Cardillo

Echoes

Trapani,

The ‘Echoes’ project by Antonino Cardillo is an early version of his degree thesis at the University of Palermo. The architectural project features linear and curvilinear concrete structures for the port at the bottom of Viale Regina Elena, also called Marina. Highlights include distinct and interconnected elements like an osteria, an emporium, a ballroom, and a stage on the water

Echoes
Echoes

Interpretation

Some paths lead to places bathed by the sea. They curve against the wind, like the streets of the ancient city of Drepanon. An osteria, an emporium, a ballroom and a stage on the water, appear distinct and linked according to an urban poetic: towers, piers, a red house on stilts, a petrified ship and a wall opposite the beach. Each shape changes, as its living together makes it something else. Each part of the building resonates in the other, as in an ancient village, where life and time settle the earth.

This text was first published in New Concept Architecture (pdf), vol. I, Rihan, Hong Kong, June 2010, p. 242.


Data

  • Time: December 2001 (design)
  • Place: Viale Regina Elena, Trapani, Italy
  • Area: 6,000 m² (three storeys)
  • Typology: pier
Echoes
Echoes
Echoes

Credits

  • Architecture: Antonino Cardillo
  • School: Facoltà di Architettura, Università di Palermo (degree’s thesis tutor: Giovanni Sarta)
  • Translation: Charles Searson

Publications

2025–2010