CONCRETE & STONEWORK
As an underground structure , it has the potential to be even more evocative than a bridge . The notion of being “ underneath ” has numerous connotations in religion , literature and psychology . The architect and his team took inspiration from these ideas and transformed the subway from an anonymous passage into a topos , in the Aristotelian sense of the term .
- The paving is made of frostresistant Margraf Lipica Fiorito marble featuring a non-slip flamed finish and a suitable thickness for the use in question ( approximately 3 cm for the pedestrian areas ). The slabs are laid in a “ free-length ” pattern with strips of various sizes , thus optimizing the use of materials and reducing waste .
Technical details
Location : Viale Ceccarini , Riccione ( near Rimini ) Architectural project : Fabio Mariani - MARIANI & ASSOCIATI ARCHITETTI
Quantity and type of Margraf marble used :
Architectural rhetoric and assonance conjure up images of the history of Riccione . The designer ’ s goal was to produce a concerted work that engages and represents the town as a whole , with a special part being played by cultural associations , artists and accomplished artisans .
For instance : - Some of the walls are covered with wood , as part of a design inspired by planks on boats . Consequently , it feels like you are entering a ship rather than a subway .
- Other walls were made of “ exposed ” reinforced concrete using wooden boards of the same size as the planking seen elsewhere , thus drawing on the post-war traditions of the local master carpenters .
- The new stretch of subway has an elliptical shape and will serve as a sort of underground town square , with a statue of local benefactress Maria Boorman Ceccarini surrounded by water as its focal point .
Paving made of frost-resistant Lipica Fiorito grey marble , featuring small , whitish veins , fossil remains of varying degrees of visibility , a non-slip flamed finish and a suitable thickness for the use in question ( approximately 3 cm for the pedestrian areas ). The slabs are laid in a “ free-length ” pattern with strips of various sizes , thus optimizing the use of materials and reducing waste . Amount : 1,000 m ²
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