Risveglio Marittimo

Awakening maritime identity in Messina

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

P.C. Bleuel Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

Maurice Harteveld Urban Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
J.A. van de Voort Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
C.M. Hein History, Form & Aesthetics - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
André Mulder (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2023 Philipp Bleuel
Public space Waterfront Port city Industrial heritage Maritime identity Messina
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Published Date

29-06-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The master thesis "Risveglio Marittimo - Awakening Maritime Identity in Messina" answers the question of how the concept of maritime identity facilitates the understanding of existing assets and offers opportunities for the design of Messina as a port city. Through the collection of micro-narratives and their organization into categories, Messina's maritime identity was (re)discovered in following topics: heritage and culture, water and environment, threshold and transition, transformation and production, quoditiantity and symbols.

The quadrilatero site, between the Ex-Granai and the maritime station, was chosen to design a new maritime space, with the aim of fertilizing the perception and value of Messina's maritime identity. The renovation of the abandoned silos and the fish market allows to offer spaces for culinary products of the sea and the hinterland and their consumption on the edge between land and sea, creating a vibrant public space for exchange and transition at the most important traffic node bridging land and sea transportation.