An interesting article I read today about the Rozzol Melara complex in Trieste, which I visited during my study trip. It provides insights into the ideas behind the planning of the housing scheme. Some of Celli's ideas are summarised in this quote taken from the article:
“The presence of the public dimension next to the private one, the population density, the concentration of facilities, the presence of typical urban spaces (the piazza, the pedestrian road), the articulation of functions and uses, the variety of indoor and outdoor situations, are amongst the fundamental criterias that allowed to structure RM as a part of the city, thus finally refusing the role of degradated suburb that so often has been appointed to social housing interventions in Italy.” (Carlo Celli)
Reflecting on our housing proposal, we tried to inherit some of the ideas of a housing scheme as a city itself by proposing a block strategy and facilities that serve the different living units and the wider neighbourhood. The home zone creates piazzas of different scales and pedestrian roads and enriches indoor and outdoor situations. Woodlands Densified provides an urban atmosphere and integrates the qualities of countryside or suburbian living.
Link to the article:
Abitare 19.01.2014: Italian Compilation. The 70s:
Celli and Tognon and the Rozzol Melara Court in Trieste: Villa e Piazza
Some photographs from my study trip:
Celli and Tognon and the Rozzol Melara Court in Trieste: Villa e Piazza
Some photographs from my study trip:
