Una strategia partecipata e adattiva per riattivare Tor Bella Monaca

The redevelopment project for Tor Bella Monaca’s M4 and R5 sectors consists of a set of actions aimed to overcome the current physical, social and perceptive inaccessibility of the area. Each design action is related to the ribbon, an adaptive, architectural and technological system able to generate new spaces for domestic and social living. The ribbon is a spatial device that identifies: the demolitions at the ground floor and basement, increasing the accessibility of the courtyards from Via dell’Archeologia; the new hierarchy of public, semi-public and collective spaces; the volumetric additions on the facades. The quality and the accessibility of the outdoor spaces are pursued through their redefinition, increasing and diversifying, in order to host different activities like sports, recreation, leisure, culture, education. To improve pedestrian and cycling mobility, the sidewalk of Via dell’Archeologia has been increased in its depth, while the cycle path on the edge of the countryside has been reactivated and extended. To increase the energetic performance of the buildings, the project has focused on the facade envelope: the previous panels have been replaced with new prefabricated and strati ed ones with higher performance as well as the external windows and doors. The project also considering different upcycling and recycling scenarios to use the demolition materials. Eventually, the ribbon defines a “dynamic facade” with the double purpose to increase the domestic space for the residents and reduce the energy needs of the house units. All these interventions, associated with the centralization of the energy systems and the prevision of energy production from renewable sources, orient the project within an environmental sustainability and circular perspective.