Nexus Valley

Type
Academic

Site
Foro Boario, Rome, Italy

Design Partner
Elizabeth Amigon

Looking into the history of Rome’s Foro Boario as a cattle market as well as the abundant food markets currently all around the city, the project proposes to reactivate the site by inserting a hydroponic farm complex, which can provide off-season local fruits and vegetables. The intervention maximizes pedestrian areas by rerouting vehicles and narrowing roads, as well as occupying dead space such as infill historically used to level the ground. The design results in a sprawling mat building that weaves itself seamlessly through the ground to connect people, time, and space.

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