Fiore del Cielo | Architecture and Vision
La Macchina di Santa Rosa Viterbo / Italy / 2014
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“FioredelCielo” is the competition-winning project for ‘La Macchina di Santa Rosa’ of Viterbo in Italy (2009). Each year in the beginning of September the 30 m high structure is carried through the narrow streets of the medieval town and stops at each major square. The structure is allowed a maximum of 5000 kg and is carried by 100 men. Every 5 years a new design is introduced. The proposed triple-helix structure is winding vertically up around three spheres, which represent stages of Santa Rosa’s life. At each stop rose leaves gently fall down from the top.
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Principal Architect
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Arturo Vittori
Architect
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Andreas Vogler
Architect
“FioredelCielo” is the competition-winning project for ‘La Macchina di Santa Rosa’ of Viterbo in Italy (2009). Each year in the beginning of September the 30 m high structure is carried through the narrow streets of the medieval town and stops at each major square. The structure is allowed a maximum of 5000 kg and is carried by 100 men. Every 5 years a new design is introduced. The proposed triple-helix structure is winding vertically up around three spheres, which represent stages of Santa...
- Year 2014
- Work started in 2008
- Work finished in 2014
- Client Comune di Viterbo
- Status Completed works
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