Submitted by ma0 on Tue, 21/07/2009 - 23:00
Off the walls
A public lift to Bergamo Alta
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date: 2009
client: Comune di Bergamo
design team: ma0 + Naif srl
site: Bergamo
result: second prize
A couple of inclined elevators is proposed for the new transportation system to connect Bergamo Bassa and Bergamo Alta. The elevators‘ rails are gently anchored to XVI century walls of the city, like a light siege machine, that supports also the covering of the upper station.