In Spotorno (Italy) Studio Marco Ciarlo Associati renovated Rotonda Ferrer Manuelli, directly overlooking the beach.
The surface was divided into two portions defined by a difference in height connected by a small ramp and paved in part with porphyry slabs ad “opus incertum” and in part with clinker tiles, designed in different colors; laterally, on the right and left, two flower beds with various species of vegetation and trees shade the seats.
It was necessary to replace the reinforced concrete floor and all the water and electrical systems, and the consolidation operation coincided with an important element of the project: the connection of the different elevations extended to the entire width of the square, which generated a movement of the surface of considerable effect.
The two characteristic blue streetlights existing towards the sea have been preserved in combination with new luminaires, necessary to reach the optimal lighting levels; the seats in travertine were made to design, while the protective railings in stainless steel were already present.
The design of the floor made up of large colored pixels is the result of a search for the types of ceramic tile flooring that in the 60s and 70s were widely used on the rivieras and beyond; the composition is inspired by some of these, transformed into a new and original abstract design, and the bright colors refer directly to the local landscape references.
