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MARINA PLANNING & DESIGN Italian marinas in the broader context Design studio One Works has been commissioned to undertake two new urban waterfront regeneration projects in different parts of Italy. The contracts are just two of many awarded for wide-ranging infrastructure in recent years to a firm with an increasingly global reach. Donatella Zucca reports Based in Milan, with offices in Venice, Rome, Dubai, London, Singapore, Chennai and Bangkok, One Works is an architecture and engineering firm specialising in master planning and design of well populated urban spaces. The company’s team of over 150 people has worked on planning and design for airports, ports, railway stations, subways, shopping centres, and varied buildings in both public and private sectors. Recent work includes the redevelopment of the Marco Polo airport terminal in Venice, the Tre Torri City Life Square in Milan, the Transport Education Centre in Qatari capital Doha, a luxury outlet in San Marino and the King Abdul Aziz Boulevard in Mecca. The new marina projects are located in Liguria (Porto di Ventimiglia) and Tuscany (Livorno Porta a Mare). The former project was awarded by Marina Development Corporation (MDC) and the latter by listed company IGD SiiQ. Above: Livorno Porta a Mare is designed to revitalise redundant port space. Right: Marina Cala del Forte is the hub for a high level tourist attraction. “Marinas are a tool for urban regeneration,” says Leonardo Cavalli, founder and managing partner of One Works. He explains that in a highly urbanised country like Italy, where around 30% of the population lives in coastal cities, marinas regenerate areas and boost tourism. “Our work in Ventimiglia and Livorno focuses on these aspects, leveraging the opportunity Leonardo Cavalli that maritime infrastructures offer and on the regeneration of the areas that host or overlook the marinas so as to integrate the specific function of the marina with a general enhancement of the overall context.” Porto di Ventimiglia and MDC For Porto di Ventimiglia, also known as Marina Cala del Forte, One Works has www.marinaworld.com – January/February 2022 21
