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Eden Reloaded
Italy
2016
Design Team: Carlo Ezechieli; Marco Bozzola; Simone Corno; Paolo Pirovano; Riccardo Riva
Italy
2016
Design Team: Carlo Ezechieli; Marco Bozzola; Simone Corno; Paolo Pirovano; Riccardo Riva
This winning
entry for the new National Technological Center dedicated to radioactive waste
decommissioning, was developed following a simple but effective concept: while
radioactive substances are brought back to their “hellish” underground home,
there is an opportunity to restore an “Edenic” condition on the surface. A
marvelous garden where a “citadel” - designed like a mountain, featuring an
inner “valley” – hosts the Center’s activities.
Planting dissolves into the surrounding landscape and the garden/citadel/lake/forest
sequence provides all the needed environmental and architectural complexity.
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