Landscape & Urban Planning

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Valle Ossi
TerraMare - Comune di Eraclea
Italy


hotel

Masterplan Philosophy

-Add new quality to the area that will be satisfying for all parties involved
-Protect the existing S.I.C. and strengthen the natural values
-Revitalise the Laguna del Mort with fresh water
-A natural and original landscape
-Maximum built area is designed to fit within the natural area
-Minimise the disturbance on the natural space
-A strong spatial and economical impulse to Eraclea Mare
-Parking as part of the built area (or built embankments)
-Agriculture Park as an intermediate zone

situation

1. The Core Area and Marina
2. The Fishermen's village
3. The Piave village
4. The Canal Eraclea with Casoni

5. The Agriculture Park
6. The Freshwater Wetlands
7. The Brackish water Marsh
8. The Forest Buffer

Urban design

-Based on ‘Open Vistas’
-Spatial sequence from the ‘Via Dancalia’ into the Marina area
-Formal street ‘Via dei Pioppi’ with entrances to the Hotel and Core Area
-Informal touristic area along the Marina (the Promenade)
-Entrance to the S.I.C. area from the ‘Wetlands Information Centre’
-Orientation based on wind and natural ventilation (cooling)

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Wetland Information Centre
 
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Promenade
   
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Marina and Hotel
   

Economy

-Different phases of the development, according to the economic growth of the area
-Different commercial spaces for either seasonable business or year around activities
-Public services and attractive structures (i.e. good access, convenient parking areas, markets and fairs)
-Congress Hotel and Centre is located near the town of Eraclea Mare
-The Centre is connected via the Via Dancalia with other commercial and tourist activities in Eraclea Mare
-Congress Hotel and Centre offers a place for major gathering events
-Typologies and the various sizes of the units allow good diversification of the people and groups
-The typological mix amplifies the marketing potential of the place
-The reduction on infrastructure, the energy saving strategies and the adoption of renewable energies in the buildings will provide a significant reduction of energy and maintenance costs
-The overall sustainable design approach is the distinctive quality of the overall project

impression
   

The bio-climatic approach

-focus on summer cooling
-sea breeze
-night ventilation
-shading
-additional use of heatpump
 
   
cooling lamellas
summer cooling
lamellas providing shade
day night
   

1. The Core Area and Marina

hotel - confrence centre
Hotel and Conference Centre
yacht
Yacht Club
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Core area
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Core area

The Fishermen's Village

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Fisherman's village

Fisherman's village
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Fisherman's village
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Fisherman's village

The Piave Village

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The Piave Village
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The Piave Village
piave3

The Canal Eraclea with Casoni

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The Canal Eraclea with Casoni