Reclaiming the In-between

Scenarios for a new civic life

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

R. Chen Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A.S. Alkan (mentor)
G. Koskamp (mentor)
G.A Verschuure (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2018 Ruixin Chen
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Published Date

06-07-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

My project departs from the 2001 Operational Plan for the historic center of Genova. Under the trend of urban regeneration, the historic centre accumulates and generates many conflicts with the outgrowth of the city towards it fringes, which represents a complex and active boundary condition. Additionally, the degradation of industrial infrastructure also provides a turning point for the border between the port and the residential neighbourhood. By reclaiming the abandoned railway in the western gateway to the historic centre, my design strategy involves transforming the vacant land by reprogramming it for the immediate needs of the neighbourhoods. The project merges the spatial archaeology of urban hydrological infrastructure and its architectural implications with a series of public programs to act as public services on a new civic backbone. Hence, the project becomes a construct of site-bound reprogramming and civic speculation.