The Transformation of the Great Decommissioned Farini Railroad …
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The hierarchical order reflected by the roads sorts traffic by destination, directs
cross traffic to the expressways, and as a consequence only allows for traffic serving
the housing and other local activities into the area itself.
The focal point at the north-west apex of this almost triangular area where the
interrupted thoroughfares that articulate the city and its territory still converge is
the point from which the settlement can be organized and provided with an internal
hierarchy to define and articulate the elements of the new district.
The unique character of the north-west apex of the system is expressed in the
plan by the exceptional urban quality of the activities and by the architecture that
represents them—a system of office and hotel towers organized around a square that
becomes the core of the settlement, completed by a building for cultural activities
open to the entire city (museum, auditorium, etc.). The 37- and 29-storey iron and
glass towers become the beacon of the new district and of the surrounding territory
(Fig. 1).
Fig. 1 Plan of the project
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The hierarchical order reflected by the roads sorts traffic by destination, directs
cross traffic to the expressways, and as a consequence only allows for traffic serving
the housing and other local activities into the area itself.
The focal point at the north-west apex of this almost triangular area where the
interrupted thoroughfares that articulate the city and its territory still converge is
the point from which the settlement can be organized and provided with an internal
hierarchy to define and articulate the elements of the new district.
The unique character of the north-west apex of the system is expressed in the
plan by the exceptional urban quality of the activities and by the architecture that
represents them—a system of office and hotel towers organized around a square that
becomes the core of the settlement, completed by a building for cultural activities
open to the entire city (museum, auditorium, etc.). The 37- and 29-storey iron and
glass towers become the beacon of the new district and of the surrounding territory
(Fig. 1).
Fig. 1 Plan of the project