CONCORSO 900+100

A reversible and recognizable intervention to unite the buildings of the Arengario, creating a new point of view on the city that starts from the history of Piazza del Duomo.

The expansion of the Museo del Novecento, housed so far in only one of the two buildings of the Arengario in Piazza del Duomo, is foreseen in the second twin building thanks to a physical connection at high altitude and an underground one.

Gio Latis STUDIO’s proposal starts from an understanding of the context and of the original project by Mengoni, which juxtaposed the entrance to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele with a second arched body opposite.

The new inhabited bridge therefore, rather than burdening the existing buildings, stands as a self-supporting element supported by a large arched structure that recalls the historical conception of the square, however leaving – in its slenderness – the vision of the Piazza Diaz and the Torre Martini behind it. . Site-specific light installations and a small square at high altitude bring the connecting space to life, which is also a habitable display element.

Inside, the spaces and vertical connections have been redesigned to respond to contemporary display requests, according to criteria of efficiency, versatility of use and transformability, both of the physical spaces and of the active and passive systems.

The new 20th century museum opens up to the square and to visitors, hosting social and recreational functions on the ground floor and in the basement in a new relationship with the urban community.