Completed in December was the regeneration of Piazza De Nava in Reggio Calabria – designed by the MICROSCAPE and NuvolaB architecture firms – which gave the city a new, accessible pedestrian area connecting to the National Archeological Museum, which hosts the famous Riace Bronzes and is located close to the Falcomatà seafront.
One of the key elements of the project was installing a pavement in Reggina Stone (also known as Lazzàro Stone, a calcareous sedimentary rock extracted not far from the Calabrian capital) and lava stone (two materials typical of the city center), making it possible to include the vehicular street opposite the museum in the pedestrian area, reinforcing the tie between the piazza and the surrounding context and combining the past with the use requirements of the contemporary city.
Following the slope of the area, the new arrangement of Piazza De Nava is configured like an urban open-air theater, with dynamic architectural elements and a staircase on the eastern side, planted with new trees and equipped with stainless steel planters and monolithic lava stone seats. The architectural barriers that formerly made the piazza a hard to access enclave were eliminated to provide total access to the area, one that harmonizes well with the work of the National Archeological Museum because it can host exhibits and events and serve as the main entrance for visitors.
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