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Abstract
The first study phase has condensed itself into the elaboration of a
Master plan, which outlines six renovation areas, each one devised
as single thematic units.
The outlined areas are linked to the following topics:
The subject of a margin as a functional and morphological revision
of the outside borders of the archeological area and as a redesign of
the perimetral promenade.
The facilities are placed along the area once occupied by the second
row of the Tabernae. Aligned on this axis are the most of the main
services like the ticket booth and the bookshop.
The entrance area and the multimedia rooms, which are aligned on
the western side of the Baths, work in the fruition and in getting to
know the area, while restoring one of the original 4 entrances, which
to this day is characterized by the presence of some ruins and the
remains of the first floor mosaic.
The axis of the Frigidarium as a dynamic route that connects the
opposite poles of the site, embodied by the emptiness of the two
gymnasiums, and measures the length of the longitudinal axis of
the Baths. Perpendicular to this, therefore cutting it in half, is the
imaginary line that links the Natatio, the ornamental fountain, to the
Tepidarium and the Calidarium, and this sequence of locations works
as a potential water axis.
The cultural axis, placed long the western exedra, connects the two
original access points of this area of the Baths: the one comprised of
the monumental staircase, which once linked the smaller of the two
heights of the Aventine hill to the one placed in close proximity
with the Tabernae, on the opposite side. This axis, notable for the
monumentality of its ruins, is imagined as the designated place to
hold temporary events like exhibitions, shows, and installations of
both artistic and multimedia nature.
Lastly, the itinerary comprehends the entrance to the underground
areas. This area not only reveals the subterranean motor of the Baths
but is also thought of as an exhibition space for the more important
marmoreal pieces.
Closer examination of the plans for these areas has been passed on
to the various planning groups, each one directed by an overseer
and helped by consultants specialized in the specificity of the single
renovation themes.
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