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Tuscany Bnb
TUSCANY, ITALY · 2023
Location
TUSCANY, ITALY
Year
2023
Client
Municipal competition
Type
Public Space · Masterplan
Category
Urban Regeneration
— Project
A neighbourhood regeneration proposal stitching a fragmented block back into the city — courtyards, permeable pavements and a productive rooftop that returns biodiversity to central Rome.
— Concept
Treat the block as a living organism. Interior courtyards become the connective tissue; the roofscape becomes new civic ground.
— Challenges
Balancing residents' privacy with new public permeability, and negotiating heritage constraints across four adjacent parcels.
— Design Process
Participatory workshops with residents, shadow and wind studies, phased demolition plan and coordinated schedule of works over a projected 36-month build.
— Sustainability Strategy
Passive cooling through cross-ventilated courtyards, on-site greywater treatment, and an urban canopy that reduces the block's heat island by an estimated 2.4 °C.
— Material Palette
- Reclaimed brick01
- Corten steel02
- Native pergola planting03
- Permeable clay pavers04
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