City beaches and sport clubs interlace with restaurants and cafes. This is a nice summer destination for all city dwellers.
The creation of the sailing channel will connect both these areas into one system. The Genoa International Fair Plot will become a link, a piece of the larger system but also a destination on its own.
We are clearly dealing with an urban void, a post-industrial territory which needs to be reclaimed by the city. It’s always an opportunity to give the city what it lacks. We didn’t want to consider the plot in terms of the competition program only, but also how the development can contribute to the city in whole.
Genova’s city center is squeezed between the water and the hills, that is why it is densely urbanized and the open green areas are deficit. In this city, greenery seems to be a luxury.
The green hills, which surround the center are occupied by villas and privatized. We wanted to supply the city with a democratic green piece of land that can be close to the densely populated city center.

Project team: Evgeniy Shchetinkin, Lukasz Kaczmarczyk, Alexandra Razina, Daria Guzun, Sergei Meshalkin. In collaboration with Blank Architects
3D Visualization: Rostislav Nikolaev [Archirost]
Cost Estimation: Eastconsult