Monticelli Health Park The Monticelli neighborhood was designed according to rationalist principles, but implementation has not fully respected these theories, generating spatial fragmentation and social degradation.The intervention area of about 6.3 hectares is bordered to the south by the Tronto River and to the north by large residential complexes. It includes sports areas, children's playgrounds, a dog area, derelict areas, a recreational club and a worship building. In terms of accessibility, the private car is the predominant means of transportation, while public transportation is limited, and a bicycle and pedestrian path is the only infrastructure to make use of the green areas.The area...
Restoration of the gardens of the Napoleonic Villas For ten months, from spring 1814 to February 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled on the island of Elba. In Portoferraio, the town he chose as his capital, he owned two main residences: the Palazzina dei Mulini and the Villa San Martino, respectively the public and private residences of the exiled emperor. The project involves the redevelopment of the gardens pertaining to the Palazzina dei Mulini, located at the top of the defensive walls of Portoferraio, and the park of Villa San Martino, located in a small valley not far from the town.PALAZZINA DEI MULINIAt the time of his arrival on...
Restoration of the historic gardens of Villa Buonaccorsi Originally owned by the homonymous noble family from the near city of Macerata, Villa Bonaccorsi (now Buonaccorsi) comprises a group of buildings at the center of a vast estate, located on the top of a hill a few kilometers from the town of Potenza Picena on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. The architectural complex, spread over an area of about 5 hectares, houses an Italian garden divided into five distinct terraces, joined by a large central staircase, as well as an English garden (created in the second half of the 19th century) and some courtyards located between the various...
Restoration of the Criptoportico – Bagno di Venere in the park of the Reggia di Caserta The Criptoportico - Bagno di Venere is a one-of-a-kind environment within the English Garden of the Reggia di Caserta. Built at the end of the eighteenth century, this area exemplifies the complex relationship between architecture and vegetation, which represents the main challenge in the conservation of historic gardens. Carlo Vanvitelli conceived the Criptoportico in order to deceive the guests of the rulers that they were in an area of archaeological excavations, on the site of an ancient Roman nymphaeum. In fact, this suggestive gallery space overlooks the Bagno di Venere, giving life to one of the most fascinating views of...
Restoration and redevelopment of Villa Pamphilj Park Covering 184 hectares, Villa Doria Pamphilj is one of the most beautiful and extensive Baroque villas in Rome. Located west of the city's historic center in the territory of Municipio Roma XII, following its acquisition into the municipal heritage and its opening to the public in the 1970s, it has become a favored spot for Roman citizens to enjoy green spaces and engage in sports and other cultural activities in a unique environmental and cultural setting.The restoration and redevelopment project is part of a broader effort to enhance and revitalize Villa Pamphilj as a whole, which also includes the restoration...
Landscape concept of Certosa del Galluzzo in Florence The monastic complex founded in the fourteenth century was completed and embellished until the sixteenth century, although other valuable works continued until the eighteenth century and beyond. Like any other monumental complex, the Certosa of Florence has also been the subject of ups and downs throughout its long history, which have seen periods of prosperity alternate with phases when it was partially abandoned.Overall, the landscape concept aims to recover the historical road network and restore the activities that historically characterized some spaces, in order to enhance the storytelling of the evolution of the complex. This extends over the entire hill...
Historic gardens Restoration of the Criptoportico – Bagno di Venere in the park of the Reggia di Caserta
