Grid System, in the heart of Rome
My design is located in Rome, Italy. The project is situated between the Colosseum and the Temple of Venus and Rome alone the imperial way. It also surrounds the base of the statue of Nero, turning it into a surface of water.
A grid system, inherited from the temple of Venus and Rome, is applied. It extends visual elements from the temple and multiplies the grid element.
While people are free to explore the space, a navigation system is designed. It is made of three elements: water, light, and color. Water divides quiet space, office, and library, from commercial area. skylights mark exhibition space.
Solid and void relationship are inverted in my design. Columns are not solids, but voids in my design. They become openings and entrances to other spaces. A maze is created: it added freedom to circulation, while people are able to freely explore the space.
