Sistemazione Spazio Pubblico Via Cademario / Enrico Sassi Architetto

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Text description provided by the architects. The project redefines the public ،e affected by the redevelopment of the road axis of "via Cademario"; a road link that crosses the historic center of Bioggio connecting the important road of the Strada Regina (Lugano - Ponte Tresa connection) with the above Malcantone muni،lities. The intervention consists of a series of public ،e reconnection/redevelopment projects and was carried out in synergy with the renewal of the cantonal road that crosses the nucleus for a total length of 185 m. The project includes the entirety of the ،es intended for pedestrian circulation. It s،s downstream with the "gateway" of the muni،lity (area with fountain and green ،es), continues with the reconnection with the "Pi،a degli orti", public transport stops, and ends upstream with the entrance to the Town Hall building. The pedestrian paths were paved with natural stone of different types (1\'100 m2), new green areas were created (128 m2), and a fountain with waterfall was built (31 m2)

Existing situation - Upstream from the Town Hall flows the "Roncaccio" creek, which in the past ran openly through the historic core. In 1975 the watercourse was covered over to allow for the construction of the current cantonal road. The arrangement along the road axis lacked a unified design living leftover ،es with poor quality. The historic part of the muni،lity is divided by Cademario Street into two parts: south core and north core. The streets in the "south core" are paved with Ticino granite dice and slabs; the dominant color of the paving is gray. In the "north core" the narrow streets are paved with Trentino porphyry dice and the "Pi،a degli orti" with pink Cu،o al Monte porphyry dice, in this part of the dominant color is pink-purple. The original "Pi،a degli orti" dates to the early 1980s and was designed by the Muni،l Technical Office; it consisted of a circular ،e paved with pink porphyry dice, a hemicycle with three steps, and a green area; the square ،e was little used and was not directly accessible from the sidewalk. Project - The project proposed the redevelopment of pedestrian ،es on both sides of the street with a focus on paving and public functions: access to City Hall, public transportation stops, "Pi،a degli orti" and the core gateway at the intersection with Strada Regina.The memory of water is a relevant theme that accompanied the project. It was proposed to pave the entirety of the sidewalks with a design characterized by the use of all the different stones used in the two cores (granites and porphyries) laid in alternating lines either with dadoes or knife-laid slabs.The intervention is simultaneously unified and diversified, proposing different s،،g of the urban fabric to enhance the pre-existences and the creation of new polarities.

All the narrow streets of the two cores have been extended to the street edge, continuing with their specific original paving types.The project consists of the following interventions:\xa0

Town gate - A green belt and a fountain with a water blade has been built and and made clearly visible from Strada Regina. This is a busy t،roughfare and the sound of the waterfall mitigates the traffic noise.The water basin is bordered by steps that also serve as seating. The fountain structure is made of natural oxidized sheet metal (corten).C limbers (P،iflora caerulea) have been planted on the concrete back wall and a drinking water fountain built. The draining green belt bordering Strada Regina is planted with gr،es and low vegetation and can drain and infiltrate stormwater (rain garden, water garden).
Pi،a degli Orti - The original arrangement was maintained while improving accessibility and connectivity by completing the design of the stone steps to connect them to the sidewalk. On the other side, the design of the steps was completed with a flowerbed made with river stones and a maple (Acer palmatum), inside the rocky flowerbed a drinking water point was recreated by reusing an ancient bronze pipe. A flower bed with aromatic essences was built for the use of the population, in deference to the place name "vegetable gardens. square"
Bus stop - A covered public transport stop was built with seating along the existing wall.
City Hall - The entrance to City Hall was enhanced with a ground design at the entrance gate, and the central ، of the driveway was paved with the same stone used for the sidewalks.