From former pedagogical institute for people with disabilities to space for university students and researchers. We work for the recovery and redevelopment of Villa Tropeano to Bridgesin the eastern area of Naples, abandoned and reduced to poor conditions due to wear and tear and lack of maintenance for almost half a century. The structure, accessible from via De Meis, is invaded by materials of all kinds which ruin the charm of the avenue and the other environments which hosted the institute of “pedagogical medicine” founded by Giuseppe Tropeano who is considered the precursor of “social medicine”. ”.
The company will take care of the cleanup Metropolitan City of Naples, owner of the property. The Piazza Matteotti institution, in fact, has started the tender to entrust the removal and disposal service of waste abandoned on the site which “is currently under seizure as a result of an act of the Court of Naples”. The activity is essential for the Metropolitan City to regain possession of the property and to allow the start of complete redevelopment and valorization works.
In recent years the building of Bridges it has been used as a spiller for all types of waste: vehicle carcasses, construction waste, tiles, tyres, plastic packaging, electronic equipment. There is no shortage of bulky items, clothing, sheaths, along with pieces of wood, glass and metal.
The former Province has 310 thousand euros available for the reclamation which will be carried out “as soon as the property’s release from seizure by the Heritage Directorate has been completed”. In addition to taking away the material and disposing of it, the company will also have to deal with the scotic – that is, the excavation – at least ten centimeters of soil in the areas where the waste was found.
Abandoned for several decades, the Villa Tropeano complex, subject to architectural restrictions, will host a cultural and educational hub. The project, managed by the University of Naples Federico II, benefits from 17.5 million euros from the Agency for Territorial Cohesion for redevelopment and refunctionalization works so as to create an ecosystem of technological, economic and social evolution. After making the history of Noon – opened in 1928, it was the first health facility in the South to welcome people with specific disabilities and forms of mental disorder – the villa of Bridges will shine again after years of announcements and promises that fell on deaf ears.
