ABSTRACT
The archaeological investigation, requested by the “Brescia Superintendence” during the construction phase of the Brescia Driverless Metro Line, highlighted significant archaeological evidences at the areas of the San Faustino Station. The archaeological findings describe part of the historical access system of the city and the nineteenth-century bridge with a double arch that allowed crossing the protection moat of the Venetian Walls (thirteenth century). The Brescia Superintendence required to revise the approved project of the Station, given by the value of the archaeological evidences and make them visible to the station passengers in trans-it. The station, located at a depth of about 30 m below the surface level, has been opened in 2013. The paper highlights the importance to have a sensitive Client who drives all the stakeholders, specially the Designer and the P&CM, developing innovative solutions, in terms of architectural approach and construction technologies.
