In the Core Area of Calcinaia a perimeter has been identified, extended between Via Vittorio Emanuele and the Arno River, within which there are interventions defined as Pilot Projects that, in addition to enhancing the heritage architecture and public space, constitute the start and trigger for the construction of the project to generate the Valdera Nord Monte Pisano Cultural System.

The Captain’s House will be fully restored and will become a multipurpose space designed to host exhibitions and cultural events. Access to the different floors will be provided by an integrated lift system that will include the construction of a passenger hoist and a staircase that will make the building fully accessible up to the third level above ground.

It is also planned to connect the Captain’s House and the Upezzinghi Tower, which will then become usable in turn for all citizens up to the third level. Access to the belvedere will remain via a new, easier staircase in the last section of the Upezzinghi Tower to preserve the panoramic view of the Ecosystem landscape.

The creation of a device to make the river Park area accessible becomes a fundamental action to give back to the Calcinaia community an area of great landscape and social value, as well as the redevelopment of the stretch of Lungarno Mazzini, Lungarno Cavour, Via Solferino, Via Magenta, and Via San Martino.