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III. 123 Handmade drawing by the author. Integral facade of the project.

Conclusion

This project was motivated by the exploration of the orography on the east of the Vocemola Service Area along the A7 Motorway. After analyzing the site and verifying the negative impact that the motorway has had on the historic town of Vocemola, it was intended to reactivate this isolated town between the A7 Motorway and the Scrivia Torrent, through the great tourist opportunity that the landscape around it represents. To achieve this, two main strategies were used, which were to lengthen the existing path and connect it with the natural context.

By lengthening the existing path, the built footpath became the main actor of this intervention, which allowed users to walk throughout this experience. In the same way, complementing the latter, platforms that allow pause so that the user can rest and enjoy nature were designed.

For the treatment of the elements used in the architectural design of the project, contrast was used. In order to create a striking and important landmark in the middle of an abandoned historical context that apparently no longer caught the attention of society. Finally, the project could easily be summarized in the experience it offers to two types of users, those residents of the nearby context and those travelers on the A7 Motorway, taking into account the connection point that was established in the service area by an in-between architecture. It is expected that when analyzing the experience of the users, it can be seen how the new elements precisely feed the main objective of reactivating the fragile territory through walking and resting in a potential tourist context.