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In the coming years, the Port of Punta Ala will undergo an ambitious architectural intervention of expansion and renovation. To find the perfect fit to design the project, Marina di Punta Ala SpA announced a competition, called 'Beauty Contest - Requalification and Expansion of the Port of Punta Ala', and Hydea emerged as the winner for the part relating to the street furniture and green of the harbour.
The project proposed by HYDEA aims to renovate the entire port by giving unity to the architectural elements through the identification of semantics capable of combining sea and land elements.
The cornerstone of the proposed design is a geometry characterised by pure and simple forms. The leitmotif is materials and their colours, deeply linked to the natural and harbour context. The predominant colour of the new furniture is white, which, combined with the brown of the wood, is an open reference to the hulls of boats. The dove-grey of the flooring immediately recalls the rock ridge and breakwater.
The choice of modular elements allows them to be freely inserted and adapted to all the needs of the port area. In the overpass, the paving was replaced with a stone-effect stoneware in a light dove-colour shade that allows the white of the new elements to fade into the yellow of the tuff and the existing buildings.
The materials were chosen to create something durable and capable of resisting weathering and use.
In the harbour front strip, a relaxation area of total immersion with the surrounding environment has been created through informal seating, which wraps around the two wings of the square.
The flowerbeds, with a tuff kerb, have been embellished with a corten cyma and the inclusion of plant species of great scenic and chromatic impact, requiring little maintenance, such as Cycas Revoluta, Aloe Vera, American Agave, Fortune Palm, Tamerice and Prickly Pears.
For the docks, quaysides, and the waterfront, paving in removable modules of composite wood slats has been planned to facilitate maintenance work, which to date has been particularly complex as it is composed of paving stones.
The main square Piazza delle Bandiere acquires a new identity and becomes the fulcrum of the port. Here are some new technological elements, such as the Weather forecast Kiosk, with information screens and interactive displays.
The entrance to each quay has been equipped with services for the port's customers. A metal totem, 3 m high, identifies the number and displays all the necessary information, such as safety and the rules to be respected.
An equipped island, facing the totem and equipped with electric recharging, hosts the parking spaces for bicycles and scooters to avoid their random dispersion in the port area.
Along the quay, there is a new nautical service column. High-efficiency LED lighting is integrated to illuminate the pedestrian path. The external polyethylene structure, made in one piece by rotational moulding, guarantees high resistance to impact, solar radiation, chemicals, and saltiness.
The quay edge is restored and treated with white paint with high mechanical properties in terms of hardness, corrosion resistance, and durability.
The existing lighting has been completely replaced with fine, slender lampposts, similar to masts with their flagpoles.
The port area has been equipped with additional furnishing elements, such as new bicycle racks and removable corten pots of variable size to accommodate medium-sized plants and trees, to be added to the permanent vegetation.
The expansion of the Punta Ala harbour will boost the economy and tourism of the entire maritime area. We are now looking to the future with a new proactive impulse and renewed energy.
Since its foundation, in 1990, HYDEA S.p.A. has favoured a multidisciplinary, integrated approach, which merges tradition with innovation, while taking into consideration the clients’ expectations and valuing the local context.
