Re-use Roman Ruin | Arcangelo Primato

As a water flows, the two paths through the old Roman reservoir, giving her back a new life. The main function, the exhibition path, the ticket area and the bookshop of museum are located in the interior ruin. Two colorful glass paths arranged on the levels, guide the visitors on the museum experience. To support the paths, is been conceived a light steel structure that follow the pre-existent grid. In order to preserve the roman ruin, nothing can touch the reservoir. Even the display cases, realized in glass too, are supported by the white steel grid. Always to respect the roman ruin, the collapsed roofs are been left to allow the light to entry. Tree steel pylons go through these collapsed holes and supporting a new roofs, where are located the other functions. This new roof is realized always in glass and steel anc every function is a indipendent cube ensuring the visitors to look through the glass the roman ruin.