Redevelopment of the Fausto Coppi Mausoleum

The green oasis of the cycling champion who knew how to fly

The design for the redevelopment of the Mausoleum of Fausto Coppi has provided an opportunity to rethink the organization of the urban space of the village of Castellania.

The access to the current mausoleum is close to what is now the arrival and departure line for all the cycling events that pay homage to the Myth of Coppi and that populate the village with life. This is the place that already represents the true centrality of the small town and where the link to what we could define as its lay patron, Fausto Coppi, is renewed.

On the urban scale, therefore, the project defines a public space/place that is physically barycentric with respect to the morphology of the existing village and with respect to the potential agricultural park that is generated concentrically on the hills near the built of the same village. The park defines, through the vegetation in rows and slight earth movements, an infrastructure of cycle and pedestrian paths that intend to interconnect the places of memory of Coppi: the Museum House, the Great Heron, the Mausoleum.
The design of the square insists on two areas. The main one is the current square of the town hall and the public weigh station, upstream of Via G. Marconi. The main focus is on the modeling of the ground covered with a new stone pavement in local materials and the inclusion of tree species as a tool for microclimatic control. The square is developed on an inclined plane that regains the share of the entrance to the municipal building and consequently generates a podium that serves as a grandstand in major events. The same floor also serves to overcome the architectural barrier of the steps leading to the church and the mausoleum present today.

The accessibility of the Mausoleum is therefore reshaped, enhancing the experience of the cyclist visitor who can reach the destination of his pilgrimage on two wheels, the main instrument of the story of which the Village of Castellania is an ambassador.
The second area on which the square stands is now represented by the public car park, downstream of Via G. Marconi. The modelling of the ground, its cladding in pietra serena and the tall vegetation are the architectural tools used. To characterize the space for its function, are inserted umbrella structures for shading closed. This area of the square is in fact intended to accommodate temporary structures during sports events, fairs and municipal markets.

Client: Municipality of Castellania Coppi
Project: Mario Cucinella Architects
Team: Mario Cucinella, Michele Olivieri, Francesco Visco, Antonio Nardozzi. Models: Francesco Visco, Antonio Nardozzi
Visual: Alessia Monacelli
Photographs: Mario Cucinella Architects

The access to the current mausoleum is close to what is now the arrival and departure line for all the cycling events that pay homage to the Myth of Coppi and that populate the village with life. This is the place that already represents the true centrality of the small town and where the link to what we could define as its lay patron, Fausto Coppi, is renewed.

On the urban scale, therefore, the project defines a public space/place that is physically barycentric with respect to the morphology of the existing village and with respect to the potential agricultural park that is generated concentrically on the hills near the built of the same village. The park defines, through the vegetation in rows and slight earth movements, an infrastructure of cycle and pedestrian paths that intend to interconnect the places of memory of Coppi: the Museum House, the Great Heron, the Mausoleum.
The design of the square insists on two areas. The main one is the current square of the town hall and the public weigh station, upstream of Via G. Marconi. The main focus is on the modeling of the ground covered with a new stone pavement in local materials and the inclusion of tree species as a tool for microclimatic control. The square is developed on an inclined plane that regains the share of the entrance to the municipal building and consequently generates a podium that serves as a grandstand in major events. The same floor also serves to overcome the architectural barrier of the steps leading to the church and the mausoleum present today.

The accessibility of the Mausoleum is therefore reshaped, enhancing the experience of the cyclist visitor who can reach the destination of his pilgrimage on two wheels, the main instrument of the story of which the Village of Castellania is an ambassador.
The second area on which the square stands is now represented by the public car park, downstream of Via G. Marconi. The modelling of the ground, its cladding in pietra serena and the tall vegetation are the architectural tools used. To characterize the space for its function, are inserted umbrella structures for shading closed. This area of the square is in fact intended to accommodate temporary structures during sports events, fairs and municipal markets.

Client: Municipality of Castellania Coppi
Project: Mario Cucinella Architects
Team: Mario Cucinella, Michele Olivieri, Francesco Visco, Antonio Nardozzi. Models: Francesco Visco, Antonio Nardozzi
Visual: Alessia Monacelli
Photographs: Mario Cucinella Architects

The access to the current mausoleum is close to what is now the arrival and departure line for all the cycling events that pay homage to the Myth of Coppi and that populate the village with life. This is the place that already represents the true centrality of the small town and where the link to what we could define as its lay patron, Fausto Coppi, is renewed.

On the urban scale, therefore, the project defines a public space/place that is physically barycentric with respect to the morphology of the existing village and with respect to the potential agricultural park that is generated concentrically on the hills near the built of the same village. The park defines, through the vegetation in rows and slight earth movements, an infrastructure of cycle and pedestrian paths that intend to interconnect the places of memory of Coppi: the Museum House, the Great Heron, the Mausoleum.
The design of the square insists on two areas. The main one is the current square of the town hall and the public weigh station, upstream of Via G. Marconi. The main focus is on the modeling of the ground covered with a new stone pavement in local materials and the inclusion of tree species as a tool for microclimatic control. The square is developed on an inclined plane that regains the share of the entrance to the municipal building and consequently generates a podium that serves as a grandstand in major events. The same floor also serves to overcome the architectural barrier of the steps leading to the church and the mausoleum present today.

The accessibility of the Mausoleum is therefore reshaped, enhancing the experience of the cyclist visitor who can reach the destination of his pilgrimage on two wheels, the main instrument of the story of which the Village of Castellania is an ambassador.
The second area on which the square stands is now represented by the public car park, downstream of Via G. Marconi. The modelling of the ground, its cladding in pietra serena and the tall vegetation are the architectural tools used. To characterize the space for its function, are inserted umbrella structures for shading closed. This area of the square is in fact intended to accommodate temporary structures during sports events, fairs and municipal markets.

Client: Municipality of Castellania Coppi
Project: Mario Cucinella Architects
Team: Mario Cucinella, Michele Olivieri, Francesco Visco, Antonio Nardozzi. Models: Francesco Visco, Antonio Nardozzi
Visual: Alessia Monacelli
Photographs: Mario Cucinella Architects

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L’accesso all’attuale mausoleo è in prossimità di quello che oggi è la linea di arrivo e partenza per la totalità delle manifestazioni ciclistiche che rendono omaggio al Mito di Coppi e che popolano di vita il Borgo. E’ proprio questo il luogo che già oggi rappresenta la vera centralità del piccolo comune e in cui si rinnova il legame a quel che potremmo definire il proprio patrono laico, Fausto Coppi.

Alla scala urbana quindi, il progetto definisce uno spazio pubblico/piazza che è fisicamente baricentrico rispetto la morfologia del borgo esistente e rispetto il potenziale parco agricolo che si genera concentricamente sui colli prossimi all’edificato dello stesso borgo. Il parco va a definire attraverso la vegetazione in filari e lievi movimenti di terra un’infrastruttura di percorsi ciclabili e pedonali che intendono interconnettere i luoghi della memoria di Coppi: la Casa Museo, Il Grande Airone, il Mausoleo.
Il progetto della piazza insiste su due aree. La principale è l’attuale piazzale del comune e della pesa pubblica, a monte di Via G. Marconi. L’attenzione principale viene posta sulla modellazione del terreno rivestita di una nuova pavimentazione lapidea in materiali locali e l’inserimento di specie arboree come strumento di controllo microclimatico. La piazza si sviluppa su un piano inclinato che riacquista la quota di ingresso dell’edificio comunale e genera di conseguenza un podio che serve da tribuna nei grandi eventi.

Lo stesso piano serve inoltre a superare la barriera architettonica dei gradini di ingresso alla chiesa e al mausoleo oggi presenti. Si rimodella quindi l’accessibilità al Mausoleo, valorizzando l’esperienza del visitatore ciclista che può arrivare alla meta del proprio pellegrinaggio sulle due ruote, lo strumento principe del racconto di cui il Borgo di Castellania di fa ambasciatore.
La seconda area su cui insiste la piazza è quella oggi rappresentata dal parcheggio pubblico, a valle di Via G. Marconi. La modellazione del terreno, il suo rivestimento in pietra serena e la vegetazione ad alto fusto sono gli strumenti architettonici utilizzati. A caratterizzare lo spazio per la propria funzione, vengono inserite delle strutture ad ombrello per l’ombreggiamento richiudibili. Questa area della piazza infatti è destinata ad accogliere le strutture temporanee durante le manifestazioni sportive, le fiere e i mercati comunali.

Cliente: Comune di Castellania Coppi
Progetto: Mario Cucinella Architects
Team: Mario Cucinella, Michele Olivieri, Francesco Visco, Antonio Nardozzi. Modelli: Francesco Visco, Antonio Nardozzi
Visual: Alessia Monacelli
Fotografie: Mario Cucinella Architects

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2019
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Special Projects
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Masterplan
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In Progress

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