ADAT Studio’s proposal for the Science Museum of Rome is based around an open-air building that will redefine the traditional museum experience by creating a public and shared space that focuses on the relationship between history, humanity, and nature and how these subjects engage in constant dialogue. The museum becomes a hub for citizens and researchers, a new open community that surpasses conventional boundaries between public and private, natural and artificial, past and future.
Together with the urban forest that opens to the city, ground-level spaces create a ‘diffuse gallery’ for hosting exhibitions, events, and science-related meetings. ADAT Studio’s “Science Forest” is intended to become a place for gathering, studying, socializing, and encouraging debates. The new terrace offers a buffer zone for open-air exhibitions that fades the threshold between the existing volume and the glass surface.
Conceived as a passive bioclimatic box, the museum offers visitors an experience with plant communities in a new ecosystem. The architecture and landscape arise from a holistic approach, enhancing the biological interactions with flora, fauna, and other organisms.
Credits:
Lead Architect: ADAT
With: 2LMF
Landscape: P’Arcnouveau
Engineering: WSP
Fire consulting, Safety: GAe
