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After mask, disinfectant gel, alarm state, confinement, de-escalation or phase 1, the expressions " safety distance" or "social distance" have become our daily bread in these times of coronavirus. Another thing is that everyone is clear about the figures it covers. And another more important, that it be applied. It is supposed that, in Spain, it should be two meters when talking to someone ( mask by always), five if you are walking down the street and 10 for runners who run.

For the avoidance of doubt, the marking of this distance already sets the tone for adapting hotels, restaurants, shops, hospitals or public buildings to the new situation. Even airlines are debating whether or not to leave the middle seat empty on planes. The controversy is served because the airlines say yes and the passengers do not.

Coronavirus design

In Italy they have gone further by remodeling public spaces due to anti-virus architecture . This is the case of the town of Vicchio , located in the province of Florence , in the north of the country, which has launched the #Stodistante project (distant Mantente translated from Italian), based on a series of strategically painted squares on the ground to guarantee social distancing between neighbors.

Children ride their bikes through the town square.

The initiative is currently being carried out in the Giotto square , the main square of the town, so called because right next to it, in Colle di Vespignao, the famous artist was born in 1267. Even so, it is not ruled out to extend it to the rest of the locality so that its 8,000 inhabitants can move from one place to another with greater security. #Stodistante consists of a gigantic grid made up of white squares of different sizes painted on the cobblestone floor .

Aerial view of the architectural project #Stodistante.

In this way, it is sought that people can move around the square keeping a social distance of 1.80 meters, which marks the region of Tuscany to which Vicchio belongs to fight against coronavirus , about 40 kilometers from the city of Florence and already on the border with Emilia Romana. Those responsible for the idea are the Italian architects of Caret Studio , focused on projects that seek solutions for the new urban planning , so that citizens use public spaces in a more effective and sustainable way .

Proposals to expand the project

The model that prevails in this time of pandemic is the one that helps to reduce infections by Covid-19 , especially in a country as badly hit by Covid-19 as Italy. His goal is both to remind the population that they have to be separated and to feel safe reusing public spaces after so many weeks of confinement.

This is how the work designed by Caret Studio should work.

In addition, its managers do not rule out being able to apply the project to other functions within the town, such as holding outdoor cinema or theater sessions, as well as yoga classes. And given the success obtained, they do not rule out implanting it in other locations in Italy and beyond the borders of the Alpine country. In fact, they are already having proposals from abroad . Everything is to appease the fury of the coronavirus.

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