La Piazza Egizia
Torino - Italy
TITLE
Nuova copertura della corte e riprogettazione degli spazi del Museo Egizio
CLIENT
Fondazione Compagnia San Paolo e Museo Egizio di Torino
TYPE OF INTERVENTION
Restoration and reuse
SURFACE
4.800 mq
STATE
1° Premio – In progress
For the bicentenary of its foundation, the Egyptian Museum of Turin will open its doors in a renovated Palazzo del Collegio dei Nobili, which will regain its public role in the heart of the Piedmontese capital, becoming a vibrant place of interest (in addition to its strictly museum-related activities) through a reinterpretation of the complex system of interconnected public spaces of the historical city: courtyards, atriums, churchyards and covered galleries were in fact experienced and perceived as multifunctional urban connections.
In the renovation project, this action is translated into the creation of a ‘Thorn’ connecting a sequence of six environments seen as an urban enfilade: via Accademia delle Scienze, the Atrium, the Loggia, the Courtyard, the Schiapparelli Wing and via Duse.
The Egyptian Square: a new living room for the city of Turin
At the centre of this new system is the ‘Egyptian Square’ which, thanks to the connection with the lower floor (obtained by opening up a double-height space) and the insertion of the new glass roof (a veil between the museum and the sky that transforms it into a welcoming air-conditioned environment accessible every day of the year), becomes the heart of the Museum, a new public space with multiple identities that can finally open up to the city, becoming an active part of it.
The pillars of the roof also respond creatively and elegantly to sustainability and management objectives, such as rainwater collection, lighting and natural ventilation.
The public spaces are characterised by a covered part configured as a Renaissance square and a walkway that forms a narrative path to admire and understand the archaeological excavations from above. The multiplication of accesses to the area makes it possible to determine the layouts (longitudinal and transversal) to which correspond different narrative and experiential planes that make the visit a narrative.
The narration allows an easy understanding of the space also for people with different abilities, providing a series of tactile elements and multimedia supports that allow everyone to deepen their knowledge of the space. In addition to improving the museum’s reception, the courtyard – returned to the community as a new ‘living room’ for Turin open until night – expands the exhibition spaces and makes some important elements of the museum collection freely accessible, including the temple of Ellesija and the new multimedia rooms offering an immersive and interactive cultural experience.
Credits
DESIGN ARCHITECTS OMA Office for Metropolitan Architecture | Tstudio – Guendalina Salimei | Andrea Tabocchini Architecture
STRUCTURE Manfroni Engineering Workshop – Odine Manfroni
MEP Sequas Ingegneria S.r.l. – Riccardo Ballesio
BIM OMA
CONSULTANTS Andrea Longhi | Studio Strati | Studio Decafib
3D Views
OMA | Tstudio
La Piazza Egizia
Torino - Italy
TITLE
Nuova copertura della corte e riprogettazione degli spazi del Museo Egizio
CLIENT
Fondazione Compagnia San Paolo e Museo Egizio di Torino
TYPE OF INTERVENTION
Restoration and reuse
SURFACE
4.800 mq
STATE
1° Premio – In progress
For the bicentenary of its foundation, the Egyptian Museum of Turin will open its doors in a renovated Palazzo del Collegio dei Nobili, which will regain its public role in the heart of the Piedmontese capital, becoming a vibrant place of interest (in addition to its strictly museum-related activities) through a reinterpretation of the complex system of interconnected public spaces of the historical city: courtyards, atriums, churchyards and covered galleries were in fact experienced and perceived as multifunctional urban connections.
In the renovation project, this action is translated into the creation of a ‘Thorn’ connecting a sequence of six environments seen as an urban enfilade: via Accademia delle Scienze, the Atrium, the Loggia, the Courtyard, the Schiapparelli Wing and via Duse.
The Egyptian Square: a new living room for the city of Turin
At the centre of this new system is the ‘Egyptian Square’ which, thanks to the connection with the lower floor (obtained by opening up a double-height space) and the insertion of the new glass roof (a veil between the museum and the sky that transforms it into a welcoming air-conditioned environment accessible every day of the year), becomes the heart of the Museum, a new public space with multiple identities that can finally open up to the city, becoming an active part of it.
The pillars of the roof also respond creatively and elegantly to sustainability and management objectives, such as rainwater collection, lighting and natural ventilation.
The public spaces are characterised by a covered part configured as a Renaissance square and a walkway that forms a narrative path to admire and understand the archaeological excavations from above. The multiplication of accesses to the area makes it possible to determine the layouts (longitudinal and transversal) to which correspond different narrative and experiential planes that make the visit a narrative.
The narration allows an easy understanding of the space also for people with different abilities, providing a series of tactile elements and multimedia supports that allow everyone to deepen their knowledge of the space. In addition to improving the museum’s reception, the courtyard – returned to the community as a new ‘living room’ for Turin open until night – expands the exhibition spaces and makes some important elements of the museum collection freely accessible, including the temple of Ellesija and the new multimedia rooms offering an immersive and interactive cultural experience.
Credits
DESIGN ARCHITECTS OMA Office for Metropolitan Architecture | Tstudio – Guendalina Salimei | Andrea Tabocchini Architecture
STRUCTURE Manfroni Engineering Workshop – Odine Manfroni
MEP Sequas Ingegneria S.r.l. – Riccardo Ballesio
BIM OMA
CONSULTANTS Andrea Longhi | Studio Strati | Studio Decafib
3D Views
OMA | Tstudio
