Green Hub
Study Abroad Architecture Studio
Summer, 2019
Rome, Italy
The Green Hub project is set in the derelict site of the Pope’s Arsenal on the Tiber River in Rome. The goal of the project is to transition the unused area to thriving social center. My incorporation of traditional Roman community styles through the addition of an open air market, shared green space, and shops beneath living areas to the space.
The Green Hub is placed within the Pope’s Arsenal site off of the Tiber River, and is currently in the process of being turned into a art exhibition space. So my plan is to make it a public art space that houses public street art year-round. The plan for the Green Hub is inspired by many traditional Roman attitudes related to living in the city. The most important piece the sense of community living gives to individuals living in apartments. This community is encouraged through the shared green space and open air market that is proposed. These elements were added to the area at the Pope’s Arsenal as the area has been derelict for decades, and the best way to reactivate the site is to add living and community to the area. Open fresh air markets offer the ability for families to get fresh fruits and vegetables daily and have random interactions with the people they live closest to. A mixed-use fabric was important to mesh with the tradition of Roman living with stores being incorporated into living areas on the ground level as it is in the rest of the city.
The importance of community was further pushed through the idea of how to get to all units in the building is through one centralized corridor. This shared hall is to promote random interaction between tenants to instill community in the area. The incorporation of direct green space into each unit was an important driver in the design. Each unit has directly attached green spaces customizable for each tenant, whether they would like a garden space or to create a more private area.
The main approach to the Green Hub project from the street shows the direct connection between the building and nature. The back of the building running along the Tiber River, and the apartments themselves having shared public green spaces.
The division of the vertical program is shown with its connection to the apartment units and the main level shops.
The vertical program shows the split between the mixed-use space and the tie of the built environment to the natural with the Tiber River.
The main approach to the Green Hub project from the street shows the direct connection between the building and nature. The back of the building running along the Tiber River, and the apartments themselves having shared public green spaces.