Square, close to the sea, but the view is obstructed from every viewpoint. The project’s future vision is to connect the centre, the square, the seafront and the pier, enhancing the view of the sea and giving the city a new identity image of decorum and cleanliness.

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2023 – I PRIZE

ARX wins the first prize for the award of the integrated design contract, the coordination of safety in the planning phase and the implementation of the works of the new Casa Comunale in the Municipality of San Cascino in Val di Pesa, with Consorzio GST Appalti e Costruzioni.

The project involves the construction of the new municipal building in the basement of the car park called “Ex Stianti”, which will incorporate a series of services currently located in separate locations and then is an opportunity for a general reorganization of municipal activities. The building, which will occupy a building area of 1800 mq, will then be built in elevation of 3 levels, from the plan of cover of the north-east wing of the current building intended for public parking with access from viale Terracini and to the side of the retaining wall of viale Corsini. […] […]

https://www.arxnet.net/project/nuova-casa-comunale/