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Chiosco Lido
Marco Anconelli

Chiosco Lido: a seaside establishment in Bologna

Today, management tenders are an excellent investment opportunity in areas that need to be redeveloped but which present great unexpressed potential.

From these situations rises the will to involve professionals who present a project capable to revive an economic activity, providing answers to the various obligation.


The question arises... is it possible to build a bathing establishment in Bologna?
The answer is “Yes!” and you can find it at Casalecchio di Reno Lido.

photo_credit Marco Anconelli
Marco Anconelli

Lido complex, made up of a river park where is located a kiosk-bar and some equipment, now in decay, was the subject of a municipal tender for renovation and new management.

The main objective was to completely renovate the area, providing it with new services so as to bring the community back to using it, while at the same time ensuring economic sustainability. Our project allowed the management company to win the tender for the innovative renewal proposal, starting from functional divisions, evaluating structural expansions and redefining paths.

photo_credit Marco Anconelli
Marco Anconelli
photo_credit Marco Anconelli
Marco Anconelli

Specifically, the intervention involved the restyling and expansion of the existing building with a new large consumption room that embraces it, extending its forms. Colours, surfaces and material treatments have been designed to recall natural components of the place and allow consumption while immersing oneself in nature, without sacrificing comforts.
New concrete paths, in harmony with the surrounding nature, culminate in the renovated beach equipped with natural wooden walkways and equipment such as sunbeds and umbrellas, which accompany the walk to the bank of the Reno river.


To completion of the project, the graphic communication component was resolved thanks to the adoption of a new brand aesthetically in line with the proposal, supported by dedicated signage present in strategic points of the park.

photo_credit Marco Anconelli
Marco Anconelli
photo_credit Marco Anconelli
Marco Anconelli

In conclusion, the project has restored a symbolic place to which the inhabitants are strongly attached and at the same time has given new life to an economic activity, improving and expanding its offer.

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