Fragments Of Continuity

This project responds to the void left after the destruction of the Old Town Hall’s north wing in 1945. Instead of reconstructing the past, the proposal creates a contemporary continuation, one that restores the urban edge of the square while respecting the rhythms, proportions, and material presence of its historic surroundings

Context as Generator

By studying archival elevations and the façades around Old Town Square, several shared principles emerged: aligned cornices, consistent floor heights, masonry massing, and a strong vertical rhythm. These elements became the foundation for the new design, not as ornament, but as spatial and proportional cues.

Form from Memory

The geometry of the former block was traced from historical plans, abstracted, and broken into a family of volumes that recall the original footprint while creating new public courtyards and passages. The result reconnects the Town Hall complex with the medieval network of streets behind it.