FLORENCE, ITALY 2005

client: the city of Florence
site area: 1.260 m²
building area: 1820 m² + 1220 m² double-skin facade surface
estimated cost: 4.560.000 Euro

It 'an institution aimed at strengthening the link between the history of football in costume and contemporary Florentine club activities citizen. The comparison with the adjacent stadium Pierluigi Nervi interferes with the project. It 'a relationship of scale difficult, as much as the relationship between languages. The expression then relies on a focused and compact shape, a volume lonely and elementary, but proud of his presence, just like the architecture of this city. The shape of the curve and interpret the themes of circularity typical of all sports facilities, the condition of the football, the ball, with its flights and its trajectories. Lines are already impressed by Nervi forms and concrete structures visible in the bleachers curves, in spiral staircases and other bold solutions of matter. The new museum repeats these circular forms, condensing them in some concrete plans, also shown on the outside, enveloping them in a blanket of glass, showing the internal life. This cylinder dynamic, abstract, reflecting the surrounding scenery, it is placed on a grassy surface. Its fronts are made of transparent views, reflections of the stadium and other facilities or lawns, trees and sportsmen alike. Also inside you can continuously observe the complex of sports facilities that are located on the Champ de Mars, nestled among the trees. So the museum is an observatory for the existing stadium, it evokes the shapes and materials, sees and is seen, but also lovers of football, through large glass walls can see and be seen, restoring the condition of a public character of the choral scene, which is typical of the stadium and cheer.