LEISURE HARBOR
Type: competition project / reconstruction of the Harbor
Location: Marina di Loano, Italy
Project year: 2020
ABOUT
For centuries, harbors have been more than places. They have been the scene of adventures, a jumble of cultures and oddities of all kinds. They have been the place where memories become stories, stories turn into legends and legends often become myths. In times forged by the industry, the race to the space and the rumble of shuttles, harbors seem to be outdated places that are frequently desolate or heavily industrialized.
They are now severed from the cities they once used to liven up as cultural epicenters and beating hearts. What is the role of harbors in the web and smartphone era then?
They are now severed from the cities they once used to liven up as cultural epicenters and beating hearts. What is the role of harbors in the web and smartphone era then?
The current world has indeed moved its barycenter. Great explorations are not carried out with compasses or sails billowed by the wind anymore. Yet, now more than ever the world needs dreams. Now more than ever the world needs beauty and a return to nature. In this sense, harbors are an extraordinary opportunity. Harbors are the place of the soul and not just nautical infrastructures. This is because harbors are the beginning and the end of the most outstanding adventures. This is also because harbors are the most recent expression of the atavistic impulse to the unknown that roars and will always roar behind the rational composure of all times.
Photo before the reconstruction
