Red aluminium slats form an angular canopy atop a structure designed by Italian architecture office UNA2 to shelter part of a public square in the town of Rosignano Marittimo, Italy.
UNA2, which is based in nearby Genoa, was commissioned by the local authority to oversee the redevelopment of the Piazza della Repubblica into a versatile, car-free public space.
Above: UNA2 has redeveloped a public square in Italy. Top image: its centrepiece is an angular loggia-style pavilion
The focal point of the project is a loggia located on the south side of the square, which provides a covered, open space for activities such as markets, exhibitions, concerts, open-air film screenings and public assemblies.
"The loggia is the key element from an urban, architectural and functional point of view," UNA2 pointed out. "It overcomes the most critical aspect of the square, namely the fact that its boundaries are substantially undefined." The canopy is designed for public events and activities
The rectangular structure helps to organise the public square, which is flanked by buildings to the north, with a disused railway and tree-lined avenue on its other sides.
The loggia forms a new elevation along the southern edge of the square and aligns with a subway leading under the railway line to an important thoroughfare on the opposite side.
It is covered in red slats of aluminium
The structure's sloping roof extends from around four metres in height to eight metres at its peak, ...