LOCATION | Rome (Italy) |
TASK | Concept, Schematic Structural Design, Development design |
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN | Arch. M. Fuksas |
AREA / VOLUME | 320.000 m3 |
CLIENT | EUR S.p.A. – Rome for the Concept design; CCI S.p.A. for Schematic Design |
STRUCTURAL DESIGN TEAM | Massimo Mejowiecki, Andrea Imbrenda, Pierfrancesco Imbrenda, Antonio Lisanti, Rosa Mangano, Fabio Gerardi, Maurizio Uttaro |
The design concept is briefly explained by three images: the “Glass Box” containing the main conference center, the “Cloud” the main auditorium space contained and the “Blade”, a free-standing separate object- the Hotel. The Cloud encloses: an auditorium for 1850 people, snack points and support services to the auditorium. The Cloud structure in steel ribs is covered by 15,000m2 of translucent material.