OMA has presented its concept masterplan to redevelop st. elia, a 73 hectare area on prime
location on the waterfront in the south of cagliari, italy. 
 
the focal point of the masterplan is the refurbishment of a neglected 1970’s modernist social housing
estate at the harbour of saint elia; and regeneration by reprogramming the communal spaces with minimal
architectural intervention to preserve the unusual quality of the existing buildings and enhancing their
potential. the generous well-performing apartments are to keep their social character whilst communal
spaces are to be redefined partly into retail and more exclusive community spaces thereby increasing the
safety of residents and creating better social pride and cohesiveness. 
 
these plans are just a part of the massive architectural transformations that cagliari is currently undergoing,