Commissioned by the local government, the new Santuario Station, in central Pompei, is an attempt to reconnect the northern and southern parts of the modern city and establish a new relationship between the ancient city and the new one.  It aims to unite the three disparate parts of the existing urban fabric - made up of the archaeological ruins, ancient city and its modern counter part.  The new station design is an extension of an urban concept developed from a reading of the ancient city.  It is tasked to re-establish and activate an abandon ancient city core with the energy and congestion from the tourism of the nearby ruin and the commerce of the new.

Photo courtesy of Eiseman Architects.