In designing the hotel conversion of the Palazzo Capponi, on the Via di Ripetta, a branch of the city’s Sistine Trident radiating from the Piazza del Popolo, Hadid and her team at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) led by Paola Cattarin, started where Baroque architects ended their palimpsest—at the vaulted ceilings.
Project name
Romeo Roma Hotel
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Photography
Chris Dalton, Jacopo Spilimbergo, Roberta Vassallo
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Christos Sazos, Daniel Fiser, Grace Chung, John Morrison, Konstantinos Psomas, Kyle Dunnington, Ludovico Lombardi, Melodie Leung, Monir Karimi Kakhki, Natassa Lianou, Ovidiu Mihutescu, Pasquale Lorusso, Peter Logan, Sofia Papageorgiou, Thomas Sonder
Structural engineer
Studio Beta srl
Environmental & MEP
Spring srl
Lighting
Corte Gherardi snc
Construction
Mannelli Costruzioni srl, Ga .Re .Co. srl
Client
Romeo Gestioni spa
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In an apartment within a 1960s building in the Nemorense-Trieste district of Rome, the owners, a couple of art collectors, desired a custom-made home featuring a rich variety of materials, with natural light as a defining element. The original layout was quite segmented, divided into several rooms.
Project name
Casa Herbaria
Architecture firm
Punto Zero Srl
Photography
Eller Studio, Serena Eller Vainicher, Francesco Marano Styling: Alessandra
Collaborators
Styling: Alessandra Orzali
Built area
100 m² interior + 50 m² terrace and balconies
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Italian Architects ADAT Studio reveals the forthcoming "Science Forest - Museo della Scienza di Roma" Selected by Daniel Libeskind. The innovative architecture firm founded by Andrea Debillio and Antonio Atripaldi was named lead architect after winning first place in the international competition issued by the Rome Municipality.
Project name
Science Forest - Museo della Scienza di Roma
Architecture firm
ADAT Studio
Principal architect
Antonio Atripaldi, Andrea Debilio
Design team
Luca Galli, Michele Sacchi, Filippo Testa, Laura Zevi
Collaborators
Landscape: P’Arcnouveau, Engineering: WSP Fire consulting, Safety: GAe Engineering
Status
In the Process of Realization
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Museum › Science Forest
Roma Termini, one of the busiest stations in Europe with 200 million annual visitors and a symbol of modernity in the Italian capital, has undergone a strategic transformation that strengthens its role as a central hub for urban mobility and commerce.
Project name
Roma Termini Refurbishment
Architecture firm
L35 Architects
Location
P.zza dei Cinquecento, Rome, RM, Italy
Photography
Simón García, Nuvole
Design team
Caterina Memeo, Javier Framis, Luisa Badía, Sonia Sanz, Rocco Grillo, Gaia Pellegrini, Mariana Alonso, Javier Cudazzo, Marta Artamendi, Pablo Escuder, Francisco Rodrigues, Marc Grané y José Luís Monzón
Collaborators
Coordination: Grandi Stazioni Retail – Technical Management. Project Management: Arcadis Italia. Executive Project: Pei Engineering – Rome
Structural engineer
Seico srl – Rome
Construction
S.A.L.C. spa -Milan
Client
Grandi Stazioni Retail SPA
Typology
Transportation, Retail
The 33rd session of the ICCROM General Assembly, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, has concluded in Rome.
Photography
ICCROM (Gegê Leme Joseph)
The two-day event brings together delegations of 137 Member States to discuss the strategic directions and work plan of ICCROM. The program will include a Thematic Discussion and announcement of the ICCROM Award winner
Migliore+Servetto designs a new format store for Electa bookshops, by creating new spaces for culture and encounter in Rome, within four extraordinary locations of the Colosseum Archaeological Park (Colosseum First Gallery, Second Gallery, San Gregorio al Palatino and Clivo Palatino), and in Venice, in the spaces of the Biennale.
Project name
Electa Bookshop Colosseo
Architecture firm
Migliore + Servetto
Location
Colosseum Archaeological Park, Rome, Italy
Photography
Andrea Martiradonna
Principal architect
Ico Migliore, Mara Servetto
Typology
Commercial › Store
Inspireli Awards won the heart of Rome. Global student architectural competition Inspireli Awards was recognized for its humanitarian activities and support of students with an audience with the Holy Father.
Written by
Mariana Vahalova
Photography
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