DURING THIS PROJECT, I STUDIED ONE OF THE CONSULAR ROADS IN ROME, VIA OSTIENSE, WHICH IS
RIDDLED WITH MANY NORTH-SOUTH BARRIERS. I DESIGNED A BUILDING THAT WOULD CUT THROUGH THESE
BARRIERS, OPENING UP THE WATERFRONT FOR PUBLIC USE. MOST OF THE SITE WOULD BE USED FOR
RETAIL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS BUILT INTO THE TERRACED WATERFRONT PROMENADE. A COMBINATION
BRIDGE AND CINEMA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SITE WOULD ALSO DIRECT THE PUBLIC TOWARDS THE
RIVER FRONT.
THE CINEMA AND BRIDGE COMBINATION WOULD REACT TO THE TWO DISTINCT STREET CONDITIONS OF THE
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN NEIGHBORHOODS. THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING REMAINS STATIC AND
STRAIGHT WHEREAS THE SOUTH SIDE UNDULATES IN AND OUT, CREATING A MORE THEATRICAL FACADE.
THE GROUND LEVEL OF THE BUILDING WOULD REMAIN OPEN AS A PUBLIC LOBBY AND CONNECT TO THE
BRIDGE WHICH SPANS OVER THE TIBER RIVER. CIRCULATION MOVES IN ALL DIRECTIONS THROUGH THE
GROUND LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. THE UPPER LEVEL WOULD HOUSE THREE MOVIE THEATRES AND ALSO
CONNECT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF VIA OSTIENSE BY A SKY BRIDGE ACROSS THE STREET. THE SKY BRIDGE
AND TIBER RIVER BRIDGE FORM A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION ACROSS THE SITE.
