The thesis is divided into two macro-categories. The first relates to research aimed at collecting useful material concerning the development of the urban fabric of the city of Besana, particularly that of Besana Superior and Besana Inferior, which as you will see were two distinct realities. The analysis of this data is based on the study of several historical maps I have found, four of the most important ones. Accompanied by bibliographic research on the history of Besana, I was able to reconstruct an evolution of the town. To make it easier to read, I divided the entire history into seven periods, starting from the year 880. This part was translated architecturally into maps with the same base, which can be compared with each other. Thanks to this intensive work, I was able to understand multiple aspects that have secretly influenced the history of this city for centuries. In addition, I have carried out a survey to collect photographs and postcards, which I have carefully arranged in chronological order, so that the reader can have a direct testimony as he or she progresses through the periods, making the historical information even more concrete. At the end of this first part, I placed all the maps one after the other, with their changes, to bring out how the city has changed. Black on white. Next I investigated the protagonist of this city, the square. A square that today is eviscerated by car parks and asphalt roads. This part is essential to make the reader aware of the historical importance it had in the past, the element that was the pride of this city for centuries and which is now lost. The square is overlooked by the Church of Saints Peter and Marcellinus and Villla Adda, on which I carried out further investigations. Finally, I compared Soric postcards of Besana’s square with photos taken during this year, 2024, where what emerges is the transition from a place of community-generating beauty to an asphalting and preparation for car parks. The second part of the thesis concerns “The Three Balconies”, the project. A project that is on a town-planning scale and which, after all the previous analysis, aims to revalorise the square for what it originally was. Of notable complexity, with a few clear and clean gestures I have tried to remedy all those slanders brought to the square in the last century. It is left to the reader to judge whether I have succeeded, even in part, in being an architect or not.
La tesi si divide in due macro-categorie. La prima riguarda la ricerca finalizzata alla raccolta di materiale utile riguardante lo sviluppo del tessuto urbano della città di Besana, in particolare quello di Besana Superiore e Besana Inferiore, che come si vedrà erano due realtà distinte. L'analisi di questi dati si basa sullo studio di alcune mappe storiche da me reperite, quattro delle più importanti. Accompagnata da ricerche bibliografiche sulla storia di Besana, ho potuto ricostruire un'evoluzione del paese. Per facilitarne la lettura, ho suddiviso l'intera storia in sette periodi, a partire dall'anno 880. Questa parte è stata tradotta architettonicamente in mappe con la stessa base, che possono essere confrontate tra loro. Grazie a questo intenso lavoro, ho potuto comprendere molteplici aspetti che hanno segretamente influenzato la storia di questa città per secoli. Inoltre, ho svolto un'indagine per raccogliere fotografie e cartoline, che ho disposto con cura in ordine cronologico, in modo che il lettore possa avere una testimonianza diretta man mano che procede nei periodi, rendendo le informazioni storiche ancora più concrete. Alla fine di questa prima parte, ho collocato tutte le mappe una dopo l'altra, con i loro cambiamenti, per mettere in evidenza come è cambiata la città. Nero su bianco. Poi ho indagato sul protagonista di questa città, la piazza. Una piazza che oggi è sventrata da parcheggi e strade asfaltate. Questa parte è fondamentale per far capire al lettore l'importanza storica che aveva in passato, l'elemento che per secoli è stato il vanto di questa città e che oggi è andato perduto. Sulla piazza si affacciano la Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Marcellino e la Villla Adda, sulla quale ho svolto ulteriori indagini. Infine, ho confrontato le cartoline Soric della piazza di Besana con le foto scattate durante l'anno in corso, il 2024, dove emerge il passaggio da un luogo di bellezza generatore di comunità a un luogo di asfaltatura e preparazione per i parcheggi.La seconda parte della tesi riguarda il progetto "I tre balconi".Un progetto a scala urbanistica che, dopo tutte le analisi precedenti, mira a rivalorizzare la piazza per quello che era in origine.Di notevole complessità, con pochi gesti chiari e netti ho cercato di rimediare a tutte quelle calunnie portate alla piazza nel secolo scorso.È lasciato al lettore il giudizio se sono riuscito, anche solo in parte, a fare l'architetto o meno.
I tre balconi
Betti, Davide
2023/2024
Abstract
The thesis is divided into two macro-categories. The first relates to research aimed at collecting useful material concerning the development of the urban fabric of the city of Besana, particularly that of Besana Superior and Besana Inferior, which as you will see were two distinct realities. The analysis of this data is based on the study of several historical maps I have found, four of the most important ones. Accompanied by bibliographic research on the history of Besana, I was able to reconstruct an evolution of the town. To make it easier to read, I divided the entire history into seven periods, starting from the year 880. This part was translated architecturally into maps with the same base, which can be compared with each other. Thanks to this intensive work, I was able to understand multiple aspects that have secretly influenced the history of this city for centuries. In addition, I have carried out a survey to collect photographs and postcards, which I have carefully arranged in chronological order, so that the reader can have a direct testimony as he or she progresses through the periods, making the historical information even more concrete. At the end of this first part, I placed all the maps one after the other, with their changes, to bring out how the city has changed. Black on white. Next I investigated the protagonist of this city, the square. A square that today is eviscerated by car parks and asphalt roads. This part is essential to make the reader aware of the historical importance it had in the past, the element that was the pride of this city for centuries and which is now lost. The square is overlooked by the Church of Saints Peter and Marcellinus and Villla Adda, on which I carried out further investigations. Finally, I compared Soric postcards of Besana’s square with photos taken during this year, 2024, where what emerges is the transition from a place of community-generating beauty to an asphalting and preparation for car parks. The second part of the thesis concerns “The Three Balconies”, the project. A project that is on a town-planning scale and which, after all the previous analysis, aims to revalorise the square for what it originally was. Of notable complexity, with a few clear and clean gestures I have tried to remedy all those slanders brought to the square in the last century. It is left to the reader to judge whether I have succeeded, even in part, in being an architect or not.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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