The project is located in an area that offered a rare opportunity to develop the urban space in the city of La Ciotat. This opportunity was based on two points: on one hand, the place of the plot which is really strategic and, on the other hand, its dimensions which let the construction of a true economic polarity.
Our project for the plot is thought to welcome all the people of La Ciotat, people of all kinds, people of all ages in order to develop the living together and make the social relations easier. The program is developed with three complementary and symbiotic axis: the multiplex cinema; the multi-functional center, which includes restaurants, sport facilities and commercials; the hotel and the extended-stay hotel. These three axis live together and interact by making a virtuous circle. Each program uses the presence of the other to create its identity and affirm its potential. A fourth axis, transversal with all the other ones, is the development of nature with the reinforcement of the vegetalization presence on the site. This reinforcement became the indicator of the image and use change of the previously abandoned plot.
Bio Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia is, from 2017, the new name of 5+1AA. Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia develops the project themes in an “atelier” gathering 3 places characteristic of the identity of the three cities, Genoa, Milan and Paris, where a multidisciplinay team makes them live like a unique place for project and thought, feeding on the different particularities and experiences of the three cities. The Atelier focuses on the urban regeneration and the construction of important buildings in the main Italian and Mediterranean cities and develops the right to matter thanks to several collaborations.
Other prizes The Sky of Rome Winner in Architectural Design - Sustainable & Energy Saving, Awards 2021
