Partners in the project:
Architect Anna Giorgi
Metis Lighting, Architects Marinella Patetta and Claudio Valent

Simple elements derived from the surrounding landscape and a discreet technology are the principles on which is based this project for the transformation of an unusual object in an urban place which can be identified through two main architectural projects: a soft dune for sun-bathing, playing, reading or watching the sunset, made of wood, a natural, solid, long-lasting material which requires little maintenance; and a scroll in white glass resin, the last piece of land before the dock and the open sea where you can watch ships’ movements or water games or maritime spectacles: a stadium on the sea.
The pier – the access of which can be controlled through a mobile bridge – can turn into a sort of stage of sports or entertainment events.
To the south, a concrete paving suitable for vehicles is there to indicate the most “urban” area of the pier and offer occasions for stopping and spending time around kiosks and benches, under canopies and at the large Guardiano bar which is situated right in the middle of the promenade.
The view over Marina di Ravenna and the lights of houses stimulate night life along this section of the coast which has been revived and has become part of the town.
In order to guarantee the safe use of this new area, the following measures have been taken: a super-elevated edge compared to the area where you walk; paving made of removable pre-fabricated concrete slabs, with embossed surface and placed 1.50 metres away from the perimeter; and  a great number of staircases to climb up.
In the evening and at night, the sea is lit by underwater lights.
The lighting project also makes it possible to solve the problem of visually signalling the edges of the pier against the background of the sea, without using parapets. The result is a neat light design along the longitudinal profiles until you get to the scroll, which is used as a reflector.