CASA DEI PONTI COMMUNITY CENTER
MASTERS THESIS PROJECT
MARIANA GONZALEZ
COMMUNITY CENTER
[ CASA DEI PONTI ]
CONTENTS OF SELECTED WORKS
CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
[ 03 ]
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION
[ 07 ]
SITE ANALYSIS
[ 09 ]
MIGRATION STUDIES
[ 15 ]
PRECEDENT
[ 23 ]
MATERIALITY
[ 25 ]
PROJECT SITE
[ 27 ]
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION
[ 37 ]
CONCEPT Genoa -
the city of
Janus,
patron god of duality
- is,
and has historically been, a
destination for people seeking new opportunities due to its geographic location and its rich history as a port city. old and new
–
Genoa –
city of contrasts, a negotiation between ideas,
exhibits dissimilarities in its architecture with no clear resolution between
conflicting systems of order. Genovese culture reflects these ideas through the separation of neighborhoods based on immigration status, religion and even race.
The
vast variety
of issues presented offer opportunities throughout the city’s historic center mainly on one of the primary roads:
Via San Lorenzo.
Genoa’s long political and religious history has established a conception of what it is to be Genovese. Mircea Eliad calls this process “world building” in his book Sacred and Profane. The belief that when an individual or group of people create a world around a center point whether it be religious, cultural or political, everything that is unfamiliar becomes a threat. This is replicated in modern society, equally by the foreigners and locals which transforms into fear of the “strange” and causes these cultural separations. The Casa dei Ponti project will become the new center or “world” for Genova that provides not only a sense of security for both sides but will also harmoniously bridge the local and migrant communities.
The Casa
dei
Ponti
project, which is the located at
Chiesa
di
Santo Stefano,
will
also connect old architecture with innovative ideas through a series of programs, simultaneously creating an important architectural moment in the city and attempting to resolve some of the main cultural issues.
The program will include a multi-functional cultural and religious facility, an education center, and an exhibit room for music and the arts. It will also be aided by seasonal installations that provide spaces for food, dance, and other cultural and religious activities. By consolidating the church without deleting the process of deterioration and transformation that the building has endured while concurrently adding contemporary ideas of spaces and connections, the concepts will create a social debate on science vs religion, sacred vs mundane, old vs new, while also bringing about interesting architectural juxtapositions such as light vs dark, solid vs
void (piazzas) and pedestrian vs automotive cities. If these ideas are explored, the possibility
Genoa - a culture of acceptance and tolerance - are possible while maintaining architectural respect for such an exciting city. of the creation of a new
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION ABBAZIA DI SANTO STEFANO
MOSQUE CHURCH CULTURAL INSTITUTION JEWISH TEMPLE
POSSIBLE SITES HISTORIC REGIONS
DIAGRAM
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
DIAGRAM
PATH AND PIAZZA USAGE
SIT E
TO
10 MI NU TE WA LK
5
M
ITE OS T K AL W E UT N I
ALK TO SIT UTE W E N I 2M
PIAZZA DEI GREICI 60 m2
PIAZZA DELL OC 70 m2
PIAZZA DI MARINI 100 m2
PIAZZA CASA DEI PONTI 700 m2
PIAZZA CAMPETTO 400 m2
PIAZZA DELLE SCUOLE PIE 230 m2
PIAZZA SAN LORENZO 700 m2 PIAZZA DELLA STAMPA 250 m2
PIAZZA VENEROSO 100 m2
PIAZZA SAN BERNARDO 180 m2
DIAGRAM
PIAZZA LOCATION AND SIZE
PIAZZA VALORIA 170 m2
PIAZZA 90
PIAZZA DELL TESSITORI 240 m2
PIAZZA ROBERE 400 m2
CHO
PIAZZA DEI GARIBALDI 75 m2
PIAZZA GIORGIO LABO 400 m2
PIAZZA DI S. MATEO 360 m2
PIAZZA PICCAPIETRA 2000 m2
PIAZZA PORTORIA 750 m2
PIAZZA GIACOMO MATTEOTTI 2100 m2
PIAZZA DE FERRARI
5900 m2
PIAZZA SANTO STEFANO 750 m2
DELL ERBE 00 m2
PIAZZA DANTE 2100 m2
ERITRAEN IMMIGRATION GENOA
ERITREAN/ETHIOPIANS WITH PROPER LEGAL STATUS
HIGH
LOW
75/100
1/100
PRICE OF TRAVEL
HIGH
LOW
$3000
$500
BEGINNING LOCATION SHORT TERM TRANSITORY COUNTRY LONG TERM TRANSITORY CITY
ERITRAEN IMMIGRATION ITALY
ERITRAEN IMMIGRATION WORLD
RELIGIOUS
ECONOMIC
POLITICAL
REASON OF IMMIGRATION
AIR TRAVEL
BUS/TRAIN
BOAT TRAVEL
MODE OF IMMIGRATION
WOMEN(17-50)
FAMILIES
MEN (17-50)
DEMOGRAPHICS OF IMMIGRANTS
ERITREA
ETHIOPIA
ERITRAEN IMMIGRATION MATERIAL JOURNEY
SUDAN
LIBYA
ITALY
GENOA
PRECEDENT
SANT FRACESC CONVENT
MATERIALITY STUDY GENOVESE TEXTURES
PROGRAM STUDY
ABBAZIA DI SANTO STEFANO
PROGRAM Genoa,
a
gateway
into
Italy,
has
become
a
primary
destination
for
political
and
With
this
immigrants religious
escaping persecution.
migration, a series of misconceptions and separations relating to religion have occurred within
Genoa
leading
to resentments from both locals and immigrants alike. an
alternative,
Project,
To the
begin to provide
Casa
dei
Ponti
will become a place where
people can go to learn about these differences while also providing a place of worship for all religions.
Art
and
music will likewise serve as a system of expression through the gallery spaces that showcase these journeys.
Merging
the education, cultural, and religious
will hopefully provide insight into what a bridged society could become.
RENDER
CHAPEL AND PRAYER PODS
SITE Chiesa Santo Stefano, located at the crossing of Porta Monumentale and Via XX Settembre, is the site for Casa dei Ponti. The bridge, the piazza, and the arcades will become the new points of access to the project that will extend
Spianata Dell’Aquasola and south to Biblioteca Centrale with north to the
a series of pedestrian and landscaped hubs.
Composed of several “ground levels” that become thresholds for the adjacent areas, Casa dei Ponti will bridge environmental, social, and intellectual portions of the city that reflect the programming of the project.
The
site will also become a
means of circulation for pedestrians and enhance the experience of
Settembre.
Via XX
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SITE AXONOMETRIC CASA DEI PONTI
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AXONOMETRIC FACADE STUDY
SECTION A
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SECTION B
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SECTION C CASA DEI PONTI
SECTION D
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ELEVATIONS CASA DEI PONTI
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LEVEL 1 PLAN CASA DEI PONTI
LEVEL 2 PLAN CASA DEI PONTI
LEVEL 3 PLAN CASA DEI PONTI
PRAYER POD WALL RENDER ANALYSIS
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PRAYER POD WALL WALL DETAILS
MODELS
TECTONIC , SPATIAL, AND SITE
MODELS
FINAL MODEL
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