The major of the city of Sant’Elpidio a Mare, Giovanni Renzi, with the manifesto of the 15th of September 1903, communicated to his citizens the tender for the construction of the social aqueduct of the Tennacola company. Since then, this work has been in constant evolution and all the structures linked to the aqueduct are still deep-rooted in the territory and they have become symbols of the project by LED Architecture Studio. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The hanging water reservoirs are constructions for water accumulation. They are one of the main works of the aqueduct and they are considered archaeological industrial structures deserving of preservation, conservation and compatible re-use. They are characterized by fronts of considerable dimensions which can be modified to increase their functions. This example, which is also the object of study, has the purpose of experimenting with an innovative practice consisting of technological re-use. This practice defines the basic principles of the conservation and recovery of all the structures belonging to the industrial archaeology through the technological re-operation and the re-integration with the surrounding area.
