In Rome, in Piazza dei Navigatori, at the intersection of Via Cristoforo Colombo and Via delle Sette Chiese, the new project by Mario Cucinella Architects is rising. The design concept was inspired by the many natural elements present in the area, although densely urbanized, in particular by the famous “pines of Rome”, typical elements of the imaginary liked to Italian capital identity and widespread in its landscape.

The 12-story building, with a large base reminiscent of an artificial orography, was designed as a single multifaceted volume, which maximizes both the southern exposure and the northern view towards the center of Rome.

The aim was to build an “inhabited forest”, the fragmentation of the volume, the games of convexity of the profiles, and color tensions give shape to a building that resembles a bark. In addition, the project was oriented towards the use of dry construction systems, so as to be as much as possible removable and readable.