Center for Ecotourism + Cultural Creativity ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DESIGN FOR THE REQUALIFICATION OF NEGLECTED SPACES Prepared by Elsa G. De Leon ENVIRONMENT LOCATION

Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e

Provincia di Terramo

Urbino Provincia di

Abruzzo Campo L’Aquila Provincia Imperatore di Chieti Roma

Campo Imperatore

Parco Nazionale della Parco Nazionale Provincia Majella dell’Aquila d’

ABRUZZO - . Italian Region. PROVINCIA DELL’AQUILA. Abruzzo Province. GRAN SASSO. National Park. CAMPO IMPERATORE. Alpine meadow. ASCOLIPICENO CULTURAL + VALUES

SAN GIACOMO

L’ecomuseo di

Ripe

Valle Castellana

Lago di CEPPO Campotosto L’ecomuseo di Lago di Valle Castellana Campotosto

AMATRICE

CAMPOTOSTO

PIETRACAMELA ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO

Prati di Tivo S. Pietro CAMPO IMPERATORE Museo del Camoscio Orto Botanico Appenninico di San Colombo FONTE VETICA FONTE CERRETO Arischia

LAGO RACOLLO

S. Stefano di Sessanio L’AQUILA Barisciano

PARCO NAZIONALE L’Aquila Centro GRAN SASSO E MONTI DELLA LAGA Visite Fiume Tirino Historic Center

km 0 1 2 3 4 5 km ENVIRONMENTAL + CULTURAL VALUES 150.000 3 5 44 HECTARES REGIONS PROVINCES MUNICIPALITIES

BIODIVERSITY AGRO-BIODIVERSITY

51 In danger flora Cereals Solina, Farro Rosso 59 Spontaneous Orchids Legumes Lentils of Santo Stefano di Sessanio 2 Carnivorous plants Vegetables Red Potato Aromatic Plants Tansy, Customary 2364 Register Plants Fruit Trees Apples, figs, Mediterranean hack berry, almonds 139 Italian endemic plants Saffron 12 Plants endemic to park

6 Couples of Golden eagles Diary Products Canestrato di Castel del Monte, Pecorino di Farindola 150 Deers Meats Mortadella di Campotosto, Ventricina della Laga, Ventrincina, Guanciale 420 Apennine Wine Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Moscatello di 80 Wolves Honey Miele di Tarassaco, Miele di Santoregia 13 Reproductive units Oil Olio di Carpinetana, Oliva Ascolana Tenera FLORA + FAUNA ASCOLIPICENO

SAN GIACOMO

L’ecomuseo di Valle Castellana

Ripe

Valle Castellana

Lago di CEPPO Campotosto

TERAMO

AMATRICE

CAMPOTOSTO

PIETRACAMELA ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO Arsita

Prati di Tivo S. Pietro CAMPO IMPERATORE FONTE VETICA FONTE CERRETO Farindola Arischia Assergi

LAGO RACOLLO

S. Stefano di Sessanio L’AQUILA Barisciano Calascio

Bussi sul Tirino

km 0 1 2 3 4 5 km

VILLAGES + TIPICAL PRODUCTS Elsa G. DeElsa Leon G. De Leon

The dioceses of The dioceses of L’Aquila gives the L’Aquila gives the official name of official name of Gran Sasso and it is Gran Sasso and it is included on a map included on a map 1636 18701636 1870 1900 1900 1930 1930 1940 1940 1960 1960 1980 19801990 1990 20002000 2018 2018 1874 1874 1924 19271924 1927 1943 1943 1989 1989 1992 1992 1996 1996 2004 2004 2015 2017 2015 2017 Foundation of the Club Alpino Foundation of the Club AlpinoFoundation of the Grupo FoundationThe Grande of the AquilaGrupo movement is Thecreated Grande for theAquila movement is created for the Mussolini is captured and takenMussolini as pris- is captured and taken as pris- Entire area of Campo ImperatoreEntire is area of Campo Imperatore is The mountains of Gran Sasso areThe designat- mountains of GranParco Sasso Nazionale are designat- Gran Sasso e Parco Nazionale Gran SassoAn area e improvement plan is An Plansarea improvement for the tourist plan develop- is Plans forThe the national tourist develop-park participates inThe national park participates in Italiano of the province of Italiano of the province of Sciatori Aquilano potentialSciatori of Aquilano Gran Sasso cultural potentialand touristic of Gran Sasso cultural and touristic oner to Rifugio Campo Imperatore,oner he’s to Rifugio Campo Imperatore, he’s reopened for tourism reopened for tourism ed as a National Park, Gran Sassoed eas Monti a National Park,Monti Gran della Sasso Laga e extends Monti it’s Monti della Laga extendsdeveloped it’s to support the developedment of Granto support Sasso the starts by ment of aGran certification Sasso starts for sustainable by a certification for sustainable L’Aquila L’Aquila improvement improvement liberated on same year and the liberatedbuilding on same year and the building della Laga. della Laga. perimeters and defines unique perimeters and definesGran unique Sasso cultural and Granthe Sassodocumentation cultural and of the eco- the documentationtourism of the eco- tourism CULTURE + ENVIRONMENTCULTURE + ENVIRONMENT is occupied by a military commandis occupied by a military command zones better zones better natural heritage. natural heritage.logical value of it logical value of it

1886 1897 18861908 1897 19081927 1927 1968 19701968 1970 2001 20012009 2009 2016 2016 Duca degli Abruzzi hostel DucaFonte degli Cerreto Abruzzi is stablished. hostel Fonte Cerreto is stablished. Construction of new road to CampoConstruction Imperatore of isnew road to Campo Imperatore is Rifugio Garibaldi is inaugu- RifugioNew Garibaldi train rails is development inaugu- New train rails development The new expressway connect- The new expressway connect- Public administrators of the parkPublic moved administrators closer to site ofin theorder park moved closer to site in orderCatastrophic earthquake causesCatastrophic earthquakeAn earthquake causes leaves damagesAn in multi-earthquake leaves damages in multi- opens to public. 2388 mts opens to public. 2388 mts completed and road is opened completed and road is opened rated, 2230 mts a.s.l. -L’Aquilarated, 2230 mts a.s.l. Rome-L’Aquila ing Roma-L’Aquila is opened ing Roma-L’Aquila is opened to participate more in the strategicto participate improvement more plans in the strategic improvement plansextreme damages leading to theextreme damages pleleading towns to ofthe the Gran Sasso causingple towns an of the Gran Sasso causing an a.s.l. a.s.l. INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE abandonment of improvement plansabandonment of improvementemergency callplans to reconstruct theemergency call to reconstruct the historic properties historic properties

1930 1930 1938 1938 19801980 1988 1988 2006 2006 2014 2014 Inauguration of the new cable Inauguration of the new cable The cable car funivia project is openThe cable to proposals. car funivia Cerreti project e is open to proposals. Cerreti e Guided tours of area open Guided tours of area open A new telescope and a new wingA isnew telescope and a new wing is Hotel structure is partially Hotel structureRestoration is partially work is done to the mainRestoration work is done to the main car which transports more car which transports more Fanfani is selected and constructedFanfani is selected and constructed and ski school is open in and ski school is open in added to the observatory added to the observatory restored and reopens to public restored andentrances reopens to tothe public Gran Sasso Nationalentrances Park to the Gran Sasso National Park HISTORY + DEVELOPMENT HISTORY 1933 1933Campo Imperatore Campo Imperatore1948 1948 1965 1965 people at a faster velocity people at a faster1992 velocity 1992 CAMPO IMPERATORE CAMPO IMPERATORE Rifugio Campo Imperatore developmentRifugio Campo begins Imperatore lead by development begins lead by The construction of OsservatorioThe construction of Osservatorio Official inauguration celebration Officialof inauguration celebration of The hotel reopens and the old The hotel reopens and the old DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT Vittorio Bonade Bottino Vittorio Bonade Bottino Astronomico di Campo ImperatoreAstronomico di Campo Imperatore observatory and research centerobservatory and research center place of departure station of place of departure station of REQUIALIFICATION PROPOSALREQUIALIFICATION PROPOSAL begins, and inaugurates same begins, and inaugurates same funivia is rehabilitated as a hotelfunivia is rehabilitated as a hotel 1934 1934 year 1958year 1958 CENTER FOR ECOTOURISMCENTER FOR ECOTOURISM Inauguration of the Centro TuristicoInauguration Gran Sasso of theand Centro new ski Turistico station Granat Sasso and new ski station at Restoration activities of Rifugio CampoRestoration Imperatore activities of Rifugio Campo Imperatore Campo Imperatore. Rifugio CampoCampo Imperatore Imperatore. opens Rifugio its doors Campo Imperatore opens its doors begins, and a larger telescope isbegins, installed and in athe larger telescope is installed in the + CULTURAL CREATIVITY+ CULTURAL CREATIVITY observatory observatory Elsa G. DeElsa Leon G. De Leon

The dioceses of The dioceses of L’Aquila gives the L’Aquila gives the official name of official name of Gran Sasso and it is Gran Sasso and it is included on a map included on a map 1636 18701636 1870 1900 1900 1930 1930 1940 1940 1960 1960 1980 19801990 1990 20002000 2018 2018 1874 1874 1924 19271924 1927 1943 1943 1989 1989 1992 1992 1996 1996 2004 2004 2015 2017 2015 2017 Foundation of the Club Alpino Foundation of the Club AlpinoFoundation of the Grupo FoundationThe Grande of the AquilaGrupo movement is Thecreated Grande for theAquila movement is created for the Mussolini is captured and takenMussolini as pris- is captured and taken as pris- Entire area of Campo ImperatoreEntire is area of Campo Imperatore is The mountains of Gran Sasso areThe designat- mountains of GranParco Sasso Nazionale are designat- Gran Sasso e Parco Nazionale Gran SassoAn area e improvement plan is An Plansarea improvement for the tourist plan develop- is Plans forThe the national tourist develop-park participates inThe national park participates in Italiano of the province of Italiano of the province of Sciatori Aquilano potentialSciatori of Aquilano Gran Sasso cultural potentialand touristic of Gran Sasso cultural and touristic oner to Rifugio Campo Imperatore,oner he’s to Rifugio Campo Imperatore, he’s reopened for tourism reopened for tourism ed as a National Park, Gran Sassoed eas Monti a National Park,Monti Gran della Sasso Laga e extends Monti it’s Monti della Laga extendsdeveloped it’s to support the developedment of Granto support Sasso the starts by ment of aGran certification Sasso starts for sustainable by a certification for sustainable L’Aquila L’Aquila improvement improvement liberated on same year and the liberatedbuilding on same year and the building della Laga. della Laga. perimeters and defines unique perimeters and definesGran unique Sasso cultural and Granthe Sassodocumentation cultural and of the eco- the documentationtourism of the eco- tourism CULTURE + ENVIRONMENTCULTURE + ENVIRONMENT is occupied by a military commandis occupied by a military command zones better zones better natural heritage. natural heritage.logical value of it logical value of it

1886 1897 18861908 1897 19081927 1927 1968 19701968 1970 2001 20012009 2009 2016 2016 Duca degli Abruzzi hostel DucaFonte degli Cerreto Abruzzi is stablished. hostel Fonte Cerreto is stablished. Construction of new road to CampoConstruction Imperatore of isnew road to Campo Imperatore is Rifugio Garibaldi is inaugu- RifugioNew Garibaldi train rails is development inaugu- New train rails development The new expressway connect- The new expressway connect- Public administrators of the parkPublic moved administrators closer to site ofin theorder park moved closer to site in orderCatastrophic earthquake causesCatastrophic earthquakeAn earthquake causes leaves damagesAn in multi-earthquake leaves damages in multi- opens to public. 2388 mts opens to public. 2388 mts completed and road is opened completed and road is opened rated, 2230 mts a.s.l. Rome-L’Aquilarated, 2230 mts a.s.l. Rome-L’Aquila ing Roma-L’Aquila is opened ing Roma-L’Aquila is opened to participate more in the strategicto participate improvement more plans in the strategic improvement plansextreme damages leading to theextreme damages pleleading towns to ofthe the Gran Sasso causingple towns an of the Gran Sasso causing an a.s.l. a.s.l. INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE abandonment of improvement plansabandonment of improvementemergency callplans to reconstruct theemergency call to reconstruct the historic properties historic properties

1930 1930 1938 1938 19801980 1988 1988 2006 2006 2014 2014 Inauguration of the new cable Inauguration of the new cable The cable car funivia project is openThe cable to proposals. car funivia Cerreti project e is open to proposals. Cerreti e Guided tours of area open Guided tours of area open A new telescope and a new wingA isnew telescope and a new wing is Hotel structure is partially Hotel structureRestoration is partially work is done to the mainRestoration work is done to the main car which transports more car which transports more Fanfani is selected and constructedFanfani is selected and constructed and ski school is open in and ski school is open in added to the observatory added to the observatory restored and reopens to public restored andentrances reopens to tothe public Gran Sasso Nationalentrances Park to the Gran Sasso National Park 1933 1933Campo Imperatore Campo Imperatore1948 1948 1965 1965 people at a faster velocity people at a faster1992 velocity 1992 CAMPO IMPERATORE CAMPO IMPERATORE Rifugio Campo Imperatore developmentRifugio Campo begins Imperatore lead by development begins lead by The construction of OsservatorioThe construction of Osservatorio Official inauguration celebration Officialof inauguration celebration of The hotel reopens and the old The hotel reopens and the old DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT Vittorio Bonade Bottino Vittorio Bonade Bottino Astronomico di Campo ImperatoreAstronomico di Campo Imperatore observatory and research centerobservatory and research center place of departure station of place of departure station of REQUIALIFICATION PROPOSALREQUIALIFICATION PROPOSAL begins, and inaugurates same begins, and inaugurates same funivia is rehabilitated as a hotelfunivia is rehabilitated as a hotel 1934 1934 year 1958year 1958 CENTER FOR ECOTOURISMCENTER FOR ECOTOURISM Inauguration of the Centro TuristicoInauguration Gran Sasso of theand Centro new ski Turistico station Granat Sasso and new ski station at Restoration activities of Rifugio CampoRestoration Imperatore activities of Rifugio Campo Imperatore Campo Imperatore. Rifugio CampoCampo Imperatore Imperatore. opens Rifugio its doors Campo Imperatore opens its doors begins, and a larger telescope isbegins, installed and in athe larger telescope is installed in the + CULTURAL CREATIVITY+ CULTURAL CREATIVITY observatory observatory Elsa G. De Leon

The dioceses of L’Aquila gives the official name of Gran Sasso and it is included on a map 1636 1870 1900 1930 1940 1960 1980 1990 2000 2018 1874 1924 1927 1943 1989 1992 1996 2004 2015 2017 Foundation of the Club Alpino Foundation of the Grupo The Grande Aquila movement is created for the Mussolini is captured and taken as pris- Entire area of Campo Imperatore is The mountains of Gran Sasso are designat- Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso e An area improvement plan is Plans for the tourist develop- The national park participates in Italiano of the province of Sciatori Aquilano potential of Gran Sasso cultural and touristic oner to Rifugio Campo Imperatore, he’s reopened for tourism ed as a National Park, Gran Sasso e Monti Monti della Laga extends it’s developed to support the ment of Gran Sasso starts by a certification for sustainable L’Aquila improvement liberated on same year and the building della Laga. perimeters and defines unique Gran Sasso cultural and the documentation of the eco- tourism CULTURE + ENVIRONMENT is occupied by a military command zones better natural heritage. logical value of it

1886 1897 1908 1927 1968 1970 2001 2009 2016 Duca degli Abruzzi hostel Fonte Cerreto is stablished. Construction of new road to Campo Imperatore is Rifugio Garibaldi is inaugu- New train rails development The new expressway connect- Public administrators of the park moved closer to site in order Catastrophic earthquake causes An earthquake leaves damages in multi- opens to public. 2388 mts completed and road is opened rated, 2230 mts a.s.l. Rome-L’Aquila ing Roma-L’Aquila is opened to participate more in the strategic improvement plans extreme damages leading to the ple towns of the Gran Sasso causing an a.s.l. INFRASTRUCTURE abandonment of improvement plans emergency call to reconstruct the historic properties

1930 1938 1980 1988 2006 2014 Inauguration of the new cable The cable car funivia project is open to proposals. Cerreti e Guided tours of area open A new telescope and a new wing is Hotel structure is partially Restoration work is done to the main car which transports more Fanfani is selected and constructed and ski school is open in added to the observatory restored and reopens to public entrances to the Gran Sasso National Park 1933 Campo Imperatore 1948 1965 people at a faster velocity 1992 CAMPO IMPERATORE Rifugio Campo Imperatore development begins lead by The construction of Osservatorio Official inauguration celebration of The hotel reopens and the old DEVELOPMENT Vittorio Bonade Bottino Astronomico di Campo Imperatore observatory and research center place of departure station of REQUIALIFICATION PROPOSAL begins, and inaugurates same funivia is rehabilitated as a hotel 1934 year 1958 CENTER FOR ECOTOURISM Inauguration of the Centro Turistico Gran Sasso and new ski station at Restoration activities of Rifugio Campo Imperatore Campo Imperatore. Rifugio Campo Imperatore opens its doors begins, and a larger telescope is installed in the + CULTURAL CREATIVITY observatory Rifugio Garibaldi PROJECT SITE CENTRO TURISTICO GRAN SASSO CAMPO IMPERATORE CENTRO TURISTICO The touristic center developed since the 1930s is com- GRAN SASSO - Arrival posed of two portions. The first is the cable-car departure 2.130 m. station in Fonte Cerreto, original method on arrival to Campo Imperatore, and the second part is the actual land of Campo Imperatore located 2130 m.a.s.l.

Gran Sasso Cable Car

CENTRO TURISTICO GRAN SASSO - Historic Stop 1.620 m.

Funivia del Gran Sasso

FONTE CERRETO CENTRO TURISTICO GRAN SASSO - Departure 1.125 m.

Corno Grande Pizzo Intermesoli Monte Corvo Vetta Orientale Vetta Occidentale Vetta Meridionale 2623 m. 2.903 m. 2.912 m. 2635 m. Corno Piccolo Monte Corvo 2.655 m. Pizzo Cefalone Cresta Ovest M. Portella 2533 m. 2.365 m. 2533 m. Cima Giovanni Paolo Campo Imperatore 2425 m. 2.130 m. LEGENG THE ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE TO CAMPO IMPERATORE Funivia Cables Is possible to arrive at the grasslands of Campo Imperatore by automobile Ski Lift driving up the mountain 28km, or the original method since the 1800s by the cable car. The departure station is located in Fonte Cerreto, a main entrance Hicking trails to the Centro Turistico Gran Sasso and home of the original cable-car station. Vehicles Arrival 10 Parking

5 1 CENTRO TURISTICO 3 GRAN SASSO 4 2 7 Funivia Gran Sasso d’Italia 6

1 Strada Statale 17bis

Albergo Cristallo

Parco Gran Sasso 2 PUBLIC PARKING

ARRIVAL TO PARCO GRAN SASSO. Centro Turistico Gran Sasso, Fonte Cerreto - Assergi. 2 Old Funivia Station CAMPO IMPERATORE

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5 2 Old Funivia Station 3 Actual Funivia Station

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3 10

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7 1 4 Helicopter landing platform 5 Giardino botanico Alpino 6 Observatory of Abruzzo 2

7 Ski lift 8 Chapel Madonna Della Neve 9 Piazza di Campo Imperatore CAMPO IMPERATORE CENTER FOR ECOTOURISM + CULTURAL CREATIVITY CAMPO IMPERATORE CENTER FOR ECOTOURISM + CULTURAL CREATIVITY

REQUALIFICATION

From the verb QUALIFY Be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.

INTERVENTION

The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others CAMPO IMPERATORE CENTER FOR ECOTOURISM + CULTURAL CREATIVITY

ECOTOURISM Tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, especially to support con- servation efforts and observe wildlife.

CULTURAL TOURISM

tourism concerned with a traveler's engagement with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion(s), and other elements that helped shape their way of life. ISSUE

- Different Periods of time + Architecture MASTER PLAN Styles

- Multiple Uses + Owners

- World War II + Earthquakes of 2009, 2016, 2017

- Site Historical and Cultural Values + Tour- PLAZA IMPROVEMENT ist improvement

- No Master Plan

- Neglection of Spaces causin abandon- ment NEW CONSTRUCTION PROPOSAL USER Elsa G. DeElsa Leon G. De Leon

The dioceses of The dioceses of L’Aquila gives the L’Aquila gives the official name of official name of Gran Sasso and it is Gran Sasso and it is included on a map included on a map - Adventurer, hiking, biking, wilderness. - Ecotourist, enjoy nature and scenery, educational tour- 1636 1636 2018 2018 ism, cultural, historical and ecological context. 1870 1870 1900 1900 1930 1930 1940 1940 1960 1960 1980 19801990 1990 20002000 1874 1874 1924 19271924 1927 1943 1943 1989 1989 1992 1992 1996 1996 2004 2004 2015 2017 2015 2017 Foundation of the Club Alpino Foundation of the Club AlpinoFoundation of the Grupo FoundationThe Grande of the AquilaGrupo movement is Thecreated Grande for theAquila movement is created for the Mussolini is captured and takenMussolini as pris- is captured and taken as pris- Entire area of Campo ImperatoreEntire is area of Campo Imperatore is The mountains of Gran Sasso areThe designat- mountains of GranParco Sasso Nazionale are designat- Gran Sasso e Parco Nazionale Gran SassoAn area e improvement plan is An Plansarea improvement for the tourist plan develop- is Plans forThe the national tourist develop-park participates inThe national park participates in Italiano of the province of Italiano of the province of Sciatori Aquilano potentialSciatori of Aquilano Gran Sasso cultural potentialand touristic of Gran Sasso cultural and touristic oner to Rifugio Campo Imperatore,oner he’s to Rifugio Campo Imperatore, he’s reopened for tourism reopened for tourism ed as a National Park, Gran Sassoed eas Monti a National Park,Monti Gran della Sasso Laga e extends Monti it’s Monti della Laga extendsdeveloped it’s to support the developedment of Granto support Sasso the starts by ment of aGran certification Sasso starts for sustainable by a certification for sustainable - Cultural Traveler, overall tourist, travel in groups. L’Aquila L’Aquila improvement improvement liberated on same year and the liberatedbuilding on same year and the building della Laga. della Laga. perimeters and defines unique perimeters and definesGran unique Sasso cultural and Granthe Sassodocumentation cultural and of the eco- the documentationtourism of the eco- tourism CULTURE + ENVIRONMENTCULTURE + ENVIRONMENT is occupied by a military commandis occupied by a military command zones better zones better natural heritage. natural heritage.logical value of it logical value of it - Luxury Ecotourist, wealthier ecotourists, desire for sus- tainable accommodations and natural scenery. 1886 1897 18861908 1897 19081927 1927 1968 19701968 1970 2001 20012009 2009 2016 2016 Duca degli Abruzzi hostel DucaFonte degli Cerreto Abruzzi is stablished. hostel Fonte Cerreto is stablished. Construction of new road to CampoConstruction Imperatore of isnew road to Campo Imperatore is Rifugio Garibaldi is inaugu- RifugioNew Garibaldi train rails is development inaugu- New train rails development The new expressway connect- The new expressway connect- Public administrators of the parkPublic moved administrators closer to site ofin theorder park moved closer to site in orderCatastrophic earthquake causesCatastrophic earthquakeAn earthquake causes leaves damagesAn in multi-earthquake leaves damages in multi- opens to public. 2388 mts opens to public. 2388 mts completed and road is opened completed and road is opened rated, 2230 mts a.s.l. Rome-L’Aquilarated, 2230 mts a.s.l. Rome-L’Aquila ing Roma-L’Aquila is opened ing Roma-L’Aquila is opened to participate more in the strategicto participate improvement more plans in the strategic improvement plansextreme damages leading to theextreme damages pleleading towns to ofthe the Gran Sasso causingple towns an of the Gran Sasso causing an a.s.l. a.s.l. INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE abandonment of improvement plansabandonment of improvementemergency callplans to reconstruct theemergency call to reconstruct the - Local business owners, existing business on site, typi- historic properties historic properties cal produces, souvenirs. 1930 1930 1938 1938 19801980 1988 1988 2006 2006 2014 2014 Inauguration of the new cable Inauguration of the new cable The cable car funivia project is openThe cable to proposals. car funivia Cerreti project e is open to proposals. Cerreti e Guided tours of area open Guided tours of area open A new telescope and a new wingA isnew telescope and a new wing is Hotel structure is partially Hotel structureRestoration is partially work is done to the mainRestoration work is done to the main car which transports more car which transports more Fanfani is selected and constructedFanfani is selected and constructed and ski school is open in and ski school is open in added to the observatory added to the observatory restored and reopens to public restored andentrances reopens to tothe public Gran Sasso Nationalentrances Park to the Gran Sasso National Park 1933 1933Campo Imperatore Campo Imperatore1948 1948 1965 1965 people at a faster velocity people at a faster1992 velocity 1992 CAMPO IMPERATORE CAMPO IMPERATORE Rifugio Campo Imperatore developmentRifugio Campo begins Imperatore lead by development begins lead by The construction of OsservatorioThe construction of Osservatorio Official inauguration celebration Officialof inauguration celebration of The hotel reopens and the old The hotel reopens and the old DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT Vittorio Bonade Bottino Vittorio Bonade Bottino Astronomico di Campo ImperatoreAstronomico di Campo Imperatore observatory and research centerobservatory and research center place of departure station of place of departure station of REQUIALIFICATION PROPOSALREQUIALIFICATION PROPOSAL begins, and inaugurates same begins, and inaugurates same funivia is rehabilitated as a hotelfunivia is rehabilitated as a hotel 1934 1934 year 1958year 1958 CENTER FOR ECOTOURISMCENTER FOR ECOTOURISM Inauguration of the Centro TuristicoInauguration Gran Sasso of theand Centro new ski Turistico station Granat Sasso and new ski station at Restoration activities of Rifugio CampoRestoration Imperatore activities of Rifugio Campo Imperatore Campo Imperatore. Rifugio CampoCampo Imperatore Imperatore. opens Rifugio its doors Campo Imperatore opens its doors begins, and a larger telescope isbegins, installed and in athe larger telescope is installed in the + CULTURAL CREATIVITY+ CULTURAL CREATIVITY observatory observatory NEW INTERVENTION Improvement MASTER PLAN Alpine Botanical Garden + research center

Underground parking proposal Site Arrival NEW INTERVENTION

Cable-car arrival station

Improvement Camping + picnic area PIAZZALE DI CAMPO IMPERATORE

Food truck park Site Arrival Lady of the Snow Chapel

Historic Funivia Rehabilitation Rifugio arrival station Exhibition kitchen Campo Imperatore

FT 0 10 2O 40 60 80 FT NEW INTERVENTION FLOOR PLAN CENTER FOR ECOTOURISM + CULTURAL CREATIVITY

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Hiking Section BB entrance

GROUND FLOOR

ENVIRONMENTAL HALL Section AA

Flora + fauna exhibition gallery Elevation

EDUCATION HALL WELCOME CENTER

Entrance Children’s discovery room Information desk Cultural + environmental education room Bicycle + ski rental Library + archive Bicycle repair station Main Rest stop Entrance

VISITORS SPACE

Reception Lockers room Souvenir + coffee shop Rest stop

UNDERGROUND FLOOR

HERITAGE HALL

Culture + history exhibition Alpine mountains exhibition Temporary exhibit room Observation deck BUILDING MATERIALS Auditorium Concrete, glass, recycled granite, stucco

Underground site connection

Underground site connection

LANDSCAPE MATERIALS Cellular grass paving, grasscrete, existing sand, recycled granite

ELEVATION Piazzale Campo Imperatore Scale 1/16”=1’ SECTION AA ENVIRONMENTAL HALL VISITORS AREA PIAZZALE DI CAMPO IMPERATORE

Wall Detail ELEVATOR ATRIUM CORE

EDUCATION HALL

AUDITORIUM ELEVATOR CORE ATRIUM TUNNEL CONNECTION HERITAGE HALL

SECTION BB