lo studio
Architecture firm founded by the architect. Enza Evangelista based in Rome. The studio develops urban redevelopment projects and valorisation of the historical and artistic heritage through contemporary architecture interventions. Among the recent projects, the recovery of the Civitella Cesi Castle, the valorisation of the archaeological area of Castrum Novum in the municipality of Santa Marinella, Palazzo Sacchetti in the historic center of Tarquinia and the recovery interventions of the port stand out in particular. history of Civitavecchia with the AnticaRocca Monumental Complex and the Frasca – Mattonara Archaeological Park project. As a support to administrations, the studio deals with the selection and planning of financeable interventions that enhance the historical heritage also through inter-municipal collaborations. In this context, it has actively participated in the concrete development of opportunities for the relaunch of the territory of Southern Etruria, also demonstrated by the recent victories of the tender for the Valorisation of Places of Culture in Lazio with the project for the archaeological site of Acquae Tauri (Civitavecchia), and of the announcement Plan of extraordinary interventions for the development of the Lazio coast (art. 41 L.R. 26/2007) with the project: “From the port to the castle: creation of a cycle path with junction points and cultural stops” (municipalities of Civitavecchia and Santa Marinella) and the project to enhance the coast of the municipality of Ladispoli. Thanks to its specialization in religious buildings, the company also deals with the recovery of religious buildings such as the restoration of the Cathedral of Civitavecchia, the Immacolata Concezione church and the S. Giovanni church in Tarquinia. The studio is a consultant on landscape-environmental matters for some municipalities in the province of Rome and is also involved in various newly built interventions such as the Punto Blu concept for Società Autostrade Spa located on the Rome-Fiumicino motorway and the new S. Liborio church in Civitavecchia. It also takes care of installations, exhibitions and conferences including the creation of the exhibition “Traiano Optimus Princeps” (in collaboration with the MIBACT, La Sapienza University and the Port System Authority), and the initiative “Love Architecture – 100 designed works and built in the Province”, promoted by the Order of Architects of Rome and sponsored by MIBACT – DARC, General Directorate for contemporary architecture and art for the promotion of contemporary architecture in the Province of Rome. The studio’s projects are published in national and international sector magazines: Casabella, Almanacco architects italiani; Living n. 439; Architecture Chronicles and history n. 567; Frames n.105; Old Buildings Looking for New Use, Menges 2007; Ruins, Argos 2009; Projects by young Italian architects, Utet, 2010; Forms and streets of a medieval city, Leopoli-Cencelle, Foundation Italian Center for Studies on the Early Middle Ages, 2014; Italian panorama vol. 3, The Plan, 2015, Chiesa Oggi (2019). The studio is also selected to participate in various exhibitions such as the XII World Architecture Triennial in Sofia (2009), in Rome, Seville and Shanghai for the exhibition “27/37 International review of young Italian architects” (2009), at the Milan Triennale (2010) on the occasion of the exhibition “Projects by young Italian architects”, at The Plan Award (2015).