TEAM:

Roberto Ferlito  Main partner

Alessandra Faticanti Main partner

Agita Putnina, chief architect

Konrad Napierala, Junior Architect

Assigned Typology:    Waterfront

Client:                         Public

Project phase:            3rd Prize International Competition, Ongoing

Date:                           2025

New Capolilibeo Waterfront, Marsala, Italy

Cara Marsala,

Ti immaginiamo così, aperta e luminosa, senza confini tra te e il tuo Mediterraneo. Il nostro sogno per te  è una grande piattaforma pacificata, dove camminare, sostare e respirarti senza ostacoli. Uno spazio di condivisione e contemplazione, in cui il paesaggio si distende senza interruzioni. Un abbraccio continuo che invita a fermarsi, a guardare lontano, a sentirsi parte di un equilibrio ritrovato tra terra e mare, a sentirsi parte di te. Ti restituiamo il tuo orizzonte, limpido e infinito, perché tu possa essere ancora e sempre luogo d’incontro, di pace e di accoglienza.

This project concerns the urban environmental and landscape redevelopment and enhancement of Marsala's urban waterfront near Capo Lilibeo.At present, the stretch of waterfront has critical issues related to the discontinuity of pedestrian spaces, poor accessibility and lack of adequate street furniture. The project intends to respond to these critical issues through an inclusive and sustainable design that favours a new relationship between the city and the sea, emphasising Marsala's historical vocation as a crossroads of Mediterranean cultures. The main objective of the intervention is to enhance the relationship between the city and the sea, strengthening the public usability of the spaces and their historical, cultural and landscape value.The intervention takes the form of a large, open, barrier-free, pacified platform that restores the city's link with the sea, making the seafront a place of social, cultural and recreational aggregation. A clear transition from the current barrier to a great resonant embrace with the Mediterranean Sea.The project is developed with the intention of creating a welcoming entry point that invites visitors to explore and fully experience the surrounding environment. The pedestrian connections are not only functional, but become true welcoming gestures, designed to accompany those arriving towards the sea, almost as an invitation to discover a landscape that slowly reveals itself. The ramps and walkways are designed to be visually open, so that the passer-by can immediately perceive an atmosphere of openness and contact with the territory.