Project in Detail
BeGo - Benozzo Gozzoli Museum
Castelfiorentino (Florence), Italy
Studio di Architettura e Design, Montecatini Terme (Pistoia), Italy
Massimo Mariani, Italy
2010
Alessandro Ciampi
The design of the building, which has a total area of about 400 square meters, closely follows the ground footprint of the old building and has the good fortune to be detached from the buildings around, because it is placed in an empty space, in a kind of square.
The building is rooted to the ground with a functional base, a shaped island, which solves the problem of urban furnishing: the base becomes bench, a play area for children and adults, a theater for small outdoor events.
The building is entirely coated, obligatorily in bricks, in this way it refers to materials and finishes of some local churches.
The museum inside is spread over 4 floors, three above ground and one underground. The ground floor is characterized in part by a low ceiling: a shaded area which quickly runs to the full-height space, where it is placed the Tabernacolo della Visitazione, illuminated by a cascade of natural light from the skylight in the ceiling.
On the first floor, recessed into the corner-wall, is placed the Tabernacolo della Madonna della Tosse, which looks like a television screen. The staircase linking the floors, became a kind of visual path, framing the Tabernacles, now without original context, according to new and constantly changing perspectives. It stops on the first floor, and then restart on the opposite, reaching a room on the second floor, a space naturally suitable for small exhibitions and educational workshops.
The building, due to its small size, retains something domestic, a home studio where Benozzo Gozzoli with students gathered around him, seems to join us to visit these frescoes while he's still working on them.
Lead Architect »
Studio di Architettura e Design
Montecatini Terme (Pistoia)
Italy
Professional Credits »
Architect
Mr Massimo Mariani
Massimo Mariani
Italy
+39 0572 766324
info@massimomariani.net
Carpentry Furniture
L'Accento Arredamenti
Italy
Client / Developer
Municipality of Castelfiorentino
Italy
Electrical plants
Mr Fabrizio Bartali
Elettroprogetti
Italy
+39 0571 631800
fabrizio@elettroprogetti.com
Environmental Engineer
Studio Masolini
Italy
Main Contractor
Sicos
Italy
Rendering
Mr Alessandro Mariani
Alessandro Mariani
Italy
Structural Engineer
Mr Sauro Masolini
Studio Masolini
Italy
+39 0573 21603
sauromasolini@libero.it
Team Architect
Miss Elda Bellone
Elda Bellone
Italy
+39 0572 930367
eldabellono@tiscali.it
Team Architect
Mr Giovanni Lunardi
Giovanni Lunardi
Italy
Team Architect
Miss Roseda Gentile
Roseda Gentile
Italy
Thermo-Hydraulic plants
Mr Dario Lotti
Termotecnico Lotti
Italy
+39 0577 982419
dario@termotecnicolotti.it
Work Management
Mr Massimo Mariani
Massimo Mariani
Italy
Supplier / Product Credits »
Accessories
Delight
Delight
Italy
Accessories
Kartell
Kartell
Italy
Accessories
Magis
Magis
Italy
Accessories
Serralunga
Serralunga
Italy
Accessories
Ycami
Ycami
Italy
False Ceiling
Knauf
Knauf
Italy
Floors and Cladding
Belotti
Belotti
Italy
Lighting
Zumtobel
Zumtobel
Italy
Seating
Folding air chair (Jasper Morrison)
Magis
Italy
Seating
Trono ( Sottsass Associati)
Segis
Italy
Ventilated walls
Cotto Sannini
Sannini
Italy