urban oasis
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URBAN OASIS
The Urban Oasis project is an eco-sustainable architectural project designed to mitigate the effects of the increasingly frequent heatwaves in our region, making public spaces in our cities more accessible and comfortable. This off-grid structure creates a self-sufficient micro-environment for social interaction, designed to accommodate various ways of gathering; it is shaded and cooled by fans and misting systems, and organised around a central space—an *impluvium*—containing a vegetated wetland that introduces water, plants, and other forms of life. The first Urban Oasis prototype has been designed for the Piazza Garibaldi square in Naples in the framework of the Bella Piazza regeneration project in collaboration with Dedalus ngo.
Multiple modular units can be combined to form clusters, adapting to different urban spaces and contexts while allowing the architectural system to expand progressively. The full-scale (1:1) prototype was constructed in the workshops of Formedil Napoli through a "training-on-site" program led by Paolo Cascone, which involved a group of young migrants selected by the social cooperatives Dedalus, Less, and Cidis.
credits
designed by architects Cascone + Laddaga / CODESIGNLAB
junior architect Chiara Nutile
structural engineer from Prof. Luciano Nunziante
main partner
Formedil Napoli and
fabrication partner
the social cooperatives Cidis, Dedalus, and Less
technical energy partner
NHP for the photovoltaic system.