BRIEF
TOPIC
the urban fabric of the town of Cerreto Guidi, is characterized by a concentric
network of streets growing around the villa medicea that stands at the crossroads
between four main directions:Empoli, San Zio, Pistoia e Montecatini..
As today the town presents itself to visitors and tourist with the back of the
buildings originated along the belt of walls with a lack of urban control and the
front of the buildings widespread during the last 40 years.
Approaching the historical core of the town we sort of loose the balance between
the rural landscape, rich in traditional vineyards and olive groves, farms, villas and
churches and the urban complexity of a medieval built environment so typical of
Tuscan hillside scenery.
The Municipality on the occasion of the New Piano Strutturale is promoting actions,
projects and programs for an urban and territorial regeneration, to improve its
tourist image and the functionality of urban context. A new relationship between
private and public spaces will encourage the rehabilitation of this part of Cerreto
Guidi, in terms of image, the most important of the town, that has evident problems
of urban degradation.
CONURBATION
Cerreto Guidi, a hilly territory, situated between the Montalbano and Arno, owes its
name to the Counts Guidi, an ancient feudal family who built a castle not far from
the route Francigena, known as the road of pilgrims and merchants. In a famous
drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci (1503) the castle of Cerreto Guidi is represented; this
drawing in a synthetic but truthful way gives an accurate picture of the urban plant
of the village, which appears surrounded by the XIV century walls, characterized by
a circular style and the presence of 8 tower.
SITE
The site is in the east part of the town, at the historical margins of the town,
along the Strada Provinciale between the system of the walls and the twentieth
century buildings. The site includes public and private areas, the backyard of a
complex of public residential buildings, the main road, the trees, the system of
lacking sidewalks, the courtyard in front of the new commercial and residential
buildings developed recently.
PROGRAM
The project foresees the possibility, through the renovation of the urban layout and
a public-private negotiation, to sew back the urban fabric by reconnecting the
historical core of the town with the countryside and the hills around. The proposal
must consider the new layout of the town from the strada provinciale by creating
integration of different services and public spaces and a new system of pedestrian
accesses. Inside the study area it will be necessary to deal with the main road
needs, parkings, walkways, plantations and a system of custom urban furniture and
lighting tools.
Cerreto is seeking for those programs and ideas which won't fail to offer both-new
progressive development ideas and respectation of the old, including local
inhabitants.
ISSUES
Social / functional
The proximity to the main road characterises the use of the area, besides the
typically residential fabrics: the historic one and the modern one. Increase the level
Strategies and proposals for the urban retraining
of urban performance keeping the existing social relations of neighbourhood.
of the outer belt of Cerreto Guidi.
Green
The role and the function of the green area is to be reconsidered together with the
renovation of the outer belt, starting point for the implementation of the wider
program of redevelopment.
Sensitive
The site represents the hinge of a system rich in functions. From the vehicular
traffic to and from the town, to production activities growing around, to the
residences, to the network connecting with the town centre and the commercial
activities. Re-think the visual relations between the historical fabric and the hills
and the landscape.
Sustainability
The site has a particular historical and environmental value. New within old, and not
new versus old, is an issue this location is dealing with. The proposal must keep in
good consideration new techniques and new materials to reduce energy consumption
and costs for manteinance.
Mobility and accessibility.
The site is in need for an integrated network for pedestrians, vehicular, public
transport and for bicycles: a more sustainable model of mobility, with less noise,
less atmospheric pollution and fewer accidents.
FASTEN BELTS.
PARTECIPANTI
STUDENTS
Lauren Bergeron
Daniel Boyle
Jenny Bunce
Luke Carmody
Elizabeth Davis
Patrick Dominov
Matthew Flynn
Brian Fontaine
Irena Gagulic
Cory Gans
Nicholas Griffin
Bridget Hagan
Elizabeth Johnson
Robert Kane
Jospeh Kuhn
Shannon McGonagle
Taylor McNally-Anderson
Nicholas Mundo
Lauren Nickel
Steven Papazian
Jeanette Pastrana
Kyle Regis
Jenna Thomas
Hailey Weber
GUEST LECTURERS
richard ingersoll
Formerly Associate Professor at Rice
University; Visiting Professor at ETH
Zurich,. Recent books include "Sprawltown"
and Global Architecture 1900-2000", vol. I.
paolo santini:
laureato in Giurisprudenza, archivista e
storico locale, collaboratore con
l'Amministrazione Comunale dal 2003
COMUNE DI CERRETO GUIDI
carlo tempesti
laureato in filosofia,
Assessore e Vicesindaco dal 1995
sindaco e assessore all'urbanistica dal
2004.
enzo bartolini:
responsabile dell'ufficio Urbanistica ed
Assetto del Territorio del comune di
Cerreto Guidi dal 1975.
ORGANIZZAZIONE E COORDINAMENTO
franco pisani
architetto,
docente incaricato di Architecture in
context fall 08
FASTEN BELTS.
Strategies and proposals for the urban retraining
of the outer belt of Cerreto Guidi.
iuri gelli
Laureato in Ingegneria Civile,
Dirigente Area Tecnica del Comune di
Cerreto Guidi da Marzo 2008.
OSPITALITA'
Agriturismo Musignano
Azienda agricola “La Confessione”
Agriturismo “Isola Verde”
Fattoria “Rozzalupi”
http://www.musignano.it/
http://www.laconfessione.it/
http://www.agriturismo-isolaverde.it/
http://www.fattoriarozzalupi.it/
PROGRAM
FIRST SESSION
venerdi 19_9 7.30am Santa Maria Novella train station
MID TERM SESSION
lunedì 13_10 2,00pm presentation of the work-in-progress
7,57am train to empoli
to a crit team formed by:
8,29am arrival in empoli train station
Carlo Tempesti, major of Cerreto Guidi
9,30am by bus to cerreto guidi
Iuri Gelli, technical department director, comune di Cerreto Guidi
10,00am arrival and logistic
Enzo Bartolini, technical department, conume di Cerreto Guidi
11,30am saluti del sindaco Carlo Tempesti
6,00pm aperitivo with guest crits
12,30am introduction of the theme (arch.Franco Pisani)
1,00pm buffet lunch
2.00pm site survey
3,00pm workshop
7.00pm rest
8.00pm dinner
9.30pm lecture: the built history of cerreto by Paolo Santini
sabato
FINAL SESSION
venerdi 21_11 7.30am Santa Maria Novella train station
FASTEN BELTS.
7,57am train to empoli
8,29am arrival in empoli train station
9,30am by bus to cerreto guidi
Strategies
and proposals for the urban retraining
10,00am arrival and logistic
of the outer belt of Cerreto Guidi.
20_9 9.00am workshop
11,30am workshop
1,00pm buffet lunch
1,00pm buffet lunch
3,00pm workshop
2.00pm workshop
7.00pm rest
7.00pm rest
8.00pm dinner
8.00pm dinner
9.30pm lecture: public spaces and urban strategies by Richard Ingersoll
domenica 21_9 9.00am on site: vinci and museo leonardiano
1,00pm buffet lunch
3,00pm workshop
6,00pm by bus to empoli
6,31pm train to firenze
7,03pm arrival in Santa Maria Novella train station
sabato
22_11 9.00am final speech and presentation of works
1,00pm buffet lunch
3,00pm exhibition opening
6,00pm by bus to empoli
6,31pm train to firenze
7,03pm arrival in Santa Maria Novella train station