Villa Ada / GRAB Green Connections
- Location
- Villa Ada, Rome, Italy
- Typology
- Landscape architecture
- Contribution
- Academic project · Landscape design
A landscape planning study connecting the GRAB cycle route with Villa Ada and its surrounding streets. Walking and cycling are considered together with ecological continuity: street sections are rebalanced, permeable paving replaces sealed surfaces, and trees and shrubs reinforce the route. Junctions become small public spaces as well as points of connection.
Landscape Plans and Infrastructure studio, Sapienza, 2021–2022. Tutors: Francesco Alessandria, Giulia Capotorti and Anna Lei. The detailed route and junction study is individual work.
Villa Ada within the GRAB network
The territorial reading combines landscape, archaeological heritage, neighbourhood data and existing routes. These layers inform the connections proposed around the park.
Routes and shared spaces
Route scenarios consider different users and the junctions between the city and the park. The proposal brings cycling, walking and landscape continuity together.
Masterplan and individual design study
Stakeholder and intervention-area studies lead to a masterplan and three junction designs. Before-and-after sections compare cycling space, parking and planting; the planting palette considers urban suitability and seasonal variety.