Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts

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    The project provides design and technological solutions in relation to the local landscape and the application or enhancement of renewable energies.

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    The city is completely autonomous regarding resources thanks to rainwater storage and high energy geothermal power.

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    Winners of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2011 Europe at the regional Holcim Awards prize handover in Milan, Italy (l-r): Tanguy Vermet, Off Architecture, Paris, France; Samuel Nageotte, Samuel Nageotte Architecture, Paris, France; and Philippe Rizzotti, Philippe Rizzotti Architects, Paris, France.

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    Holcim Awards 2011 Europe ceremony – Milan, Italy

    Winners of the Holcim Awards Gold, Silver and Bronze 2011 Europe (l-r): Tim Edler (Gold), Carlos Arroyo and Vanessa Cerezo (Silver), and Tanguy Vermet, Samuel Nageotte and Philippe Rizzotti (Bronze).

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    The creation of the Park and vertical villages optimise public expenditure and brings value to the potentials of the site.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: Inside the nests, a new way of high quality life.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: General axonometry.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: Strategy and program.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: Existing viaduct pile.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: Reinforcement of the structure.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: Circulations and fluids.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: Creation of land plots.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: Progressive colonization.

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    Project entry 2011 "Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts", Scilla, Italy: Living in a vertical village.

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    Winners of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2011 Europe (l-r, top): Philippe Rizzotti, Philippe Rizzotti Architects, Paris, France and Samuel Nageotte, Samuel Nageotte Architecture, Paris, France (l-r, lower) Tanguy Vermet and Manal Rachdi, Off Architecture, Paris, France.

  • Awards Bronze 2011–2012 Europe

The development of a new freeway that replaces the present one and its viaducts from the 1960/70s offers manifold potentials for handling the existing structures. This entry proposes a sensible conversion of one of the viaducts into vertical homes, 5km east of Scilla in southern Italy. The homes are intended for European retirees attracted by lifestyle factors including the climate and breathtaking scenery overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.

By Philippe Rizzotti - Philippe Rizzotti Architects, Paris, France and

Ideas: Urban Requalification, Circular Design

The development of a new freeway that replaces the present one and its viaducts from the 1960/70s offers manifold potentials for handling the existing structures. Parco Solare Sud – Nests for European Snowbirds proposes a sensible conversion of one of the viaducts into vertical homes, 5km east of Scilla in southern Italy.

The homes are intended for European retirees attracted by lifestyle factors including the climate and breathtaking scenery overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts

Project authors

  • Philippe Rizzotti

    Philippe Rizzotti Architects

    France

  • Tanguy Vermet

    Off Architecture

    France

  • Manal Rachdi

    Off Architecture

    France

  • Samuel Nageotte

    Samuel Nageotte Architecture

    France

Project updates

October 18, 2013 | Global Finalist Certificate Handover | Paris, France

Architectural quality and new economic opportunities

Philippe Rizzotti and Tanguy Vermet were presented with a Global Holcim Awards Finalist 2012 certificate for the Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts near Scilla, Italy.

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February 07, 2012 | Global Project Entry | Scilla, Italy

Extended project submission 2012 Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts, near Scilla

The projects that received Holcim Awards Gold, Silver, or Bronze in each of the five regions of the world were automatically qualified to compete for the Global Holcim Awards 2012. The more extensive submission on the Lifestyle apartments and infrastructure recycled from former freeway viaducts for the global phase of the competition can be found here: 

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September 15, 2011 | Holcim Foundation Awards | Milan, Italy

Sustainable place making and materials innovation

The winners of the 3rd International Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects and visions from across Europe have been announced at a ceremony in Milan. A total of USD 300,000 was presented to ten outstanding projects submitted by architects, planners, engineers and project owners. The winning projects show the wide range of approaches in the region to sustainable construction that respond both to intensified urbanization and innovation in building materials and construction techniques.

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June 23, 2011 | Regional Jury Report – Europe | Zurich, Switzerland

“An excellent example of the smart transformation of an existing structure” – Holcim Awards Jury

The jury endorsed this project as an excellent example of the smart transformation of an existing structure into a completely different use offering new economic chances to an up until now neglected region.

Remarkable is the minimal footprint and the way the scheme efficiently makes use of the bridge’s supporting structure that is to accommodate the infrastructure and technical utilities. The fact that the bridge will not be demolished results in a positive material balance and reduces the overall expenses. 

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March 31, 2011 | Project Entry & Details | Scilla, Italy

Project Entry 2011 for Region Europe

The development of a new freeway that replaces the present one and its viaducts from the 1960s and 1970s offers manifold potentials for handling the existing structures. Parco Solare Sud – Nests for European Snowbirds proposes a sensible conversion of one of the viaducts into vertical homes, 5km east of Scilla in southern Italy. The homes are intended for European retirees attracted by lifestyle factors including the climate and breathtaking scenery overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. 

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Scilla, Italy