“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”

• Integrate two worlds: modern offices & industrial shipyards.
• Create the space open for the local community.
• Maximum functional flexibility (areas must be easily adaptable for changing requirements of future tenants).

• All developments in the area must be consulted & approved by the “Monument Conservation Office”.
• Narrow and 900 m long shape of the plot makes function design extremely difficult. 
• Coming up with contemporary design & paying tribute to the industrial past of the shipyard. 

It’s very important that historic cities are allowed to reinvent their future.

• All design was based on sea containers & industrial, metal made pergolas to visually integrate the project with the historic shipyard. 
• The plot was divided into two types of spaces. Along the narrow and long street we used the system of metallic pergolas to create the multi-function zones. Pergolas can be adapted for gastronomy, sport, meeting or other social activities. In the middle of the plot we arranged a gastro & entertainment zone made entirely for sea containers. Cafes, restaurants, bars will operate in this area. Additionally it will serve as Palios event space.
• By using the sea containers & modules of pergolas we achieved amazing flexibility. Common areas will be easily adjustable to different functions. This will allow the developer to adapt to changing requirements of tenants over the years. 
• Open & effortlessly manageable spaces with good user experience make a good base for all other placemaking activities & help to revitalise the area.

We designed common areas of Palio around 5 essential urban values: civic space, human scale, diversity, conservation & regionalism.

We shall leave this city not less but greater, better and more beautiful than it was left to us.