Imperial Holes

The intervention redefines Via dei Fori Imperiali as a sequence of Concentric urban squares, designed as devices of relationship between Contemporary city e Archaeological landscape.

The re-design of the land constitutes the central element of the project: the pavements They restore the original geometry of the Fori, making the historical calendar readable.

The route is divided into Thematic squares at the various gates, which end with displays about the archaeological area, allowing visitors to perceiving ancient spatialities. The roadway is reduced and intended for public transport, while the space is returned to nature. pedestrian mobility and cycleable in a single continuous surface. The railings, alternating between metallic elements and solid walls, define the edge towards the archaeological area, while the wooded strips at the points of interruption they evoke the ancient porticoes that separated one Forum from the other.

The combination of compositional choices – pavements, proportions, orientations, the rhythm of the full and empty spaces – aims to restore the original harmony of the space. structure e relevance to a space that today is perceived as linear and undifferentiated, transforming it into a large A unitary but articulated public space, In it, architecture and the land become tools for reading the archaeological landscape.