Strongoli Art Museum | Wolf D. Prix

Visible from far away on the top of the Motta Grande, a hill just outside of Strongoli, the new Art Museum Strongoli creates a remarkable landmark for the city in the heart of Calabria. Not only is the museum a cultural institution, but also a generator for the future development of Calabria, a place of cultivated entertainment and recreation and a destination for locals and tourists alike. The hybrid form of the building is developed from the connection of three functional bodies: an iconic, cone-shaped construction with the public entrance, the main volume of a multifunctional hall which houses the exhibitions, and a daringly cantilevered panoramic restaurant. This sculpural merging of forms is enveloped by a curvated outer skin, which responds dynamically to climatic forces like the sun, wind and also the conditions of view on the surrounding landscape.