L'Ortu Duzzi is an extensive project for a society of fishermen located at the edge of a cliff and extending along the whole plot.

The project was designed by Buzzo Spinelli Architecture. The choice of usign prefabricated concrete enables the construction of a building facing a cliff and surrounded by the vegetation of the area.
 

Description of the project by Buzzo Spinelli Architecture

THE COMMISSION

The original commission aimed for a fishermen facility made of 20 workshops. But after in-depth analysis of the site, its history, and the municipality needs; Buzzo Spinelli Architecture proposed to enhance the program by adding a sales area and an urban space.

Following their lead, the general contractor wished to complete this program with an office for the fisherman, another one for the SNSM, and a community hall. Exchanges of views between both parties gave birth to the final project.

More than just a facility for fishermen, L'OrtuDuzzi project added a new chapter to Bonifacio's story with its material and its endemic gardens.

Terms: Complete mission, MOP, OPC and SYN regulations, listed site, ZPPAUP, building permits with ministerial approval.

THE BUILDING

Named after its location; L'OrtuDuzzi, in Bonifacian “Gardens where the fresh water runs”, is the chosen site for the fishermen to carry on with the tale of their city. Those gardens with their spring water, ideal for vegetation, reveal a peaceful place to pass on ancestral skills.

Nesting at the foot of a limestone cliff, dreaming of an open space, the fishermen corporation hold decided to dive into the port reminding us that Bonifacio belongs to the sea. 

The building moulds the cliff and spreads all along the plot. It embraces the whole area generating an urban project as well as an architectural one. And because it is standing against the cliff, the fishermen's corporation offers a large esplanade connected to the building itself through designed outdoors areas. In this way, net repairs, auction sales, and fishermen's work occupy the shore bringing back to life these -once wild- practices.

Wrapped by the beautiful mineralogy of the area, the construction is intended to be rough in its context. The choice of the cast concrete carries proudly the scares of the process. These concrete horizontal imprints, together with the sliding shutters lines echo the limestone strata behind them.  The sun shades made of horizontal wooden slates animate the building's elevation giving a kinetic effect as well as deck look. A white concrete acroterion stands out from the background creating shadow for the fishermen and reminding the headland of the city. The first floor is designed like a belvedere where bonifacian plant species take over the terrace creating a charming space for fellowship and sharing.

Program:

- 20 workshops for the fishermen (storage and working place)
- 1 garbage room
- 1 sales area with fish stalls
- 1 ice maker room
- 1 office for the fishermen
- 1 office for SNSM (French Sea Rescue Association)
- 1 community hall
- Outdoor area and landscaped public esplanade

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Buzzo Spinelli Architecture
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Project management
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Architects.- BuzzoSpinelli Architecture
Structural engineers.- ISB, BET
Mechanical engineers.- B52, BET
Quantity surveyors.- Eco SudIngénierie
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General contractor
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Bonifacio's municipality
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Area
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NET: 320 m² - GROSS: 1098 m²
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Cost
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1.079.723,90 € ex-Tax
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Dates
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2012 -2016
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Materials
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Cast concrete, white cement, Niangon wood (used for naval constructions), and metalwork in thermo-lacquered steel
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Buzzo Spinelli Architecture is a young architecture practise created in 2014 by Isabelle Buzzo and Jean-Philippe Spinelli, both ENSA graduates - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture in Marseille. Working in Paris and in Bonifacio, the architects have chosen to juggle between the great concert of the city and the wild silence of the island.

Embracing architecture, urbanism, and landscaping, the studio's works and projects scales are well diversified. Their approach offers each project a solution resulting from a personal and sensitive commitment to a given context. The architects' practice of architecture is animated by a will to touch.

Since 2016, the studio has been awarded the Albums des Jeunes Architectes et des Paysagistes price-AJAP, it has been nominated for the Equerre d'Argent price - first artwork category, and finally it has been laureate of the Archi Design Club Awards - Activity & Industry category.

Awards
2017 Winner of the Archi Design Club Awards Category Activity & Industry.
2016 Nominated for the Prix de l'Equerre d'Argent Category Premiere Artwork. Awarded by the group Le Moniteur.
2016 Laureate of the AJAP - Album of Young Architects and Landscapers. Awarded by the Ministry of Culture. European Competition for Young Architectural and Landscape Creation.

ISABELLE BUZZO, Architecte DEA & HMONP - Urbaniste
Career
2014 Creation of Buzzo Spinelli Architecture Agency.
2012 Creation of the agency Isabelle Buzzo Architect, liberal activity.
2012 Registration with the order of the architects of Ile de France.
2011 Obtaining of the Habilitation to the Master of Works in its own Name (HMONP). ENSA Marseille.
2010 Obtained the Diplôme d'Etat d'Architecte (DEA). ENSA Marseille.

Collaborations & experiences
2013 Simonetti Malaspina & Associates, Paris.
2012 B + C Architects in Paris.
2011 Keldi Architects, Paris.
Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris.
2008 Architecture Agency Anthony Béchu, Paris.

JEAN PHILIPPE SPINELLI, Architecte DEA & HMONP - Urbaniste
Career
2014 Creation of Buzzo Spinelli Architecture Agency.
2012 Creation of the agency Jean Philippe Spinelli Architect, liberal activity.
2012 Registration with the order of the architects of Ile de France.
2011 Obtaining of the Habilitation to the Master of Works in its own Name (HMONP). ENSA Marseille.
2010 Obtained the Diplôme d'Etat d'Architecte (DEA). ENSA Marseille.

Collaborations & experiences
2011- 2013 Simonetti Malaspina & Associés, Paris.
2009 Studio Bellecour, Paris.
2008 Architecture Agency Anthony Béchu, Paris.
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