FP Francesca Pompei

DEEP IN THE EARTH

Italy is one of the countries where the practice of architecture has been most affected by the economic crisis. The rich north regions were once home to many factories born from the economic boom of the Sixties.
Nowadays, many of them have been dismissed or relocated and their industrial sites are abandoned to neglect. The project, by the articulation of the large volumes, the pure geometries of contrasts and the game of solids and voids, is focused on the idea that places can preserve memories and traces of the social and historical identity of a country.
However, the industrial heritage pushes the boundaries for a general redefinition of how we approach the issue of urban reconversion, rethinking architecture in its interferences with contemporary needs, new ideas and a green wave.