New London Architecture

Palermo Cruise Terminal Design Competition

Proposed

The scheme to redefine the port is an historic opportunity to reconnect the historic city centre with the water.

Palermo became disconnected from the Mediterranean as infrastructure built up along the waterfront. The scheme to redefine the port is an historic opportunity to reconnect the historic city centre with the water.

Three cloisters unify the spaces and buildings, giving the waterfront a visual identity and a connecting the city’s historic fabric by reinstating street frontages. They intertwine existing buildings with new shipping infrastructure and gathering places along the waterfront.

Hassell brought international and local knowledge to address a complex design challenge through global thinking. The resultant scheme imbues the architecture and public spaces with a contextual and cultural sensibility.

Palermo became disconnected from the Mediterranean as infrastructure built up
along the waterfront. The scheme to redefine the port is an historic opportunity
to reconnect the historic city centre with the water. Three cloisters unify the
spaces and buildings, giving the waterfront a visual identity and connecting
the city’s historic fabric by reinstating street frontages. They intertwine existing
buildings with new shipping infrastructure and gathering places along the
waterfront. Hassell brought international and local knowledge to address a
complex design challenge through global thinking. The resultant scheme imbues
the architecture and public spaces with a contextual and cultural sensibility.

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Project information

Status

Proposed

Borough

* N/A Outside of London

Size

40000 sq m

Completion

2018


Team Credits

Client

AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale

Architecture & Urban Design

Hassell

Local architects

Cupelloni Architettura

Engineer

Buro Happold

Visualisation

Studio Lux


Listed by

Hassell

Last updated on

31/05/2024


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