The relationships that bind the city to its inhabitants are often overlooked, neglected, or even interrupted due to management challenges or human inaction in recognizing and fostering the intrinsic connections between society and urban space, characterized by dynamism and complexity. Today, more than ever, it is up to individuals to understand the internal mechanisms and catalysts that develop within the city. A place is not merely a physical space, but a constellation of lived spaces, bearers of identity and human presence: a space that people recognize, internalize, and of which they themselves become an integral part. The profound transformation that has affected the city of Monza, within which the former slaughterhouse (commonly perceived as a symbol of loss, regression, and decline) remains silently abandoned, can today be turned into an opportunity for rebirth, renewal, and regained confidence. This thesis proposes a theoretical, architectural, and technological approach that, through a historical, administrative, and economic analysis of the events affecting the former slaughterhouse, seeks to reinterpret a context of degradation and abandonment as an opportunity to return a regenerated space to the city. The goal is to dismantle the symbolic “walls” that for years represented closure and marginalization, reopening the complex to residents as a renewed, accessible, and shared space. The reactivation of a dormant space achieves its greatest effectiveness through the use of design tools oriented toward quality and sustainability, by adopting processes based on circular flows, modular assembly and disassembly systems, and urban regeneration strategies. Beginning with a masterplan covering approximately 50,000 square meters, the research focuses on the repurposing of the covered market (originally a fruit and vegetable market) transforming it into a new hub for social interaction. In this way, the project aims to reactivate a weakened collective memory, restoring its value for present and future generations.
I rapporti che legano la città ai suoi abitanti sono spesso trascurati, omessi o addirittura interrotti, a causa di difficoltà gestionali o della mancata attivazione dell’uomo nel rendere possibili e leggibili le connessioni intrinseche tra società e spazio urbano, caratterizzato da dinamicità e complessità. Oggi più che mai spetta a ciascun individuo comprendere i meccanismi interni e i fattori catalizzatori che si sviluppano all’interno della città. Il luogo non è soltanto spazio fisico, ma un insieme di spazi vissuti, portatori di identità e di presenza umana: uno spazio che l’uomo riconosce, interiorizza e di cui egli stesso diventa parte integrante. Il profondo cambiamento che ha interessato la città di Monza, al cui interno permane in una condizione di silenzioso abbandono l’ex Macello, comunemente percepito come simbolo di perdita, regresso e declino, può oggi trasformarsi in occasione di rinascita, rinnovamento e fiducia. Questa tesi propone un percorso teorico, progettuale e tecnologico che, attraverso l’analisi storica, amministrativa ed economica delle vicende che hanno interessato l’ex macello, si intende reinterpretare un contesto di degrado e abbandono come opportunità per restituire alla città uno spazio rigenerato. L’obiettivo è quello di abbattere le “mura” simboliche che per anni hanno rappresentato chiusura e marginalità, riaprendo il complesso agli abitanti come suolo rinnovato, accessibile e condiviso. La riattivazione di uno spazio dormiente trova la sua massima efficacia nell’impiego di strumenti progettuali orientati alla qualità e alla sostenibilità, attraverso l’adozione di processi basati su flussi circolari, sistemi di montaggio e smontaggio degli elementi e strategie di rigenerazione urbana. A partire da un progetto di masterplan esteso su un’area di circa 50.000 metri quadrati, la ricerca si concentra sulla rifunzionalizzazione del mercato coperto, originariamente mercato ortofrutticolo, trasformandolo in un nuovo polo di socialità e relazione. In questo modo si intende riattivare una memoria collettiva ormai indebolita, restituendole valore per le generazioni presenti e future.
Economia circolare e rigenerazione urbana : progetto di un nuovo mercato coperto nell'area dell'Ex Macello di Monza
Morstabilini, Simone
2024/2025
Abstract
The relationships that bind the city to its inhabitants are often overlooked, neglected, or even interrupted due to management challenges or human inaction in recognizing and fostering the intrinsic connections between society and urban space, characterized by dynamism and complexity. Today, more than ever, it is up to individuals to understand the internal mechanisms and catalysts that develop within the city. A place is not merely a physical space, but a constellation of lived spaces, bearers of identity and human presence: a space that people recognize, internalize, and of which they themselves become an integral part. The profound transformation that has affected the city of Monza, within which the former slaughterhouse (commonly perceived as a symbol of loss, regression, and decline) remains silently abandoned, can today be turned into an opportunity for rebirth, renewal, and regained confidence. This thesis proposes a theoretical, architectural, and technological approach that, through a historical, administrative, and economic analysis of the events affecting the former slaughterhouse, seeks to reinterpret a context of degradation and abandonment as an opportunity to return a regenerated space to the city. The goal is to dismantle the symbolic “walls” that for years represented closure and marginalization, reopening the complex to residents as a renewed, accessible, and shared space. The reactivation of a dormant space achieves its greatest effectiveness through the use of design tools oriented toward quality and sustainability, by adopting processes based on circular flows, modular assembly and disassembly systems, and urban regeneration strategies. Beginning with a masterplan covering approximately 50,000 square meters, the research focuses on the repurposing of the covered market (originally a fruit and vegetable market) transforming it into a new hub for social interaction. In this way, the project aims to reactivate a weakened collective memory, restoring its value for present and future generations.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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