Wittenberge (DE) winner
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Camillo Magni (IT)
Mirco Monti (IT)
via Maffucci 40
Lucia Paci (IT)
architect
20158 Milano, Italy
Francesco Nobili (IT)
Tel +39 0236557854
Andrea Zecchetti (IT)
camillo.magni@gmail.com
architects
www.operastudioarchitetti.it
open spaces
urban connections
Re-Hub Wittenberge health / wellness / food Team point of view The site is an interface between the town and its natural surroundings. The project’s primary aim is to reconnect the site to the city centre through the plan for paths and open spaces entailing both existing and new buildings. We are designing a huge park for the city, connected to the town by pedestrian and cycle paths that pass through it and run along the river. The grain silos are landmarks located directly on the banks of the River Elba and their presence inspired the project. Recovering the warehouses and just adding 4 new buildings close to historic buildings nearby is a way to punctuate the rhythm of the masterplan. This is achieved in harmony with the architectural style of the existing buildings, just with the addition of the volumes needed for vertical distribution. We see the silos’ as empty boxes, to be modified as little as possible so that they can be adapted to any future function required. Jury point of view The project particularly emphasises the existing spatial qualities of the development along the banks of the Elbe, by embedding the distinctive storehouses in a landscaped zone parallel to the riverbank and complementing them with a few, equally expressively designed modern buildings. This strengthens the unique silhouette of the city, and the lines of the waterside dovetail in two places with the port tract.
