Archaeological Site Installation
Acquarossa, Viterbo, Italy, 2014
with: Giulia Cundari
Client: Istituto Svedese di Studi Classici, Roma
Surface: 46700sm
The primary objective of the design is to protect the existing ruins while making it possible to perceive the site’s original form during the late Etruscan period. Instead of constructing a single large roof—costly and ineffective in conveying the site’s historic image—the proposal envisions a series of minimal, clustered interventions that trace the shape of the remains, recreating a kind of floating footprint of the ancient settlement.
Each ruined wall is given its own dedicated shelter. Together, these shelters are encircled by a continuous annular path, offering visitors elevated vantage points from which to experience the site. Some of the main elevations are reinterpreted using a white-painted wire-frame technique, intentionally contrasting with the surrounding landscape to clearly distinguish the new from the ancient.
