Cycle-Pedestrian Services
Competition/Winning Proposal Varese, Italy, 2013
Promoter: Varese’s Chamber of Architects
With: Francesco Fornaciari, Anita Sala
Design involves the construction of eight service towers, imagined as guardians, viewpoints from which to observe the lake from another point of view. The towers will be rooted in the context, and will host activities resonating with the surroundings: a kiosk, a canoe depot, a shelter for fishermen, a jury for canoe competitions, an alcove for lovers, a space for birdwatching.
Towers will be similar and reversible, made of wood and steel and their intent will be to complete the services already existing in the area, creating a system of specific stations visible from afar and therefore orienting. The towers are imagined, also and above all, for the residents, conceived as flexible spaces, capable of changing over time. The towers can become a widespread hotel, managed via the web, implementing new forms of tourism.
