EUROPAN 9 COMPETITION

European architectural competition for 22 countries, Bisceglie, Italy.

Bisceglie, a small Italian town with a historic centre, was chosen for its special urban themes.

Its main issue is the reconstruction of the whole “Borgo Antico” and the redefinition of its function in relation to the rest of the town.

Although it is the historical and geographical core of the city, it remains inactive and sparsely populated.

The proposal assumes that future development in the town centre will be primarily of permanent and temporary residences, services, commercial uses and recreational uses.

Two projects, in Piazza del Mercato and in the Urban Voids area, should activate and influence the character and development not only as enclosed areas, but of the whole “Borgo Antico”.

Both interventions follow the idea of a combined strategy for the programming of closed private and open public space and propose the creation of new forms for urban public spaces.