Moncada Rangel . photos: © Alberto Moncada
Located on Bastion Cannamela in the Historical City Center of Syracuse, the Island of Ortigia, “Belvedere della Turba” features a small Piazzetta by the sea, along the waterfront “Lungomare di Levante”, previously used as an informal parking lot. The project aims to highlight the beauty of this area as a resource for the historical center and transform it in public space, offering a pedestrian area facing the Mediterranea sea. This location was previously occupied by the ancients walls of the city. We hope this project can be an example of how the Lungomare di Levante of Syracuse can be Re-Thinked as Public Space, dedicated to pedestrians and not to cars. We will also reconnect the city to the sea with a new cantilevered staircase to the small beach “Spiaggetta della Turba”. Continue reading Moncada Rangel
