Studio IT'S Architects on Redesigning Rome's Public Spaces for Jubilee 2025
The architecture firm IT'S, established by Alessandro Cambi, Francesco Marinelli, and Paolo Mezzalama in Rome, is spearheading urban renewal initiatives for Jubilee 2025. Their offices are situated in a repurposed pozzolana mine close to Tiburtina station, embodying their 'IT'S method.' A key endeavor is the transformation of Piazza dei Cinquecento, which they secured in a 2021 competition alongside French firm TVK and others. Construction commenced on October 16, 2023, featuring a new parking structure, a park with 500 trees, a revamped bus terminal, and a tram line. Additionally, IT'S has triumphed in a competition near Vatican City and promotes an environmentally conscious approach to public spaces, with other projects including the redevelopment of the former INPS building and a contemporary structure in EUR.
Key facts
- IT'S was founded by Alessandro Cambi, Francesco Marinelli, and Paolo Mezzalama.
- Studio headquarters is in a former pozzolana mine and WWII shelter near Tiburtina station.
- Piazza dei Cinquecento redevelopment won in 2021 competition with TVK, ARTELIA Italia, NET Engineering, Michela Rustici, Latitude Platform.
- Construction started October 16, 2023.
- Design includes 500 trees, new parking slab, reconfigured bus terminal, and tram line Termini-Vaticano-Aurelio.
- Project aims to connect Piazza dei Cinquecento to the Baths of Diocletian museum.
- IT'S also working on areas near Vatican City: Via Ottaviano, Via Gregorio VII.
- Former INPS building on Via dell'Amba Aradam revealed a Roman villa of Empress Maxima.
- INPS building has a 'meteorological' facade that responds to sunlight.
- IT'S has offices in Paris and Geneva; projects include Nanterre university campus and Bordeaux office building.
- Architects criticize Rome's lack of care for green spaces and governance fragmentation.
- They advocate for an 'environmental' approach to public space, focusing on soil permeability and micro-urban agriculture.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Cambi
- Francesco Marinelli
- Paolo Mezzalama
- Michel Desvigne
- Alfonso Femia
- Valentina Silvestrini
Institutions
- IT'S
- TVK
- ARTELIA Italia
- NET Engineering
- Michela Rustici
- Latitude Platform for Urban Research and Design
- Gruppo FS Italiane
- Comune di Roma
- Museo Nazionale Romano
- INPS
- Biennale dello Stretto
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Tiburtina station
- Piazza dei Cinquecento
- Termini station
- Baths of Diocletian
- Vatican City
- Via Ottaviano
- Via Gregorio VII
- Via dell'Amba Aradam
- EUR
- Viale della Civiltà del Lavoro
- Paris
- France
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Nanterre
- Bordeaux
- Tiber River
- Ponte Milvio
- Ostia
- Provenza
- Bretagna