17.01 Cappelle Medicee
The
intervention for the new exit of the Cappelle Medicee is a chance to reflect on
how to insert a new layer of contemporary architecture in an extremely delicate
context. The methodology chosen for the project does not seek mimesis but the
modulation of existing phenomena to redefine a clear atmosphere appropriate to
the place. The general theme is to design an urban room in which several
existing objects - the elevator, the buttress, the portals of the chapels, etc.
- coexist to define a recognizable and sophisticated space. A new exit from the
museum that is not just a space of passage but also an interior space.
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The
intervention for the new exit of the Cappelle Medicee is a chance to reflect on
how to insert a new layer of contemporary architecture in an extremely delicate
context. The methodology chosen for the project does not seek mimesis but the
modulation of existing phenomena to redefine a clear atmosphere appropriate to
the place. The general theme is to design an urban room in which several
existing objects - the elevator, the buttress, the portals of the chapels, etc.
- coexist to define a recognizable and sophisticated space. A new exit from the
museum that is not just a space of passage but also an interior space.
The wall,
the new pavé and the roof are the key elements of the project that define new
forms of transition between the internal and external space. The brick,
the main material of the new elements, underlines the concrete and symbolic
character of the project. The unitary and porous aspect of the urban room
creates a new and recognizable balance between the old and the new
architecture.
Location: Firenze, Italy
Year: 2017
Status: Open competition
Collaborator: Emanuele Cicatiello
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