Otranto Maritime Station – Mario Cucinella Architects

The new ferry terminal was commissioned by the administration of Otranto following a competition

It stands within a redevelopment of the harbor and the creation of a new pedestrian area
designed to link the port to the historic city center.

The building is located in a unique historical and scenic context, anchored to a rocky spur
that descends toward the docks and the sea, stretching to the line of sixteenth century
fortifications. The surface of the building clad entirely in local stone from Lecce, sawed by
hand to give the building the appearance of a mass of rock detached from the cliff. The surface of the building clad entirely in local stone from Lecce, sawed by hand to give the building the appearance of a mass of rock detached from the cliff.

Type: International Competition – winner project
Promoter: CEE, Comune de Otranto, interreg program
Superficie edificio: 3 000 mq
Superficie esterni: 8 000 mq
Project: Mario Cucinella Architects
Team: Mario Cucinella, Elizabeth Francis, Edoardo Badano, Francesco Bombardi, James
Tynan, Danilo Vespier
Structural engineering: Pierpaolo Cariddi, Alfredo Ferramosca
Mechanical engineering: Roberto Calà
Electrical engineering: Luigi Ricciardi
Main Contractor: Monticava Strade Srl
Works Management: Mario Cucinella, Pierpaolo Cariddi, Alfredo Ferramosca, Roberto Calà, Luigi Ricciardi
Civil Works: Edilcostruzioni Srl
Metal Structure: Bizzarro Giuseppe
Stone Facades: Bianco Cave Srl
Flooring: Romano Pietra de Soleto
Photo credit: Jean de Calan, MCArchive