Napoli e la cura: le ragioni della ricerca

In Naples, public nature, inhabited infrastructure, healthiness hubs have been research keywords, but also the cornerstones of a theoretical reflection aimed at redesigning the boundaries and contents of the architectural project as a cure for the city. The large open spaces of the hilly city between the Park of the Hills and the Park of Capodimonte constitute a fundamental strategic element of urban renewal between the consolidated city, with particular reference to the Sanità district, and the most recent city, from Colli Aminei to Scampia. The aim is to overcome the idea of an isolated healthy place in order to build a network of places of care, places to overcome a mono-functional logic in which a new centrality is assigned to body and movement. This union is developed starting from a reinterpretation of the concept of park as a great connecting element, in which open spaces, paths and existing buildings are placed, such as architectural complexes that have profoundly marked the history of these places, including large hospital structures, those in use but also the abandoned ones, a consistent system of public schools, metro stations as potentially significant interchange places. Understanding these spaces requires the involvement of actors who are interested in encouraging the active use of public places. In this perspective, a passage of fundamental importance originated from the collaboration established with institutions and associations, tracing the initiatives implemented that will transform the territory in the coming years. The design of a large cycle-pedestrian path that connects the Botanical Garden to Scampia, crossing the San Rocco Ravine, ultimately concerns the definition of a system of heterogeneous and interconnected open areas and the identification of some specific “trigger” places on which it is particularly efficient to work according the care of the city.