Porto Fluviale Rec House is a PINQuA regeneration and social-housing project in Rome, Italy, focused on converting a disused former barracks into a mixed-use, socially integrated residential complex.1 The intervention combines heritage recovery, social housing, and public-space creation without new land consumption, with the stated aim of reducing housing hardship, increasing social housing stock, and strengthening neighborhood inclusion through participatory planning.1
The project concerns an ex-caserma in Rome that has been protected as a historic-artistic asset and is owned by the Italian Air Force, which makes it available through the cultural federalism procedure.1 The site has housed an occupation community since 2003, made up of 56 households from 13 countries, and the project seeks to preserve this community through a special call for allocation and co-design of shared spaces.12 According to the project description, the courtyard will be turned into a public square open to the neighborhood, while the terrace will host a photovoltaic garden linked to an energy community.1
Planned uses include a local market, anti-violence support desk, intergenerational and digital civic uses, crafts spaces, circus training and dance areas, a tea room, and a sustainable mobility center connected to the cycle path toward the metro station.1 The project was launched into works in 2024, and the estimated completion date is the second quarter of 2026.2 The project value is €16 million, financed through PNRR, the Rome Capital budget, and FOI funds.1