UN PALAZZO SULL’ARNO
Fitness/Community - “Palace of the Arno”Collaborative Project
“The Palace of the River” is a rowing training facility on the Arno in Florence, on a side of the city that is still developing. It borrows the logic of the Renaissance palazzo, specifically the rhythm of rooms and central courtyard in Palazzo Pitti and Palazzo Strozzi. At Pitti, the courtyard opens onto the Boboli Gardens. Here, the river plays that role: it becomes the portal to the rest of the city implying to be the river to be the boundary of the courtyard.
Florence is full of structures that outlived their original purpose. They’re now museums, hotels, bars, and shops, and they’re still standing strong. This design applies that same logic, the structure keeps the design identity while innovating its purpose to reflect modern needs and methods.
