Lamezia Waterfront
Village destination resort, leisure and recreational uses, landscape-led approach
Feasibility study for a waterfront village resort as a new landmark destination for tourism, leisure and recreation.
Client: Confidential
Location: Italy
The project transforms a disused quarry into a destination of choice for tourists and residents alike. It respects and builds on the site’s natural, built and cultural context, to create a place where people will enjoy an attractive and sustainable lifestyle, plethora of recreational and waterfront focused amenities and a natural and scenic setting for everyday life.
Key project themes include:
Distinct village-like character
Self-sufficient villages
Walkable neighbourhood module
Distinct village character
Based on the concept of a series of interlinked villages, the proposal is conceived as a symbiotic mesh that celebrates the duality of the natural characteristics of the site together with the built form of human interventions to create a sequence of public realm that offers an exquisite mosaic of experiences, centering on the waterfront. In it are spaces full of vitality, yet there are myriad corners to enjoy seclusion and the sounds of nature.
Self-sustaining villages
Designed as self-sustaining walkable villages, the urban form responds to the people by defining the diverse and overlapping pockets of activity and character areas within each village. This sequence of spaces creates a perpetually changing atmosphere - a curious, ephemeral spectacle of wonder and delight, making Lamezia Waterfront a cherished destination of choice.
Walkable neighbourhood modules
The detailed development of a typical walkable neighbourhood is based on maximising private access to water for most residential plots. A village square with a variety of plot sizes functions as the heart of the neighbourhood with easy and direct access to the lagoons, recreational routes and amenity areas, and interwoven streets with path, water and green systems.
