The project aims at the restoration and reuse of the former general fruit and vegetable market of Genoa in Corso Sardegna, covering an area of 23,000 square meters.
The project aims at the restoration and reuse of the former general fruit and vegetable market of Genoa in Corso Sardegna, covering an area of 23,000 square meters.
The market was built in 1926 based on a unitary project featuring a seamless rectangular layout, with perimeter structures serving as warehouses and roofed porticoes designed for the daily display of saleable goods. Some of the structures on the premises of the former market are subject to historical monumental constraints.
The project entails the maintenance of part of the buildings of the structure, specifically the perimetral constructions and those subject to historical restrictions. The four buildings enclosed in the perimeter have previously been demolished to provide space for the construction of a public park.
The functions located in the former marketplace are: offices, public establishments, stores (7.000 sqm), park (8.500 sqm), community center (400 sqm), parking lots (5.600 sqm)
The requalification of the historic buildings is aimed at maintaining the former image of the marketplace by preserving the material integrity of its original surfaces.The complex will be restored in order to obtain improved structural and energetic efficiency.
The design of the new park is intended to favor a range of different functions and users, as well as offering the comfort of its spaces and facilities.
Part of the public space is covered by glass roofing to enable pedestrian usage also during the colder season.
Architect
Landscape Architect
Agronomist
Archaeologist
Quantity Surveyor
Engineer
Genoa
2019 – 2020
Final and executive project
23.000 s
mq
Mercato di Corso Sardegna Srl (Project company – Project Financing)
Architect and Landscaper Egizia Gasparini – general coordinator
DODI MOSS + SAB + CVD Progetti + MOLFINO&LONGO
Architecture: arch. Cinzia Castellaro, arch. Matteo Rocca, arch. Valentina Dallaturca, arch. Pierpaolo Papi
BIM: arch. Chantal Cattaneo, arch. Vittoria Boschini, arch. Enrico Marchetti
Indoor gallery consultancy: Design International srl
Agronomic consultancy: dr. Ettore Zauli
Archaeological consultancy: dr. Laura Sanna
Other collaborators: landscaper Caterina Tamagno, landscaper Chiara Maffezzoni, Mattia Leonardi, Jacopo Battistini
Facilities: eng. Paolo Villa, ind. eng. Franco Cevasco, eng. Massimo De Falco
Structures: eng. Agostino Molfino and collaborators eng. Davide Carpi, surv. Luca Millaci
Geology: dr. Elisabetta Barboro
Safety for the design phase: eng. Andrea Guerra
Completed
Anna Positano and Gaia Gambiaggi (studio Campo)