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Carloforte, Italy, 2016

concept design

project team:
alessandro pasini, tomaso piantini, paola renda, marta scarcia
with architects srl

Carloforte is the main town of San Pietro island, in the south-west of Sardinia. 
The project area is next to the ex saltworks and at the end of a parking area of the town harbour that needs to be redeveloped and connected to the town waterfront. 
The functional program of the building consists in working areas, apartments, a cafeteria, a control tower and other services.

Creating an open courtyard facing the sea was the main goal of the concept; the technical  areas, that need to be easily accessible, are at the ground floor; a big glass facade at the first floor partially closes the courtyard, and the control tower stands as a landmark in the waterfront.