Forte

This project represents a great challenge because of the characteristics of the existing building, beyond the complexity of a museum program. The decisions of the project were based on two fundamental approaches.1 – The conviction that in this type of context Architecture must assume a contemporary and catalysing role, working as a reference, highlighting the importance of its formal autonomy without loosing the relationship with the existing building, according to continuity and reversibility principles.2 – The careful analysis of the program, in order to define organization and maintenance strategies. The proposal is a clear gesture in the relation between the new program and the several existing buildings, thru the introduction of a new... More