PORTA LEONE
Amelia – 2024

PORTA LEONE
Amelia – 2024

PORTA LEONE

Space for Nature in Amelia

Amelia, a city in Umbria, near the border to Lazio, has decided to invest in cultural projects to make life more enjoyable for its residents. The proposal of the new city square Porta Leone by AMAART is the latest example of creating a more lively public realm. 5000 sqm. of public space to create a gathering place for locals who can sense the nature of Amelia.

Porta Leone Amelia - Public Realm
Porta Leone Amelia - Public Realm

Nature

The design intent proposed and developed in the project is to create a community meeting place for the community by developing not only the connection of several parts of the area in question through the creation of the multi-level car park. The objective is also to integrate the existing city into the nature.

Porta Leone Amelia - Public Realm
Location
Amelia, I
Year
2024
Discipline
Typology
Public Space
Client
Comune di Amelia (TR)

Focal Key Points

The urban square is developed around key focal points. First the central space and island consists of a system of aluminum and metal shades and a stone seat. Second key focal point is an natural observatory, Belvedere Naturale. Finally a third island with Belvedere Bench and dedicated to traveling events or shows.

Porta Leone Amelia - Public Realm
Porta Leone Amelia - Public Realm

Interactivity

The public space is designed as an interactive HUB, with night and day projections. Shows and activities of various kinds in order to allow the space to be not only dynamic but at the same time active. The urban square is conceived to promote the safety of the user and not to allow the isolation of the place.

Awards

 

2024
3° Premio Urban Area Porta Leone Amelia

 

Program
 

Landscape, Public Space


Landscape


16.000 m²

Parking

  2.850 m²

Leisure

  2.630 m²

Total

21.480 m²

 

Credits

 

Team
Alessia Maggio
Amirhossein Roustaie
Alberto dalle Vedove
Francesco Leccisotti
Ricardo Persi
Salman Sadeghi
Silvia Marmiroli

Collaboraters
Marco Chicchiani
Ivan Deblasis
Daniele Fontecchia