Planting Design 2013 Working Group 16 - Case Study A

THE PORT OF "TREMESTIERI" - MESSINA (ME) - SICILY, ITALY

Name	Redevelopment port area
Location	Messina
Country	Italy
Authors	Angelo Angileri

Rationale: Why is this case interesting?

We are in the periphery of the city of Messina and the area in question was selected for the evolution that took during the time because it has grown from a bathing area to an area where the people who live the place going to other locations to do a day at sea (even if the sea is 25 m away from there). I choosed this area because is the area where when i was child I lived there specially in the summer time.

Author's perspective

As a Landscape planner I am doing the analysis and the project on the green and public areas, and in this case I would like to do a re-landscaping of the waterfront that has been degraded by the construction of a port nearby.

Landscape and/or urban context of your case

Tremestieri is a fraction of the coastal district of the city of Messina, located about 8 km south of the city center. From recently became strong area of ​​commercial development. With the entry into service of '"landing sea," is handled a high percentage of the ferrying of heavy vehicles to and from Calabria, previously PERFORMED from another part of Messina. Messina is a city that existed since the Roman times, at that time was only developed the historic center and the suburbs were all agricultural areas. The Romans created the consular roads connecting Messina to other cities and along these roads consular born some villages, where today one of them is Tremestieri. On 1908 there was the famous earthquake and tsunami in Messina, which destroyed most of the city which was then redesigned by tha Architect S. Borzì, and today it is a city with more provinces in Italy with an extension of ​​211.23 km ² with a lot of tourism thanks to the presence of the sea.

Analytical drawings

Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case and take the following aspects into account:

• natural dynamic versus cultural framework - in how far do these two forces come together in your case?
• dynamic through the year (you may imagine how the site looks in spring and summer, maybe you also remember it)
• highlight potentials and problems

• Analytical Drawings
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Projective drawings

• Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:
  • How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)
  • And how could it look like in 10-15 years?

• Projective Drawings
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Summary and conclusion

Some years ago the area of Tremestieri it was a nice bathing area, every people from other places came there to take a swim and to pass a nice day to the sea. Today most of the things are changed because there is no green anymore, no waterfront anymore and so, the topic of this Area is to recreate a bathing area. My idea is to redevelop this area with to the insert of the green and with the creation of a waterfront, and also important is to give to this area the percepition of the sea, and I did this by creating a raised walkway, inserting the trees and the vegetation.

Image Gallery

You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings

• Image Gallery
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References

* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.

* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.

* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.

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