Complex and timeless roman layers

Chiara Patanè Open House Roma 2025 · Future Heritage

Two vanishing lines emerge from the sharp edges of the foreground buildings. On the right, the misty-toned Palazzina Nebbiosi by Pierluigi Nervi and Giuseppe Capponi, a bold intervention for the Flaminio district’s 1930s architecture. On the left, the new building under construction by Philippe Starck with Raffaele Giannitelli, assertively claiming its space through the demolition of a pre-existing structure. At the center of the perspective stands the Liberty-style building of the Colombian Embassy, just one example of Rome’s imposing architectural heritage. The interplay of staggered visual planes reveals the layered nature of the Roman urban fabric, with its many facets and opportunities waiting to be recognized