reMARE: Candelo Urban Link Competition
Via San Sebastiano Square, located in the heart of Candelo next to an elementary school, hosts large groups of users throughout the day. Despite this high level of daily activity, the square’s current layout limits its potential as an inclusive and vibrant public space, with fragmented areas, uneven accessibility, and underutilized zones. This design proposal addresses these shortcomings through a holistic approach, aiming to unlock the square’s latent potential and transform it into an accessible, flexible, and socially engaging civic area. The design concept is inspired by the on-site graffiti “Una volta c’era il mare.” Based on this expression, an abstract image of the landscape is created, with blue representing the sports area, green the main gathering spaces, and brown the pathways and parking areas, forming the basis of the square’s spatial identity. In addition, a geodesic network abstraction derived from the site’s geographical features is integrated throughout the area, ...
